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Common tools

Core Delivery Platform

Use the Core Delivery Platform to create, deploy, test and monitor services at Defra.

How it works

The Core Delivery Platform (CDP) is Defra's internal development platform. It provides standardised tools, pipelines and processes so you can build and manage services without depending on separate infrastructure or teams.

It is set up for the way Defra builds government services, so build pipelines, hosting, logging and monitoring are already in place. Teams spend less time standing up infrastructure and working through governance, and get to a live service sooner and at a lower cost.

Because teams build on the same patterns, it is also easier for developers to move between teams and to work across them.

Getting started

If your service adopts CDP, read:

To access the CDP portal, you need to be on a Defra device or connected to the Defra VPN.

Get support

If you need help with the Core Delivery Platform, join the cdp-support channel in the Defra Digital Team Slack.