Mitie Defence Limited lands £150 million MOD facilities management contract
A new £150 million contract to provide key services for the UK Armed Forces serving in Germany and Italy has been awarded to Mitie Defence Limited – which has a large presence in Bristol – by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).
Covering the MOD’s military accommodation, as well as military and adventurous training sites in Germany and a school and office building in Italy, the contract will primarily provide hard facilities management such as maintenance, repairs and servicing, as well as limited soft facilities management including waste disposal and laundry services.
This is the third contract to come into service under DIO’s new Overseas Prime Contracts programme, following a contract which came into service for Gibraltar in November 2022 and a hard facilities management contract for sites in Cyprus awarded in April 2023.
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The contract will come into service next spring and will run for an initial period of seven years, supporting companies within the local supply chains of both nations.
Minister for Defence Procurement, James Cartlidge said: "The vital work of our Armed Forces overseas relies upon the successful management of our facilities.
"From laundry and waste disposal to accommodation, contracts like this enable our Armed Forces to continue their vital work in the best possible facilities.
"All of the new Overseas Prime Contracts have been developed considering recommendations for improvements and will deliver a better service for military personnel based overseas and their dependants. They will provide better value for money and quicker repairs, reducing bureaucracy and unnecessary processes to keep the estate operational.
"The contract will be more flexible and responsive to the needs of service personnel and staff, allowing them to focus on their work in the knowledge that they have safe and resilient infrastructure to work from."
Brian Talbot, Managing Director, Central Government and Defence, Mitie, said: "As a British business, we are proud to support the UK Armed Forces in their crucial operations overseas, ensuring critical infrastructure is maintained and upgraded, and accommodation facilities are kept to a high standard to support the livelihoods of military personnel and their families.
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"This new contract extends our long-standing relationship with the DIO, and our focus will be to ensure that the infrastructure is maintained and is available for the UK Armed Forces to project military capability. Putting service families first is a high priority, which is why we are also introducing new asset management technology to improve their lived experience.
"Our many years’ experience of providing services to the Defence estate, in the UK and oversees, allow our colleagues to deliver an exceptional standard of service, while adapting to changing needs over the contract term."
