HC Deb 04 December 2001 vol 376 cc226-7W
Mr. Anthony D. Wright

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the progress of Project SLAM. [20967]

Dr. Moonie

Project SLAM forms a key part of the Single Living Accommodation improvements for the services that was announced by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence on 14 March 2001,Official Report, column 600W. The project represents over half of the total programme and primarily covers service establishments in England and Wales. Accommodation in Scotland may be part of SLAM or will be part of the regional prime contract for estate services, and separate projects are dealing with Northern Ireland and overseas.

Four consortiums are bidding for a single prime contract worth £0.5 billion over five years. There will also be an opportunity, subject to satisfactory performance, for the contract to be extended for a further £0.5 billion over five years. An invitation to tender was issued to bidders on 30 November 2001.

The consortiums invited to tender for this work are:

  • Amec Carillion
  • Debut, comprising Bovis Lend Lease and Unicorn
  • Prime Solutions, a large consortium led by CITEX.

We expect to award the contract in autumn 2002.