Interseve has secured a new two-year deal with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), worth up to £265 million.

The new contract is an extension for Interserve to continue as the infrastructure support provider for four strategic international UK Armed Forces bases; the Joint Forces Command's (JFC) international Permanent Joint Operating Bases in the Falkland Islands and Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, as well as Gibraltar and Cyprus in the Mediterranean.

Interserve will be responsible for infrastructure support at the bases, including planned and reactive work to maintain the sites. In addition, it will provide a range of site-specific services across the bases, such as aircraft handling at Ascension Island, power generation, water treatment and plant management in the Falklands, and support for visiting vessels in Gibraltar.

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Last year, the company secured a five-year contract worth £230m to provide facilities services at the US Air Force's UK estate. Other key projects include providing support services for the DIO's military training estate, as well as contracts for specific Ministry of Defence (MoD) bases such as MoD Corsham and MoD Lyneham.

Adrian Ringrose, Interserve's Chief Executive, said: "With extensive defence expertise and a ten year track record working with the DIO and JFC on this specific portfolio, we are well-equipped to meet the varied and changing requirements of our Armed Forces across these strategic sites.

"From supporting visiting vessels in Gibraltar to delivering aircraft services at Ascension Island, the smooth running of these Permanent Joint Operating Bases is vital to the security of our Armed Forces and the civilians that they protect.

"We are extremely proud to support the building and maintenance of the infrastructure required for our country's defence efforts both at home and abroad."

(LM)