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Armed Forces Covenant recognition for ABM
FM company achieves Gold Employer Recognition Scheme status.
Serco re-enlisted at Brize Norton
Two-year extension awarded by Ministry of Defence.
Vinci confirms volunteer estate start
Provision of hard FM to MoD sites used by reserves and cadets now underway.
Sodexo report looks at Armed Forces lived experience
The experience of service personnel on the sites where they live and work is significant in decisions about joining or continuing to serve.
FES appointed on DIO contract
Amey names company to provide accommodation maintenance services in Scotland.
DIO contracts get bigger
New sites have been added to the hard FM contracts awarded in 2021.
VIVO launches Dstl contract
VIVO Defence Services is now providing facilities management services for the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory.
Sodexo partners on Military Advisory Group
Teaming up with the British Nutrition Foundation, the focus will be on practical solutions that support the nutritional needs of the armed forces.
Cyprus MoD contract launches
A new £256m facilities management contract for Cyprus sites has come into service.
Sodexo HR director to lead MoD programme
Rachel Evans has been voted in as co-chair of the Gold Award Association.
Stop Hunger Foundation increases SSAFA grant
The grant from the Sodexo foundation to the armed forces charity is up by 43%, to £50,000.
Sodexo in long-term MoD win
The contract renewal at Project Allenby/Connaught is worth £730m over an initial 10-year period.
Landmarc reaffirms commitment to SSAFA
The services provider pledges support for the duration of its latest seven-year contract.
Mitie seals MoD deal in Germany and Italy
The £150m contract to provide services for the UK Armed Forces has been awarded by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.
ESS confirms Defence Training Estate role
The Defence infrastructure Organisation‘s recent renewal of the contract sees ESS retain its role as catering services provider.
EMCOR UK retains defence account
DE&S Deca, formerly the Defence Electronics & Components Agency, has reappointed the firm following a rigorous tender process.
Landmarc retains MoD contract
Landmarc Support Services has been awarded a new £560m contract to manage the UK Defence Training Estate.
ESS mobilises services at DSTL
Compass Group’s defence, marine and aerospace business has mobilised its soft FM contract for the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.
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Cyprus MoD contract for Mitie
A new contract to provide key services for the UK Armed Forces has been awarded by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.
Amey adopts digital solution for defence contract
Amey is using AI-powered visual assistance, enabling engineers to deliver a more effective service when carrying out housing maintenance tasks.
DIO updates on Built Estate contracts
As new contracts reach the year-one milestone, innovation and collaboration have paved the way for success, the Defence Infrastructure Organisation says.
DIO contracts launch
£117m worth of new contracts, awarded by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, came into force on 1 December.
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DIO confirms start of Gibraltar contract
The first of a new suite of contracts to provide key services for the UK Armed Forces on overseas Ministry of Defence bases has been come into service.
Serco renews Fylingdales deal
The Ministry of Defence has awarded its existing provider a three-year contract extension at the famous site in North Yorkshire.
Sodexo secures MoD extensions
The group’s Government business has seen catering and soft services contracts in the Falkland Islands and Cyprus extended for two years.
RDM joins Vinci MoD team
RDM Electrical & Mechanical Services has been appointed on a multi-site deal within the Vinci Facilities Future Defence Infrastructure contract.
ESS mobilises for the MoD
ESS, the defence, energy and government services division of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has mobilised a soft FM contract at MoD Abbey Wood.
Churchill scoops gold award
Churchill Services has been recognised with the Gold Award from the Employer Recognition Scheme for 2022.
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DIO awards £117m worth of contracts
United States Forces stationed in the UK will benefit from new contracts to deliver repair and maintenance services to bases.
Landmarc and DIO set training estate record
Landmarc Support Services and the Defence Infrastructure Organisation have managed a record twelve months of programme delivery on the Defence Training Estate.
Mitie wins in Gibraltar
A new £155m contract covers hard services for the Ministry of Defence estate on the island.
Boden appointed at Brize Norton
Vinci Facilities has awarded a two-year contract to the Barnstaple-headquartered hard services specialist.
MoD contracts kick off
Friday the 1st saw the start of a series of major new contracts procured by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.
Mears named for DIO contract
The provider of services to the housing sector has been awarded the new Residential Living Accommodation Project contract.
First next-gen DIO contract launches
The Future Defence Infrastructure Services contract covering Scotland and Northern Ireland came into operation in December.
