Interserve Joint Venture is preferred bidder for £400m Defence Estates SE Regional Prime Contract

11 August 2004

Interserve's joint venture with Southern Electric Contracting (SEC), PriDE, has been named preferred bidder by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the £400 million Prime Contract covering London and the south-east of England.

Interserve and SEC have complementary skills that will enable PriDE to self-deliver the majority of the services, with Interserve being responsible for approximately three-quarters of the work. The principal activities will be:

  • Land and property management
  • Lifecycle maintenance
  • Response maintenance
  • Help desk
  • Environmental management
  • Condition improvement of buildings and facilities
  • Provision of Management Information Systems
  • New works projects

The contract, which covers 106 locations throughout the south-east and will require around 1,000 people to deliver, will initially be for seven years and will have the option of a three-year extension. It is expected to be finalised in the last quarter of 2004 with operations beginning in early 2005.

Sam Maroli, Managing Director of Interservefm Ltd, commented: "Interserve and SEC share a strong service delivery culture and both organisations have had long-standing experience of working on the Defence Estate. The south-east Prime contract presents an excellent opportunity to use this experience and our combined skills to work in collaboration with a highly-valued client."