Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has plans to replace (a) the contractor and (b) the terms of the contract when the existing contract for maintanance of Service Family Accommodation expires.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently undergoing a procurement exercise to replace the existing contract for maintenance of Service Family Accommodation. As the procurement decision process has not concluded, MOD cannot confirm whether the existing National Housing Prime contractor has been successful in one or more of the UK regions covered by the current procurement exercise.

The terms of the replacement contract will be different. In developing the new contracts, Defence Infrastructure Organisation have worked closely with each Service and the Service Families Federations to ensure that the needs of Service families are captured to enable an improved 'lived experience'. Our collective aim is to ensure that the contracts comprehensively address the key concerns identified by Service families.