Boden appointed in Portsmouth
Boden Group has been selected to provide facilities management and reactive maintenance services to Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth.
Army looks towards greener future
The British Army is going green, with the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure at military sites across the south of England.
Serco in Belgian MoD win
The Belgian Ministry of Defence has appointed the company to manage facility services at the Royal School of Non-Commissioned Officers in Saffraanberg.
Amey secures DIO housing contracts
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has appointed the firm to maintain service family accommodation in two regions.
VIVO in second DIO win
The Serco/ENGIE joint venture has secured a pair of service family accommodation contracts, awarded by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.
DIO names Pinnacle for management contract
Pinnacle Group has been appointed to manage 49,000 service family homes across the UK and overseas.
Market insight: £465m in new contracts in Q1
The public sector should probably be on your business development target list. Over 180 new FM contracts were awarded in the first quarter of this year, according to public procurement experts Tussell.
Serco & Engie jv in DIO win
VIVO Defence Services has been appointed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation to provide asset and facilities management services for the UK Defence built estate.
Vinci Facilities secures MoD contract
Vinci Facilities has been awarded a contract to provide FM services to the Ministry of Defence for its built estate across the South East of England.
DIO names Mitie for NI and Scotland
Mitie has won a seven-year contract to deliver maintenance services for sites across Scotland and Northern Ireland.
ESS lands Clyde contract
The Compass UK & Ireland division has won a soft FM contract at the Royal Navy’s main base in Scotland.
Amey assembles team for Defence contract
The team will bid to secure the massive MoD Training Estate Support Contract.
Sodexo lands 5-year MoD contract
The £54m deal covers a range of soft services at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth.
BAE and KBR team up in landmark Portsmouth win
KBS Maritime has been appointed to deliver technology-led and data-driven facilities management and dockside services for the Royal Navy.
Sodexo launches unique one-stop service at Worthy Down
Sodexo has supported its client the Defence Infrastructure Organisation with the introduction of a new concept at the tri-service station in Hampshire.
ISS revalidated under Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
The facilities services group has announced the renewal of its Corporate Covenant, which has been validated for a further five years as a Gold award holder.
Sodexo joins mentor scheme
Senior HR figures are backing a mentoring programme aimed at helping service personnel leaving the Armed Forces transition into civilian life.
FM suppliers for MoD training estate named
Five service providers have secured places on a new Crown Commercial Service agreement to support facilities management for the UK's Defence Training estate.
Sodexo grows Salisbury Plain business
Over the past year Sodexo has seen its contract at Project Allenby/Connaught significantly increase with the addition of seven new catering outlets to accommodate 4,000 more Army personnel.
Sodexo extends services at Army HQ
Sodexo has opened its first Crussh outlet at a military site at the Army Headquarters in Andover.
Amey lands visiting forces contract
Amey has been contracted by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation to deliver facilities management and project work at five United States Visiting Forces locations across the UK.
MoD extends Landmarc contract
Landmarc Support Services has been awarded a two-year extension to its National Training Estate Prime Contract with the Ministry of Defence.
Vinci targets £2.9bn defence FM work
On the back of a strong first-half performance Vinci Facilities says it is committed to showcasing its defence and digital capabilities in pursuit of a share of the Future Defence Infrastructure Services framework for hard services, due in the autumn.
Interserve extends overseas DIO deal
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has awarded the group a three-year contract extension worth up to £500m covering support for four UK Armed Forces' bases.
Amey secures DIO contract extensions
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has exercised its option to extend the Next Generation Estates contracts held by the services group.
Sodexo extends two MoD contracts
The Ministry of Defence has awarded three-year extensions to contracts for the provision of support services to the UK's Armed Forces in Cyprus and the Falkland Islands.
19 suppliers named for DIO framework
The Crown Commercial Service has appointed 19 companies to a new housing and facilities management agreement to support the Future Defence Infrastructure Services programme.
Amey confirmed for CCS framework
The service provider is one of six shortlisted FM companies now able to bid for the next round of UK Defence contracts.
46 suppliers named to new CCS agreement
A new Crown Commercial Service agreement designed to give better value for money for public sector housing maintenance and security has been awarded and is being readied for use.
Serco named by Belgian MoD for integrated FM deal
The Belgian Ministry of Defence has appointed Serco on a 10-year facilities management contract covering two military bases.
First airbase powered by green energy
RAF Marham, home to the UK's F-35 multi-role combat jets and a key site on Amey's Regional Prime Central contract, is now running on sustainable energy following completion of a new biogas plant.
