DIO launches new UK training estate contract
2 Aug 2011 11:46 AM
Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has announced that it will develop a national prime contract worth up to £950 million to manage its 240,000-hectare UK training estate. DIO will be inviting expressions of interest from potential bidders for the new contract.
The National Training Estate Prime (NTEP) contract will deliver management of training areas, camps and ranges (including air weapons ranges) in the UK when the current arrangement starts to expire in 2013.
Some sites will follow in 2014 and beyond. Key sites will include Salisbury Plain Training Area, Catterick Training Area, Sennybridge, and Otterburn.
The Defence Training Estate (DTE) supports training for an average of 9,000 military personnel per day. Services to be provided under the project will include management and operation of ranges and training areas, specialist range safety and range warden services.
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