Defence news
Byles’ firm joins bid team in £400m defence estate race
Exclusive: Ex-schools capital chief’s firm Cornerstone becomes ‘key adviser’ to Telereal Trillium-led consortium
MoD reopens bids for £250m Scotland framework
The Ministry of Defence’s estate arm has reopened the bidding race for construction work on military estates in Scotland
Big hitters shortlisted for £400m MoD job
Ten contractors to tender for four-year defence estate framework
MoD looks to ‘insourcing’ model for £400m strategic partner
MoD to bring private sector partner in to run defence estates rather than set up separate legal entity
US giants in the running for £400m defence estate job
Exclusive: Bidders line up for Defence Infrastructure Organisation strategic business partner role
Firms shortlisted for £4.35bn defence contracts
Carillion, Babcock, Balfour Beatty, Interserve among bidders on shortlists for contracts
Ministry of Defence fires gun for estate job
The OJEU notice for a private sector partner to manage £20bn worth of defence estate published today
MoD estate arm makes 1,000 redundant in first year
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation is expected to shed more jobs and is looking for a private sector partner to manage operations
Ministry of Defence steps up search for private sector partner
Tender for defence estates’ strategic partner expected next month, as results of soft market test revealed
MoD launches £4.4bn estates management procurement
Defence Infrastructure Organisation asks for expressions of interest from contractors
Capita Symonds managing director to lead defence bid
Jonathan Goring to take on full time role heading up Capita Symonds joint-bid for £400m Ministry of Defence private sector partner contract
MoD's estate arm delays £400m outsourcing contract
Defence Infrastructure Organisation delays issuing invitiation to tender for £400m strategic business partner
DIO whittles down defence estate partner bids
Mace, Capita and Bechtel make the shortlist for £400m Ministry of Defence contract
GVA to find contractors for MoD's £300m Deepcut job
Ministry of Defence’s estate arm appoints property consultant to procure contractors for Deepcut barracks relocation
Overburdened MoD estate arm drafts in consultants
Exclusive: Defence Infrastructure Organisation tenders for raft of consultants to help deliver its operations
MoD delays construction contracts worth billions until 2014
The Ministry of Defence’s estate arm has delayed by a further year billions of pounds worth of construction contracts
Hammond confirms plan to appoint private sector partner
Defence secretary says OJEU notice for job to manage £20bn worth of defence estate to be issued ‘shortly’
Bidders for £4.35bn defence contracts revealed
List of firms interested in bidding for three new regional prime contracts worth up to £4.35bn published
Ten firms shorlisted for £400m defence estates work
Shortlist for £400m Ministry of Defence national capital framework announced
Defence analysis
Contractors left waiting for DIDO ...
Ministry of Defence estate arm’s ‘transformation programme’ leaves contractors waiting for the long-promised intelligent client
MoD work: Private sector-led plan of attack
The Ministry of Defence’s announcement that it won’t let any new construction contracts this year has left bidders in limbo, but could the imminent appointment of a private sector partner boost morale in the ranks?
Choose your weapon: The defence sector
For those hoping to fight for some of the £2.9bn of annual construction work from the MoD’s property arm, the target has shifted






