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UNITED KINGDOM
RN
submarine support contract
On April 14, a £155 million
(US$229.7 million) contract was awarded to the Submarine Support Management
Group (SSMG), led by Babcock International Group PLC and including BMT Defence Services and Systems
Evaluation and Assessment (SEA), which will ensure the sustainability of
future submarine support within the Royal
Navy (RN) over the next 10 years.
The contract
secures submarine engineering support services based in Bristol, which include
deciding what engineering work the submarines require when they undergo their
scheduled maintenance. SSMG will be responsible for providing a wide range of
design and technical support services and will work as a joint team with the MoD.
The new contract is performance based against shared goals, with greater
emphasis on managing through-life issues rather than specific tasks. This will
enable the SSMG to drive cost-reduction and efficiencies across the totality of
the support enterprise.
In addition, one of the key
objectives of this joint support arrangement is to create a greater pool of
Suitably Qualified and Experienced Personnel (SQEP) to provide sustainable
submarine support in the future.