KBR secures two US Army deals
The international services group has announced its appointment on two support contracts, one focused on Europe and the other on the Middle East.
Skanska secures MoD FM deal
The 13-year contract, awarded by Eastbury Park Limited, covers the provision of facilities management to the Ministry of Defence at Northwood HQ in Hertfordshire.
MoD plans to diversify supply base
The Ministry of Defence has announced plans for modernising its estate and establishing a broader and more diverse supply base.
DIO launches £2.9bn FM framework
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation is inviting FM service suppliers to bid for places on a new framework that will cover the UK defence estate.
Amey takes over MoD contracts
Amey has completed the acquisition of the Ministry of Defence Regional Prime and National Housing Prime contracts, picking up the agreements formerly jointly held with Carillion.
EMCOR lands new contract with BAE Systems
EMCOR UK has secured an eight-year deal to support the aerospace company at two RAF sites.
EMCOR secures DECA deal
EMCOR UK has been awarded a three-year multi-service contract with the Defence Electronics & Components Agency.
KBR acquires Carillion's share of Aspire Defence
KBR is now the sole backer of the former joint venture that has supported the Ministry of Defence on Project Allenby Connaught since 2006.
Aramark takes ownership of DIO contracts
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has confirmed that, following Carillion's demise, the food services group has stepped in to take full control of three major contracts.
ISS scoops Denmark's largest public sector FM deal
ISS has kicked off a six-year partnership with the Danish Defence Estates and Infrastructure Organisation covering more than 500 sites.
KBR lands major MoD contract in the Middle East
The facilities and project management group has been appointed to deliver a "vast range" of hard and soft services across the UK Ministry of Defence estate in the wider Gulf region.
Sodexo awarded gold by MoD
Sodexo has received the highest badge of honour from the Ministry of Defence for its commitment and support to the UK armed forces community.
AWE awards five-year facilities data contract to BakerHicks
The multi-disciplinary design and engineering company has been awarded a new five-year managed services assignment by the Atomic Weapons Establishment.
Two more DIO contracts for Carillion jv
A Carillion joint venture has been awarded the HESTIA North and Scotland & Northern Ireland soft facilities management multi-activity contracts.
Interserve secures DIO infrastructure extension
The support services and construction group has been awarded a two-year contract extension worth up to £265m to continue as the infrastructure support provider for four strategic international UK Armed Forces bases.
Carillion joint venture secures major DIO contract
A Carillion jv has been awarded the HESTIA South East and London Region Multi Activity Contract, a five-year deal valued at about £200m.
EMCOR wins Defence Lab contract
EMCOR UK has been selected by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory to provide total facilities management services for its sites at Porton Down, Wiltshire, Portsdown West, Hampshire, and Fort Halstead, Kent.
Carillion and KBR land new MoD contracts
Joint ventures between Carillion and KBR have been awarded two contracts to support the Army Basing Programme, worth in total over £1.1bn.
Serco lands extended deal with Canadian Air Force
The outsourcing group has been awarded a two-year contract that will see it continue to provide site support services at the 5 Wing Canadian Forces Base in Goose Bay, Labrador.
Amadeus to move to Abbey
The NEC Group's catering business has won a five-year, £3m contract to provide services at the Grade II* listed Delapre Abbey.
ISS renews Armed Forces Covenant commitment
The services group has renewed its pledge to the Armed Forces Covenant, the commitment to providing support for Forces personnel moving into the civilian workspace.
ENGIE extends FM role in Canada
ENGIE Services has been awarded an expansion to an existing contract with Defence Construction Canada to provide facilities maintenance and support services for a range of military buildings.
Interserve lands USAF deal
Interserve has been awarded a five-year contract with the MoD's Defence Infrastructure Organisation to provide facilities services to the United States Air Force estate in the UK.
MoD to insource as Serco deal ends
The Ministry of Defence will take a range of services back in-house as a four-year contract with Serco comes to an end in April.
Bouygues scoops silver MoD award
Bouygues Energies & Services has been presented with a Silver Award by the Ministry of Defence at a special event held at RAF Northolt.
ISS takes MoD gold
The Ministry of Defence has announced its 2015 Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold winners. ISS is amongst this select group.
ESS scoops DoDDS deal
ESS Support Services Worldwide has won a five-year contract with the US Air Force, Department of Defence Dependents Schools.
