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Award of Inshore Support Services Contract for Military Training, Testing and Evaluation by Ministry of Defence

Awarded 30 Sep 2025

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Awarded30 Sep 2025

Value£65,581,496.00

SupplierSerco Ltd,Briggs Marine Contractors Ltd

AgencyMinistry of Defence

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryDefense & Aerospace

Expires in 3y 11mo5y term, 22% elapsed

Awarded 30 Sept 2025Expires 29 Sept 2030

About

The Ministry of Defence awarded a contract to Serco Ltd and Briggs Marine Contractors Ltd for the provision of inshore support to military training, testing, and evaluation services.

The contract, valued at AUD 65,581,496, spans 60 months and encompasses three critical elements: marine services to the British Underwater Test & Evaluation Centre (BUTEC) at Raasay Ranges, including torpedo recovery, sonobuoy trials, target launch and recovery, range safety and maintenance, passenger transfer, stores and garbage transfer, towed array recovery, and host platform for sound velocity profiles and novel trials; military diving support, providing two dedicated vessels for deep-water dive training using mixture gases; and range safety, sea training, and aircrew training, covering helicopter crew winching training, coastal sea survival training, target towing for fast jet weapon training, helicopter marine sniper training, range clearance and safety, and provision of small craft simulating fast attack craft, consorts, and target vessels for boarding training.

Services are delivered at BUTEC and Raasay ranges, specified 'off range' locations off the North West coast of Scotland, and maritime ranges around the UK coast.

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