Specialist Services, DE Central Business Unit, publishes guidance on technical standards, performance specifications and procedures in the form of Technical Bulletins and Stationery Office Publications. It also reviews and advises on the suitability of commercial publications for application on MoD works.
The Index is an essential tool for any consultant or contractor
tendering for or involved with MoD works projects or property management.
If you require further information concerning DE Technical Publications, contact:
DE Information Centre
Blakemore Drive
SUTTON COLDFIELD
B75 7RL
Tel: 0121 311 3648

Link to Defence Estate Site

Defence Estates (DE), formerly known as Defence Estates Organisation, is the MoD’s In-House Estates Management body which provides professional advice across the Department on all aspects of Work Services, Land Services and Disposals. DE also acts as the MoD’s interface with the Construction Industry to place contracts across the Department.

Construction Work ranges from new builds on a design and construct or a traditional basis, to refurbishment of existing Defence Estate infrastructure.

Prime Contracts

Behind PFI, Prime Contracting is the procurement strategy of choice for DE. Prime Contracting is Construction work where a prime contractor will have overall responsibility for the management and delivery of a project, including co-ordinating and integrating the activities of his sub-contractors to meet the overall specification efficiently, economically and to time.

The prime contractor is responsible for the selection of his sub-contractors, and the management of the procurement programme. He will be responsible for the co-ordination of the design process in order to meet the specification and the project programme, and for the overall system engineering and testing. Accordingly, the prime contractor will be responsible for the planning, programming, and cost control of the project, and will provide the client with the means of oversight. In summary, the prime contractor is responsible for delivery of the project on time, within budget and to the agreed quality and, where appropriate, for demonstrating the operating costs.