DPRTE news: Supply chain contracts support £1bn on Type 26 programme

Maritime July 29, 2020

New supply chain contracts support £1bn spend on Type 26 frigate programme

DPRTE Engage Online partner, BAE Systems, has awarded a further five contracts to suppliers worth more than £100 million, as progress on the Type 26 frigate programme continues apace at the company’s shipyards in Glasgow.

The new contracts will support 250 jobs, with the Type 26 programme sustaining more than 4,000 jobs in total across the UK, helping to support the nation’s economic recovery by maintaining much-needed skills and capabilities.

More than £1 billion has been invested across the programme’s supply chain to date, with more than 100 suppliers globally.

The contract awards come as construction on the final unit of the first Type 26 frigate, HMS Glasgow, begins. All 57 units of the anti-submarine warfare ship are now under construction.

The suppliers awarded each of the five new contracts will contribute essential work to the programme as HMS Glasgow moves to the outfit phase in readiness to enter the water for the first time.

The contracts have been awarded to:

Denholm Industrial Services (Glasgow) – surface preparation and painting
Malin Group (Glasgow) – Vessel load out and float off
CBL (Hartlepool) – cable and associated works
Kaefer (Nottingham) – insulation products and installation services
SCA (Dorset) – access and containment

Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, said: “The Type 26 programme has proven itself in terms of cutting-edge design, international defence exports and creating and sustaining British jobs. This latest round of contract awards will see companies from the south coast of England to the banks of the Clyde benefit from over 250 highly-skilled jobs and multi-million pound investment.”

The Type 26 programme makes a significant contribution to the UK economy by providing a solid platform for the UK’s industrial skills base and an important foundation for work on the Clyde into the next decade.

Designed and built by BAE Systems in Glasgow, the Type 26 frigate is an advanced anti-submarine warship, which will deliver critical protection of the Royal Navy’s Continuous At Sea Deterrent and Carrier Strike Group. The Type 26 builds on the pedigree of the Royal Navy’s current Type 23 anti-submarine warfare frigates which continue to serve the Nation.

The Type 26 is the original variant of BAE Systems’ Global Combat Ship, which supports a close partnership between the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Australian Navy. Australia and Canada both selected a variant of the Type 26 design for their anti-submarine frigate programmes, supporting greater operational, training and intelligence ties between the three nations.

BAE Systems Naval Ships Managing Director, Steve Timms, said: “Each of our new suppliers brings a unique capability that is essential to ensure the safe and continued progress of this nationally important programme. It’s fantastic to see the first of class, HMS Glasgow, taking shape at our facilities here on the Clyde. She is a source of great pride for our workforce who have worked with real energy, commitment and innovation in recent months to ensure we meet our customer commitments.”

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