{"id":26896,"date":"2026-07-09T08:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T08:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.est.pt\/?p=26896"},"modified":"2026-08-24T08:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T08:25:18","slug":"international-procurement-serving-defence-a-strategic-capability-in-a-changing-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.est.pt\/es\/international-procurement-serving-defence-a-strategic-capability-in-a-changing-world\/","title":{"rendered":"International Procurement Serving Defence: A Strategic Capability in a Changing World"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26896\" class=\"elementor elementor-26896\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fd9cfc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fd9cfc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d01c935\" data-id=\"d01c935\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c057d37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c057d37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>EST, S.A. was honoured to participate in the event &#8220;How to do Business with NCIA &amp; NSPA&#8221;, promoted by idD Portugal Defence and attended at the invitation of AAPI, held at the historic Forte de S\u00e3o Juli\u00e3o da Barra in Oeiras, near NATO facilities in Portugal.<\/p><p>Representing EST were M\u00e1rio Rodrigues and Madalena Sim\u00f5es, reaffirming the company&#8217;s commitment to developing capabilities and opportunities in strategic sectors related to Defence, Security and Critical Infrastructure.<\/p><p>In an international environment increasingly shaped by geopolitical challenges, growing defence requirements across Europe and the need for resilient supply chains, International Procurement has become a critical strategic function. The ability to identify qualified suppliers, develop local sourcing networks, ensure technical compliance and deliver agile procurement solutions is now a key success factor in complex international projects.<\/p><p>The presentations delivered by NCIA (NATO Communications and Information Agency) and NSPA (NATO Support and Procurement Agency) provided valuable insights into procurement processes, contracting mechanisms and the opportunities available for Portuguese companies within the NATO ecosystem. They also highlighted the increasingly important role that national industry can play in supporting NATO missions, capabilities and infrastructure programmes.<\/p><p>For EST, whose activities span multiple international markets, this event represented an excellent opportunity to deepen knowledge, strengthen institutional relationships and explore potential collaborations in high-value projects.<\/p><p>Participation in this initiative further reinforces the strategic importance of International Procurement as a driver of competitiveness, innovation and operational excellence, helping to connect Portuguese industry with major international programmes in defence, energy, infrastructure and technology.<\/p><p>EST would like to express its sincere appreciation to AAPI for the invitation and to idD Portugal Defence for organising this valuable event, which successfully fostered closer engagement between Portuguese companies and the organisations responsible for some of NATO&#8217;s most significant procurement and support programmes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-242e8c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"242e8c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3380799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"3380799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t\n<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3380799\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"How to do Business with NCIA &amp;NSPA\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjY4OTMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuZXN0LnB0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9wb3N0X2hvd3RvZG9idXNpbmVzc18yMDI2LTEucG5nIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMzM4MDc5OSJ9\" href='https:\/\/www.est.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/post_howtodobusiness_2026-1.png'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.est.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/post_howtodobusiness_2026-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3380799\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"How to do Business with NCIA &amp;NSPA\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjY4OTUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuZXN0LnB0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9wb3N0X2hvd3RvZG9idXNpbmVzc18yMDI2LTMtNC5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzMzgwNzk5In0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.est.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/post_howtodobusiness_2026-3-4.png'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.est.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/post_howtodobusiness_2026-3-4-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3380799\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"How to do Business with NCIA &amp;NSPA\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjY4OTQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuZXN0LnB0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9wb3N0X2hvd3RvZG9idXNpbmVzc18yMDI2LTIucG5nIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMzM4MDc5OSJ9\" href='https:\/\/www.est.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/post_howtodobusiness_2026-2.png'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.est.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/post_howtodobusiness_2026-2-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EST, S.A. was honoured to participate in the event &#8220;How to do Business with NCIA &amp; 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