Laing O’Rourke, Bowmer & Kirkland and two Kier JVs on six-year deal to build 16,000 bedspaces

Laing O’Rourke and Bowmer & Kirkland are among six firms appointed on an alliance contract to build housing for the Ministry of Defense.

The six-year deal will see the group build 16,000 bedspaces for the armed forces as part of work aiming to improve the lived experience for service personnel.

The other firms include Reds10, ExtraSpace Solutions and two Kier joint ventures, Kier McAvoy and Kier Metek.

Ministry of Defence

The six firms will build 16,000 bedspaces for army personnel over the next six years

They were awarded the contracts through an existing Crown Commercial Services framework and assessed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s (DIO) technical support provider Arcadis.

The single rooms will accommodate various types of army occupiers, from recruits undergoing initial training to personnel on exercise and permanent military bases.

A library of designs has been cr