Adler and Allan has been awarded a contract with VINCI Facilities to deliver services as part of its Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s (DIO) Future Defence Infrastructure (FDIS) contract in the South East of England.
The contract will see Adler and Allan deliver planned preventative maintenance works across MOD fuel infrastructure, including mechanical and electrical PPM across bulk fuel storage and pipework.
The work will also include ammunition storage areas and CompEx testing.
The work is underpinned by sustainable procurement which ensures all Adler and Allan’s projects are undertaken in the most environmentally efficient way possible to adheres to its supplier commitments.
Charles Price, Fuel Infrastructure Director at Adler and Allan, says: “We look forward to a successful working relationship with VINCI Facilities over the coming years.
Adler and Allan is committed to ensuring day-to-day delivery of great customer service and performance across the remit of our work at the 58 MOD sites under VINCI Facilities FDIS Built Estate Contract in the South East.” “Our experience working with MOD facilities across the design, build, installation and ongoing maintenance of fuel infrastructure and our continued account management and sustainability credentials, positions Adler and Allan as a key supply chain partner for FDIS primes.” The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is the estate expert for defence, supporting the armed forces to enable military capability by planning, building, maintaining, and servicing infrastructure.
Its key responsibilities include planning and delivering major capital projects and refurbishments, providing utilities services and facilities management and allocating Service Families Accommodation.
DIO spends around £3bn a year buying infrastructure services in the UK and overseas, and the new FDIS contracts are currently the largest Hard FM procurement contracts across Europe.
The new contracts have been procured through a Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Framework CCS has been established as a single organisation to procure for Common Goods and Services across Government.
Tender evaluations are weighted to quality not price. This is a new way of working for DIO, is in line with wider Government policy and demonstrates the approach set out in our Commercial Strategy and Procurement Plan.
