Mitie has partnered with the Department for Transport for over a decade providing Integrated Facilities Management services. This partnership ranges from Hard services such as engineering and works projects to Soft services which include catering, cleaning, security and waste management. As a central strategic contract, it was vital that Mitie responded strongly to the tender exercise conducted through the Crown Commercial Service to maximise chances of retention.

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s (DIO) £3bn FDIS Programme was launched in 2019. Included within this was the Built Estate element which included four regional contracts delivering Hard Facilities Management (FM) services for the UK Defence built estate valued at a total of £1.6bn. The Contracts themselves would be for an initial 7yrs and contain 3 additional performance related option years Understandably, there was significant interest from industry in this procurement, not only from those who already had a strong presence within the Defence FM sector, but also from those who saw this as an opportunity to access a new market. One of these was VINCI Facilities, a leading provider of nationwide Facilities Management services to the public sector, but someone who wanted to grow their presence within Defence.

Under the Clyde Commercial Framework, MoD sought 3 suppliers for £1.3Bn infrastructure works at the HM Naval Base Clyde. With both parties as established clients, WaND was invited to support a Joint Venture bid.

MOD sought design & build of a large 4-bay Multi-Purpose Hangar at RAF Fairford as part of a $300m improvement programme. McLaughlin & Harvey were keen to secure this major project to firmly establish themselves in the defence sector.

The Department of Work and Pensions estate had been managed through a 20 year single source PFI and after the expiry of this PFI arrangement the DWP established an ‘Integrator’ function to manage its multi-faceted relationship with industry. To administer benefits to 20 million customers and claimants the DWP operates out of 810 properties across the UK. With floor space of over 1.4m square metres this represents the largest civil portfolio of all Government departments. To meet the needs of an updated Operating Model the DWP initiated a procurement competition seeking a new industry partner to deliver the Integrator role.

In 2022 the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) launched a competition through the Crown Commercial Service’s Workplace Services framework, to appoint a partner to manage and provide FM services for the UK Defence Training Estate, valued at £560M. The UK training estate plays a crucial role in preparing troops for operations across the globe. It comprises 156,000 hectares including 16 major armed forces training areas and 104 minor training areas including firing ranges and camps.

Landmarc Support Services (Landmarc), a joint venture between Mitie and Amentum, has been involved in the delivery of FM services across the training estate since 2003 and it was a business priority to retain the contract.

The international sustainable design, engineering and consultancy Arcadis had a well-established public sector presence in UK — but not in Defence. Arcadis had a long-term goal of breaking into the Defence Infrastructure sector and approached WaND to help prepare and implement an engagement strategy.

During the COVID19 Pandemic and lockdown periods Government needed urgent help from industry and launched procurement activity at extremely short notice. One of Government’s critical requirements involved providing healthcare, security and other support services for travelers to the UK from ‘red list’ countries who had to undergo quarantine. The Department of Health and Social Care quickly ran a procurement from CCS Workplace Services framework and our Client requested WaND’s agile and rapid support to respond to the tender competition.

In an ever-changing world, UK military presence in Cyprus has gained increasing importance. The stewardship, management and maintenance of the British Sovereign Base Areas is critical in providing safe and resilient infrastructure to allow UK Serving Personnel to carry out their tasks. Defence Infrastructure Organisation ran a procurement as part of its Overseas Prime Contract programme seeking a partner to deliver Hard Facilities Management services over a 7-year period. Mitie engaged WaND to help steer its tender response, act as critical friend and provide insight into DIO’s evaluation process through a simulated evaluation review.

Construction of 138 3-bed and 4-bed sustainable, seismically compliant new homes for Service families in the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area (SBA), Cyprus as part of the DIO/Strategic Command APOLLO programme.

Design & build of 4-block, 276-bed SLA (Single Living Accommodation) at a RAF site, following MOD’s cancellation of a previous single-block SLA competition.