Interserve, the services, maintenance and building group, in consortium with John Laing, has won the PFI contract to create and manage a new office and accommodation complex for the MoD at Corsham, Wiltshire. The construction and facilities management value of the project is £310 million.

The MoD, through Defence Equipment and Support's Information Systems & Services organisation (DE&S ISS), will establish a communication centre of excellence at Corsham, with a working and living environment capable of supporting an estimated 2,200 military and civilian staff. All essential DE&S ISS MoD personnel and business partners will co-locate on the single site.

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The consortium will work with DE&S ISS and Defence Estates throughout the project. Interserve will be involved alongside Laing O'Rourke during the construction of the new flagship offices and single living accommodation and will then provide a range of facilities management services worth £194 million over the 25-year operational phase.

Construction will begin immediately and is expected to be complete by 2011. Interserve and John Laing will each invest £7.0 million in the project as their respective 50% equity/sub-debt stake.

(CD/JM)