11 December 2013
Carillion joint venture signs support services contract extension with BT for Broadband Delivery UK potentially worth up to £500 million
A Carillion telent (60:40) joint venture has been appointed as a preferred supplier by BT to support the delivery of its Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) programme to 33 Local Authority regions. Carillion telent will work with BT on the BDUK Programme for the next three and a half years. The appointment has the potential to be worth up to £500m to the joint venture over this term, subject to performance.
The BDUK programme will deliver further improvements to the UK's broadband network, with particular emphasis on making super fast broadband available to rural communities. BT has secured contracts with Local Authorities across the UK to deliver broadband access in their areas and has appointed Carillion telent as its preferred supplier in 33 regions. Carillion telent will work on the BDUK programme in these regions and deliver civil engineering, cabling, poling and other infrastructure services.
Commenting, Carillion Chief Executive, Richard Howson, said: "We are delighted to have extended our relationship with BT with this contract for BDUK. I believe this reflects our commitment to providing high-quality, value for money services and to building strong, long-term relationships with our customers. We look forward to working with BT to deliver BDUK, which will make a vitally important contribution to improving the UK's broadband network and creating real benefits for the UK economy."
The contract announced today was classified as a probable order in Carillion's half-year results announcement on 22 August 2013. The Carillion telent joint venture has been BT's preferred infrastructure services supplier since 2010.
For more information
John Denning, Director Group Corporate Affairs, Carillion plc + 44 (0) 1902 316426
Finsbury
James Murgatroyd or Gordon Simpson +44 (0) 207 2513801
Notes to Editors
Carillion is a leading integrated support services company with a substantial portfolio of Public Private Partnership
projects and extensive construction capabilities. The Group had annual revenue in 2012 of some £4.4 billion, employs around 40,000 people and operates across the UK, in the Middle East and Canada.
The Group has four business segments:
Support services - this includes facilities management, facilities services, energy services, utility services, road
maintenance, rail services and consultancy services.
Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects - this includes investing activities in PPP projects for Government buildings and infrastructure, mainly in the Defence, Health, Education, Transport and Secure accommodation sectors.
Middle East construction services - this includes building and civil engineering activities in the Middle East.
Construction services(excluding the Middle East) - this includes building, civil engineering and developments activities in the UK and construction activities in Canada.
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