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TQ Education and Training Ltd to provide training to soldiers at the Royal School of Military Engineering in 30-year contract worth £116 million

TQ Education and Training Ltd, a leading provider of training and training management services, has secured a £116 million contract with Babcock Support Services Ltd to deliver technical training at the Royal School of Military Engineering.

TQ will provide a wide range of training in Heavy Construction Plant operation and maintenance together with Construction Project Management to soldiers at the Construction Engineer School in Medway, Kent, and the Combat Engineer School in Minley, Hampshire.

Vic Keyworth, CEO of TQ said: "We have all worked extremely hard to secure this very prestigious contract which adds further strength to TQ's position as a leading provider of training to the UK Armed Forces. We look forward to working in partnership with the Commandant and his team and to fulfilling the RSME mission to provide well-trained and motivated Military Engineers for the Armed Forces".

The RSME PPP Contract has been awarded to Holdfast Training Services, a consortium between Babcock and Carillion. The 30-year contract is for the provision of training and training support, infrastructure services and accommodation services to the RSME at Medway in Kent and Minley in Hampshire. Holdfast will also provide infrastructure services at Bicester in Oxfordshire. The contract is very good news for Defence, providing significant capital investment in soldier accommodation and allowing the MOD to provide training and training support in a more cost effective manner.

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Editor's notes:
TQ is a private company based in Lockington, Derbyshire that provides training and training services to its clients both in the UK and internationally. In addition to this new 30-year contract with the MoD, TQ is already the provider of education services to the highly successful PFI contract for Welbeck, the Defence Sixth Form College located near Loughborough. It also delivers leadership and management training and cultural awareness training to the UK Armed Forces. Overseas, TQ works in Kuwait and has long term training contracts in Libya and Saudi Arabia. TQ's current order book is in excess of £250m.