Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what live PFI contracts his Department has; and for each of those contracts (a) what service is provided, (b) when the contract became live, (c) what the remaining term of the contract is and (d) what the annual repayments are.
The Ministry of Defence currently has 36 live Private Finance Initiative projects. Details are provided in the table below.
Project | Service | Start Date | Expiry Date | Average Annual Payment (£ million) |
Fire Fighting Training Units | Provision of firefighting training facilities. | April 1999 | January 2021 | 2.0 |
C vehicles | Procurement, maintenance, repair and management for earth moving plant machinery and material handling equipment. | June 2005 | May 2021 | 32.0 |
Defence Fixed Telecommunications Service | Provision of telecommunication services across the MOD | July 1997 | July 2023 | 110.0 |
Central Scotland Family Quarters (HQ) | Provision of serviced accommodation (Married Quarters). | August 1999 | March 2022 | 2.6 |
Field Electrical Power Supplies | Provision of field generator sets. | June 2002 | June 2022 | 19.6 |
Skynet 5 | Provision of satellite communication services. | October 2003 | August 2022 | 303 |
Provision of Marine Services | Provision of waterborne and associated support services. | December 2007 | December 2022 | 82.2 |
Tidworth Water & Sewerage | Provision of water and sewerage services. | September 1998 | March 2023 | 1.3 |
RAF Lyneham Sewerage | Provision of water and sewerage services. | July 1998 | August 2023 | 0.6 |
Attack Helicopters Training - Apache Simulator Training | Provision of training services. | July 1998 | September 2023 | 7.6 |
RAF Fylingdales (Power) | Provision of power supply. | December 1998 | March 2024 | 5.4 |
Heavy Equipment Transporters | Provision of a service to move heavy equipment. | December 2001 | June 2024 | 16.6 |
Strategic Sealift Service | Provision of Roll On Roll Off ferries. | June 2002 | December 2024 | 36 |
RAF Cosford and Shawbury Family Quarters | Provision of serviced accommodation (Married Quarters). | March 1999 | June 2025 | 1.26 |
MOD-wide Water and Waste Water Project (Aquatrine) - Package A | Provision of water and wastewater services. | April 2003 | April 2028 | 66.6 |
Wattisham Married Quarters | Provision of serviced accommodation (Married Quarters). | May 2001 | May 2028 | 5.1 |
Yeovilton Family Quarters | Provision of serviced accommodation (Married Quarters). | July 1998 | July 2028 | 1.1 |
Joint Services Command and Staff College | Provision of education, IT, housing, training support and mess accommodation. | June 1998 | Aug 2028 | 24.3 |
Bristol, Bath & Portsmouth Married Quarters | Provision of serviced accommodation (Married Quarters). | November 2001 | September 2028 | 8.7 |
Devonport Support Services - ARMADA | Provision of Fleet Accommodation Centre and support services. | July 2004 | March 2029 | 28.5 |
Army Foundation College | Provision of facilities and services including vocational education. | February 2000 | December 2029 | 28.9 |
MOD-wide Water and Wastewater (Project Aquatrine) - Package B | Provision of water and wastewater services. | September 2004 | March 2030 | 16.9 |
MOD-wide Water and Wastewater (Project Aquatrine) - Package C | Provision of water and wastewater services. | October 2004 | March 2030 | 55.6 |
Main Building Refurbishment | Provision of office accommodation and supporting services. | May 2000 | May 2030 | 85.7 |
Naval Communications | Provision of naval communications. | June 2000 | December 2030 | 10.6 |
RAF Sentry E3D Aircrew | Provision of aircrew training services | July 2000 | December 2030 | 2.3 |
Northwood Headquarters | Provision of serviced living & working accommodation and supporting services. | July 2006 | October 2031 | 64.1 |
Portsmouth Housing 2 | Provision of serviced accommodation (Married Quarters). | October 2005 | June 2032 | 3.5 |
UKMFTS - Advanced Jet Trainer Ground Based Training Service (Phase 1&1B) | Provision of training Service. | June 2008 | May 2033 | 13.0 |
Corsham | Provision of serviced living & working accommodation. | August 2008 | July 2033 | 31.9 |
Defence Sixth Form College | Provision of serviced education facility and living accommodation including teaching and support services. | May 2003 | August 2033 | 16.3 |
Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (Voyager) | Provision of air to air refuelling and air transport service. | March 2008 | March 2035 | 509.1 |
ASTUTE Class Training Service | The provision of training services. | November 2001 | September 2037 | 25.8 |
Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility | The provision of training services. | October 1997 | October 2037 | 11.4 |
Colchester | Provision of serviced living and working accommodation including supporting services. | February 2004 | February 2039 | 109.3 |
Allenby/Connaught | Provision of serviced, living and working accommodation including supporting services. | April 2006 | April 2041 | 413.5 |