10 January 2012
The Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) property and infrastructure organisation is considering more outsourcing of its operations to the private sector.
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), which looks after the MOD’s estate, has published a Prior Notice for Information (PIN) with the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).
The MOD estate is made up of the built estate of barracks, naval bases, depots and aircraft hangars. Its housing estate comprises around 50,000 service family homes, while the Defence Training Estate has 16 major areas and 104 other training areas and ranges.
“DIO is considering its options for the future management of the organisation and is issuing this PIN to get the market’s views on some of the options it is presently considering,” a DIO spokesman told FM World. “In issuing this PIN and engaging with the market, DIO is not committing to carry out any procurement in relation to the requirements stated in that PIN.”
DIO is undergoing “a major transformation” this year including the investment in upgrading the management information systems and e-endorsement of business processes”.
There will be a re-organisation to “achieve substantial cost savings. The change will “allow private sector involvement in DIO’s operational business, while retaining key planning, policy and governance actions within the MOD.”
The operational activities of the DIO, including asset management as well as hard and soft FM, “could be better managed by the private sector”.
The OJEU notice also said the MoD is looking for greater flexibility is use of estate resources.
The OJEU notice says that “non-participation in this soft market testing exercise will not be taken into account in any future procurement background”.
Any organisation wishing to present their ideas should notify DIO in writing by the end of the day, 16 January.
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