Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contracts his Department awarded to industry for shipbuilding since 2010; and what the value was of each contract.
The table below shows shipbuilding contracts awarded by the Ministry of Defence since 2010, with the contract values detailed at Contract Award.
Programme | Contract Value | Company/Shipyard Date of Award |
Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships | £1.6bn (subject to inflation) for 3 ships | Navantia UK on behalf of Team Resolute (BMT, Harland & Wolff & Navantia) - 2023 |
Type 26 Frigates | £3.7bn Batch 1 for 3 ships £4.2bn Batch 2 for 5 ships | BAE Systems 2017 and 2022 |
Type 31 Frigates | Contract total over £1.2bn. £250m average production cost per ship. Design and Build contract for 5 ships | Babcock 2019 |
River Class Offshore Patrol Vessels Batch 2 | Total Contract value £635m including support costs. Manufacture and support contract for 5 ships, built in two batches. | BAE Systems Contracts awarded in 2014 and 2016 |
Tide Class - Military Afloat Reach & Sustainability (MARS) Tankers | Build contract for £452m for 4 ships | DSME 2012 |
Since 2015 the Ministry of Defence has also brought into service the two Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, the culmination of a £6 billion programme of UK shipbuilding, and the Tide Class of Royal Fleet Auxiliaries providing around £150 million of work to UK shipyards and other suppliers.