Babcock initiates work under small boat service contract Transport and Related Services

Babcock has started repair and maintenance work on the small boat fleet support contract, awarded by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) in June. The contract came into effect in July, which covers small boats used by the Royal Marines, Royal Navy, British Army and MoD Police.

The three year contract will engage Babcock execute repair and maintenance services, and undertake spares furnishing and post design services which could involve modification work, and storage. The fleet comprises over 800 inflatables, five dive boats, ten Mexeflotes (landing raft/pontoons), and Gibraltar region police and patrol boats.

Since the work commenced this month the company has already finished on the 14.2m Dive Boats, including boat servicing, engine maintenance and parts procurement, in Gibraltar.

According to Simon Knight, naval engineering director, Babcock - We can provide cross-boat assistance throughout various boat types and regions, by maintaining our conventional specialist small boat repair and maintenance supply chain, providing Babcock remarkable reach and ability to counter to requirements. We are pleased to have already made a descent start with the completion of work to date on-time and in-budget, and focuses to carry continues supply successfully and assist the MoD in line with necessities.

These contracts award follows 18 months of comprehensive activity between the team and industry and we have even developed cooperative working relationships with Babcock and our other suppliers to assure we manage its strategic component of our armed forces, says, Alistair Hughes, MoD Boats Team Leader.

The MoD Commercially Supported Shipping (CSS) team awarded the work to Babcock among the number of companies applied for the same.