§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Dr. Lewis Moonie)The Ministry of Defence's Regional Prime Contract for Scotland was awarded yesterday, 31 March 2003 to AMEC Turner Ltd.
The contract will run initially for seven years with an option to extend to a total of 10 years. Worth £460 million, the contract covers the provision of estate management and construction services to the Ministry of Defence in Scotland. It provides for capital works (known as "core works") and facilities management and property maintenance services ("core services").
Regional Prime Contract Scotland is the first of a total of five such contracts covering the United Kingdom.