Serco has been awarded three contracts with a combined value of over £1 billion ($1.3 billion) by the UK Ministry of Defence to provide maritime services for the Royal Navy that will commence later this year.
The main item is an £850 million contract over ten years for the delivery of in-port services for HMNB Devonport in Plymouth, HMNB Portsmouth and for the Clyde, including HMNB Faslane, which includes the procurement of 24 new vessels on behalf of the Royal Navy.
These will be brought into service over the next decade to modernise the fleet and replace the older vessels currently operated. Services will include vessel towage, passenger transfer, and barge and tank cleaning services at Portsmouth and Devonport.
Another contract valued at around £70 million over five years is for the provision of inshore support to military training and exercises at the British Underwater Test and Evaluation (BUTEC), an underwater military test and evaluation range off the northwest coast of Scotland and for Diver Training Support.
This contract includes new work for range safety and aircrew training, which Serco said it would deliver in partnership with Briggs Marine.
Finally, a ten-year contract valued at £110 million is for the provision of offshore support to military training and exercises, including two specialist ocean-going vessels for regional and worldwide support.