Moving experience: three-year deal for Harrow Green
CarillionAmey has appointed the removals specialist to provide furniture moving and storage services for armed forces family accommodation for the Ministry of Defence.
ESS scoops DIO deal
ESS Support Services Worldwide, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has won a three-year contract with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation to provide services at the new Defence College of Technical Training in Lyneham.
EIC to maintain MoD estate
The hard services specialist has won a three-year contract with CarillionAmey to support the Ministry of Defence estate in the southeast of England.
ISS wins UK's largest grounds contract
The company will deliver grounds, sports field, airfield, hard surface, hedge and tree maintenance, along with snow and ice clearance, to more than 250 sites.
ISS opens new Post Office
The latest 'Local Concept' Post Office, managed by ISS Facility Services, officially opened at the beginning of December.
DIO sets out plans for transforming soft FM
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has published a summary of its plans for transforming the way it procures soft FM services across the defence estate.
Carillion Amey jv confirmed for DIO contracts
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has confirmed that three new Next Generation Estate Contracts will go to the CarillionAmey joint venture, bringing the total awarded to this team to five.
DIO suspends award of contracts
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has suspended the award of three new construction and FM contracts following a legal challenge by one of the tenderers.
MoD picks Capita as strategic business partner
The Ministry of Defence has selected a Capita-led team as its private sector partner to help improve the running of its 230,000 hectare estate.
Landmarc to manage MoD training estate
Interserve subsidiary Landmarc Support Services has won a new contract with the Ministry of Defence to manage the MoD National Training Estate Prime contract over a five-year term.
DIO awards £1.1bn of estates contracts
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has awarded three Next Generation Estate Contracts, one to Landmarc Support Services and two to a Carillion/Amey joint venture.
MoD offers FM contract for US Forces estate
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation, in partnership with the United States Visiting Forces, has unveiled details of a new contract for the provision of building and facilities management services across a number of UK military air bases.
Capita preferred for DIO strategic partnership
An advisory team led by Capita has been selected as preferred bidder by the Ministry of Defence to be the strategic business partner for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.
ISS signs MoD covenant
ISS became the first FM business to sign the MoD's Corporate Covenant, signing the document at a recent defence and security event at London's ExCel.
Landmarc deal at MoD
Landmarc Support Services, an Interserve subsidiary, has been awarded a contract extension worth £110m with the Ministry of Defence.
Energy control pays off for DIO
A CarillionEnterprise-developed specialist Energy Bureau is enabling energy use at 35 of the highest energy consuming sites in the MoD's Regional Prime Contract Central to be remotely managed.
Interserve confirms Royal Navy role
The support services and construction group has secured a three-year £15 million deal to provide a range of soft FM services at five Royal Navy sites.
ESS in £57m MoD win
Compass Group's ESS division has won a wide-ranging soft services deal covering 12 MoD sites in the southwest of England.
MoD extends two Aramark deals
Aramark has secured extensions to two contracts with the Ministry of Defence, retaining business valued at over £3 million per annum.
IBM scoops MoD property contract
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation, the MoD's property and services provider, has awarded a major contract to IBM for the implementation and support of a new information management system.
DIO ready for FM tenders
Private sector bidders are set to start tendering for three MoD facilities management contracts across England and Wales worth up to £4.35bn, following visits to key Defence establishments.
MoD shortlists three
The MoD's Defence Infrastructure Organisation has named three consortia in the running to become its private sector business partner.
Aramark in 2 year MoD win
Aramark has secured a two-year extension to its integrated services contract for the Ministry of Defence Mid-Hants SMAC operation.
MOD shortlists FM bidders
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has confirmed the private sector bidders for the three new prime contracts covering the delivery of facilities management to defence establishments in England.
DIO starts discussions with 4 bidders
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation is in detailed discussions with four private sector bidders competing for the first of four regional facilities management contracts.
DIO opens door on England and Wales
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has hosted more than 200 industry representatives at an event to discuss future contracting arrangements for managing Defence facilities across England and Wales.
Serco continues march into BPO
The Ministry of Defence has named Serco as its 'proposed supplier' to take over the leadership of Defence Business Services, provider of corporate services for the MoD.
ISS lands second RAF deal
The Royal Air Force has awarded ISS Facility Services, Defence a major multi-site catering, retail and leisure services contract.
MOD unveils plans for English regions
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has begun inviting players in the FM industry to submit expressions of interest in three new regional prime contracts.
