The Ministry of Defence has confirmed the first tranche of sites to be developed under its £1.1bn Single Living Accommodation framework.
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has revealed 10 sites across the UK where members of the SLA Alliance will deliver nearly 1,800 new bedspaces for military personnel.
The work forms part of the first phase of the MoD’s 10-year plan to build or refurbish 40,000 bedspaces across the defence estate.
The new Single Living Accommodation buildings will follow a standardised design intended to improve quality and sustainability, in line with the government’s Net Zero Carbon strategy.
While contractors will use a range of construction methods depending on site needs, the programme prioritises modern methods of construction to speed up delivery and reduce disruption.
The allocations mark the first site-specific information to be released since the appointment of the alliance members last year. Each company or consortium will be responsible for specific bases:
- Bowmer & Kirkland has been allocated work at the Infantry Training Centre in North Yorkshire (144 bedspaces), Combermere Barracks in Berkshire (74), RM Condor in Angus (348) and RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset (123).
- Reds10 will deliver schemes at Baker Barracks in Hampshire (315) and RAF Cosford in Shropshire (50).
- Kier Metek is responsible for work at RM Bickleigh in Devon (166).
- Laing O’Rourke has been awarded projects at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire (228), Albemarle Barracks in Northumberland (266) and RAF Honington in Suffolk (80).
Last year, the DIO announced that Kier McAvoy had also been appointed, although specific allocations for this consortium were not included in this week’s announcement.
The wider SLA Programme will run to 2034 and is targeting the delivery of 16,000 new bedspaces using a programmatic delivery model. According to the DIO, this approach is already yielding results, with several schemes under way.
The framework was procured through the Crown Commercial Service’s Offsite Construction Solutions framework and will operate under a Framework Alliance Contract (FAC-1). The contract started in November 2024 and runs until November 2027, with the option to extend.
The client for the programme is the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.