Defence Training Review
The Defence Training Review was established by the then
- Future Defence Training needed to be more integrated;
- Training needed to be managed on a defence-wide basis to better support the increasing move towards joint deployments;
- The training estate needed investment and rationalisation to ensure that facilities were used efficiently and were fit for purpose.
These recommendations are at the heart of the Defence Training Review Rationalisation Programme, a large and complex public-private partnership (PPP) seeking to transform the way specialist training is delivered in the future. Under a PPP contract, a prospective partner will be responsible for the design and delivery of the majority of the training but the MoD, via senior military officers, will command and retain overall responsibility for the effectiveness of this training. This strong military presence will be maintained to provide skills training, and ensure that operational experience is shared with students and military ethos is upheld.
The programme consists of two projects termed Package 1 and Package 2. Package 1 involves provision of training for
The preferred bidder
In January 2007, the Secretary of State for Defence announced that the Metrix consortium had been awarded Preferred Bidder status for Package 1, and Provisional Preferred Bidder status for Package 2.[2] By January 2008, however, the Government had decided that the Metrix Consortium was not able to offer an affordable and acceptable Package 2 solution and, therefore, alternative approaches would be considered.
Package 1
Metrix's bid included the provision of a new Defence Technical College (DTC) at
Package 2
A separate project team was established at Upavon, operating under the auspices of Director General Army Recruiting & Training, to determine the best way forward for Package 2 training and infrastructure.[3]
References
- ^ Modernising Defence Training - Report
- ^ "Speech by Secretary of State for Defence announcing DTR preferred Bidder" Hansard, House of Commons, Jan 2007
- ^ a b Defence Training Review Package 1 Integrated Project
- ^ "Minister announces MoD to learn nothing from DTR and to press towards single site for DTT". Public and Commercial Services Union. 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.