MoD shortlists 4 for training estate
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has shortlisted four bidders for a national contract worth up to £900m for management of the MoD's UK training estate.
Serco secures Air Force and Navy MACs
The support services group has won a series of large-scale multi-activity contracts with the Royal Air Force and Naval Air Command.
MoD plans go on hold
Up to £5bn of construction and maintenance work under the Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s Next Generation Estates Contracts programme has been stopped pending review.
Interserve takes defence deals
Defence Infrastructure Organisation has awarded Interserve new support services contracts in Cyprus, the Falkland Islands, Ascension Island and Gibraltar.
DIO names Midlands and East shortlist
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has confirmed the ten bidders shortlisted for a new Framework in the East Midlands & Eastern England region for construction projects valued below £12m.
PHS Compliance in Afghanistan
The workplace safety services provider has deployed a team of 35 engineers to handle a 26-week contract for UK and US forces.
DIO shortlists three for massive housing contract
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has confirmed the three bidders shortlisted for a new national contract worth up to £1.5bn to provide the Armed Forces and their families with housing services.
Babcock lands MoD extension
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has awarded Babcock a 'contract amendment' worth £33m.
MoD shortlists four
The Ministry of Defence has named the four bidders short-listed for a major new contract to provide up to £500m of hard FM services for the Defence estate across Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Serco in Middle East defence support win
The Australian Defence Force has awarded the company a two-year contract to provide logistics and base support services in the Middle East.
ISS mobilises for RAF
The arrival of June sees ISS Facility Services, Defence take responsibility for the delivery of all catering, retail and leisure facilities at more than a dozen RAF sites.
Interserve bags MoD extension on prestigious sites
The support services and construction group has signed a £108m two-year extension to its South East Regional Prime contract with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.
Say goodbye to Defence Estates
Defence Secretary Liam Fox has unveiled a new organisation to look after MoD property, intended to deliver better strategic management as well as savings of £1.2bn over its first four years.
MoD unveils new contract opportunity
Defence Estates, the Ministry of Defence property management arm, is inviting expressions of interest in a new contract to provide hard FM services to sites across Scotland and Northern Ireland.
MoD cancels massive DTR project
Defence Secretary Liam Fox has announced the termination of the multi-billion pound Defence Training Rationalisation project and with it, the end of Metrix Consortium's role as preferred bidder.
Serco lands Brize Norton deal
The services group has signed a new contract with the Ministry of Defence to deliver essential support at RAF Brize Norton, reckoned to be one of the MoD's most important bases involved in current military operations.
Serco flies off with RAF contract
The Ministry of Defence has signed a ten-year contract that will see Serco deliver essential support services at RAF High Wycombe and RAF Halton.
Sodexo jv secures early defence contract
Metrix, the joint venture between Qinetiq and Sodexo, has won an 'early works' contract enabling it to make a start on the future home of the Defence Technical College.
Aramark sails into navy deal
The specialist defence division of the contract caterer has landed a three-year contract at HMS Caledonia, the shore-based Royal Navy training establishment, located within the naval dockyard at Rosyth.
Interserve renews MoD Falklands contract
The MoD Defence Estates organisation has awarded a two-year contract extension to Interserve which will see the company continue to deliver facilities management services in the Falkland Islands and Ascension Island.
Metrix seals first stage in massive MoD deal
The joint venture between defence technology company QinetiQ and facilities services group Sodexo has been awarded the first contract under the MoD Defence Training Review Project.
Flagship to stay onboard
VT Group's Flagship training and support services business has won extensions to two existing contracts nearly a year before the original end dates.
Crunch with a silver lining?
If there is something good to come out of the painful days ahead, it may be a greater appreciation of what facilities management has to offer in terms of identifying and implementing solutions for leaner, more sustainable business operations.
Green dream comes true at MoD
Defence Estates and the sustainability division of architects BDP have launched DREAM, a web-based environmental performance assessment tool targeted for use at all MoD buildings.
£53m aircraft maintenance facility contract for Emcor
M&E contractor and facilities services company Emcor has won a contract worth around £53m with the Defence Aviation Repair Agency (DARA) for a new facility being built in south Wales.
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Sustainable strategies
Amanda Williams reports on energy management initiatives introduced on the Defence National Training Estate.
Armada Success
Jane Fenwick writes: A 25-year PFI to transform accommodation at Devonport naval base into modern en-suite, single living and mess accommodation with state of the art facilities won the PFI/PPP category and Overall PFM Award 2008.
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