A new contract for the future provision of building and facilities management at UK air bases used by US military forces has been announced.
The prime contract, announced by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) in partnership with United States Visiting Forces (USVF), has an estimated annual value of £70 million and an estimated value of £350 million over a 5-year period, with an option to extend for a further 5 years.
It will cover a number of air bases currently used by USVF, including RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire, RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire, RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, and RAF Menwith Hill in Yorkshire.
DIO is now inviting expressions of interest, marking the start of the procurement process for the new commercial arrangements.
The new contract will include the provision of maintenance and repair services on all UK military sites used by USVF. This includes a 24/7 emergency helpdesk, pest control, maintenance of housing, hospitals and utilities infrastructure, snow and ice clearance, grounds maintenance and a refuse collection service.
It is expected that the contract will be awarded by spring 2016, coming into service in late 2016.
DIO will host an industry day at the Defence Academy at Shrivenham in Oxfordshire in April 2014 for potential contractors and supply chain businesses to be briefed on the procurement process, the scope of the USVF prime contract, and other aspects of working for the Ministry of Defence and USVF.