Serco has signed a contract with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to continue providing logistics and base services in the Middle East.
The new Middle East Logistics and Base Support Services (MELABS) contract, valued at $107 million, will commence on 1 January 2024 for an initial term of three years.
Having initially secured the contract to provide support for ADF operations in the Middle East Region in 2011, Serco will continue to deliver 26 different service lines under the new contract, which allows for 2 further 1-year extensions.
The range of logistical, hospitality, estate operations and facilities maintenance, transportation, and asset hire services also includes an emergency structural and airfield rescue and firefighting response capability for the ADF's main operating base in the Middle East, which was added in 2020.
“We are delighted to announce the renewal of our MELABS contract, and we look forward to continuing our long history of supporting the men and women of the ADF to deliver operational capability and security in Australia’s national interests,” said Mark Irwin, Group Chief Executive.
“We have the privilege of working in partnership with the ADF for more than a decade in the Middle East to provide exceptional logistics and base services support demonstrates Defence’s confidence in Serco.”