Re Contract
Serco joint venture renews A$500m contract with Royal Australian Navy
17 September 2010
Serco Group plc (Serco), the international service company, announces today
that its joint venture, DMS Maritime, has renewed its contract to support the
Royal Australian Navy with a broad range of harbour and offshore services.
DMS Maritime is a 50/50 joint venture, owned by Serco and P&O Maritime
Services.
The new ten-year Fleet Marine Services contract is valued at more than A$500m,
has a potential one year extension, and is a renewal of the Port Services and
Support Craft contract awarded in 1997.
The operating contract commences in October 2010 and includes: supplying and
operating a wide range of fleet operations such as berthing and refuelling;
conducting maritime training; commissioning and modifying vessels to suit local
and international requirements; and, undertaking integrated logistics
management. These services cover a wide range of support craft including tugs,
fuel and water barges, and rigid hull inflatable boats deployed around the
world .
In Australia, Serco has supported the Australian Defence Force for more than 15
years: providing garrison support to the army; maritime engineering and
technical services to the navy; and, logistics, engineering standards policy
advice and aircraft maintenance support to the air force.
Christopher Hyman, Chief Executive of Serco Group plc, said: "I am delighted
with this news. Over the last decade we have built a leading position in
defence support services in Australia serving our customer. In renewing
this Fleet Marine Services contract we have demonstrated our capacity to
deliver real efficiencies and service improvements and we look forward to
continuing our strong long standing partnership with the Royal Australian
Navy."
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For further information please contact Serco:
Charles King, Head of Investor Relations T +44 (0) 208 334 4122
Dominic Cheetham, Director of Corporate Communications T +44 (0) 208 334 4334
Marcus De Ville, Head of Media Relations T +44 (0) 208 334 4388
About Serco
Serco is a FTSE 100 international service company, which combines commercial
know-how with a deep public service ethos.
Around the world, we improve essential services by managing people, processes,
technology and assets more effectively. We advise policy makers, design
innovative solutions, integrate systems and - most of all - deliver to the
public.
Serco supports governments, agencies and companies who seek a trusted partner
with a solid track record of providing assured service excellence. Our people
offer operational, management and consulting expertise in the aviation, BPO,
defence, education, environmental services, facilities management, health, home
affairs, information and communications technology, knowledge services, local
government, science and nuclear, transport, welfare to work and the commercial
sectors.
More information can be found at www.serco.com.
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