Three in battle for £460m MoD Prime Contract

Defence Estates has today (Tuesday) revealed that there are three potential tenderers for the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) £460m South East Regional Prime Contract.

Babcock Prime Solutions, Serco, and PriDE (a special purpose vehicle between Southern Electric Contracting & Interserve Defence), are all competing for the contract to provide property maintenance and capital works to over 94 MoD sites across South East England, including Greater London.

Project team leader, Mike Pearson said: "The aim over the coming months is to select a prime contractor who is not only going to offer the best value to our MoD customers, but also one that we can work with in a collaborative relationship throughout the life of the contract."

He continued: "The intention is to appoint a preferred bidder in July 2004, with the contract being awarded in November 2004."

The contract is for a minimum of seven years with the potential to extend it for up to 10 years.