Re Contract

Carillion PLC
04 November 2005


4 November 2005

Carillion signs Regional Prime Central contract worth in excess of £500 million
Support services and construction company Carillion, in joint venture with
Enterprise, has signed the Regional Prime Central contract worth in excess of
£500million.

The contract is to maintain the Ministry of Defence's built estate of around
8,500 buildings and other assets throughout the Midlands, North of England and
Wales over a seven-year period, with the potential for a three-year extension.
The joint venture, CarillionEnterprise Ltd, will also be responsible for any
refurbishment or non-pfi new build for the same portfolio.

Mobilisation is now in progress with full service delivery beginning in April 
2006.

Commenting, John McDonough, Carillion's chief executive said: 'Government
outsourcing is an important growth market for Carillion and we are delighted to
have been selected for this major support services contract. Defence is one of
our key market sectors and this contract, together with our recent appointment
as preferred bidder for the Housing Prime Contract, have firmly established
Carillion as a leader in the provision of support services for Defence Estates.
'The heart of our approach is to introduce innovative ways of working that will
enable us to maximise value for money for the Ministry of Defence through
improved efficiency and leading-edge supply chain management.'

Notes to editors

Carillion

Carillion is a leading provider of integrated solutions for buildings,
infrastructure and services. As a FTSE 250  company with a turnover of around £2
billion and over 19,000 employees, the Group delivers high-quality, cost-
effective  and sustainable solutions using its wide range of skills and
resources. Carillion's key target markets are health,  transport (road and rail
infrastructure), building, facilities management and support services for public
and private  sector customers.

Enterprise

Enterprise is a support services company operating in the utility, local
authority and public sector markets. In  utilities it provides maintenance
services to support the distribution infrastructure for the telecommunication,
gas,  water and electricity industries. Its public sector work includes
streetscene and grounds maintenance, building  maintenance and the provision of
consultancy and management services throughout the UK.

For further information, please contact

Carillion
John Denning, Director of Group Corporate Affairs
Tel: [phone]


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