Dentons has advised the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on the preparation and negotiation of its Maritime Support Delivery Framework (MSDF) Contracts. The contracts took effect on 1 October 2014.
Funds awarded under the MSDF Contracts will be spent on maintaining and repairing the Royal Navy’s 56 warships and submarines. This included a £2.6 billion Babcock Marine contract covering Faslane Naval Base on the Clyde and Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth, Submarine and Surface Ship Support and a £600m BAE Systems, contract covering the Portsmouth Naval Base and Surface Ship Support. It is understood that the Contracts will secure around 7,500 jobs at the UK’s naval bases at Devonport, Faslane and Portsmouth.
Dentons has been involved in the project since November 2011, advising on all aspects of the new contracts, including preparing and drafting the contracts, negotiating with suppliers and advice in the context of MoD’s existing maritime contracts.
Catherine Bingham, joint MoD client relationship partner and London Technology. Media and Telecoms (TMT) department head, said: “We are delighted to have advised the MoD on this landmark naval contract which, in addition to securing a vast amount of jobs, will help modernise the Royal Navy. Our relationship with the MoD ensured we were able to provide an overview across the operating centres and help propose coherent solutions to meet the requirements of each of them.”
Julie Blackwell, DES SM IS-Comrcl-DepHd at the MoD, commented: “We have been consistently impressed by Dentons and their ability to work as an integrated part of our team. The Dentons team’s commitment and professionalism made a huge difference both to the quality of the contracts and the challenging process to achieve completion within the required timescales”
The Dentons team was led by Catherine Bingham. The core team included Christopher McGee-Osborne, (joint MoD client relationship partner and Energy Transport and Infrastructure (ETI) Sector Head), Robert Turner (Partner, ETI), Charles Reddish (Managing Associate, TMT), Jonathan Smith (Associate, ETI), Adam Brown (Senior Associate, ETI), Douglas Johnston (Senior Associate, ETI), Peter Shaw (Managing Associate, ETI), Douglas Johnston (Senior Associate, ET)), Tristan Jonckheer (Associate, TMT) and James Marsden (Lawyer, TMT).
Source: www.dentons.com
