BAE Systems will retain its key role in supporting the Royal Navy, at the Portsmouth Naval Base, with the company securing two contracts, as part of the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP) competition.
The contracts, worth up to £ 1.3 billion, over five years, will commence on October 1, 2021, following a transition period.
BAE Systems – KBR Inc. joint venture
BAE Systems will continue to deliver ship asset management, repair and maintenance for the entire Portsmouth flotilla, under a £ 900 million contract. It will also establish a joint venture (JV) with KBR Inc., to deliver technology-led and data-driven facilities management, and dockside services at the base, under a £365 million contract.
The joint venture (JV), to be called KBS Maritime, will combine the expertise of KBR Inc., as a globally renowned company in the infrastructure asset management, and services market, with BAE Systems’ experience and capability, within the Portsmouth Naval Base facility.
New contracts will help support the Royal Navy
These new contracts will enable us to continue our vital role in supporting the Royal Navy"
David Mitchard, the Managing Director of BAE Systems’ Maritime Services business, said “These new contracts will enable us to continue our vital role in supporting the Royal Navy, at home and abroad, building on our long history of delivery, investment and collaboration at Portsmouth Naval Base.
He adds, “These new contracts will enable us to continue our vital role, in supporting the Royal Navy, at home and abroad, building on our long history of delivery, investment and collaboration at Portsmouth Naval Base. Working with our customer, we’re proud of the improvements we’ve made at the base, delivering significant infrastructure improvements and reducing carbon emissions by 65%.”
Delivering transformation
David Mitchard further stated, “We’re excited by the opportunity, to continue delivering transformation, alongside KBR and other new service providers, to support the Royal Navy at Portsmouth, mitigating environmental impact of operations, while maintaining critical military outputs.”
The first of the FMSP contracts secured by BAE Systems (Ship Engineering Delivery and Management) covers Class Output Management (Strategy), Design Services (Technical Planning and Design) and Ship Engineering (Maintenance, Repair and Upgrade).
The second contract (Hard Facilities Management & Alongside Services) covers strategic estate management, infrastructure programme development and delivery and provision of operations, maintenance and alongside services.
KBS Maritime
BAE Systems and its legacy companies have a proud heritage of supporting the Royal Navy
KBS Maritime will further develop the Portsmouth base infrastructure, securing investment in the local community and ensuring fit-for-purpose, world-leading naval fleet support for the Royal Navy and the United Kingdom.
BAE Systems and its legacy companies have a proud heritage of supporting the Royal Navy, at the Portsmouth Naval Base, for more than 20 years, with the last seven years highlighted by the successful delivery of the Maritime Support Delivery Framework (MSDF), as part of Team Portsmouth.
Centre of Specialisation for Aircraft Carriers
Under this contract, BAE Systems has managed the entire Portsmouth Naval Base estate and supported the Portsmouth-based flotilla.
As well as improving ship delivery, and through a successful partnership with the Ministry of Defence, BAE Systems has helped deliver a number of major improvements to the base, under MSDF. These include a Centre of Specialisation for Aircraft Carriers, major improvements to 14 and 15 dock and creation of a new D lock.
BAE Systems has key role in reducing carbon emissions
BAE Systems has also helped reduce carbon emissions, from approximately 100,000 tonnes to 35,000 tonnes per year, over the last 15 years, supported by the creation of a state-of-the-art Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant, to supply power to the aircraft carriers and the introduction of electric vehicles to the base.
The company has also helped the customer to develop its carbon profile and roadmap for Portsmouth Naval Base, and will support the implementation of the roadmap to achieve the MOD’s net zero goals by 2050.
