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Metrix UK Ltd is a joint venture company, originally a 50/50 equity partnership between QinetiQ and LandSecurities Trillium, specifically set up to bid for the two main contracts under the UK Government's 2001 Defence Training Review (DTR) rationalisation programme. Contract 1 involves provision of training for engineering and communications for the whole of the British Armed Forces, while contract 2 was to provide training for logistics, security, policing and administration.

On 17 January 2007, it was announced that the Metrix consortium had been awarded Preferred Bidder status for Package 1 of the DTR programme, and Provisional Preferred Bidder status for Package 2. Metrix was expected eventually to reduce the current defence training estate from about 30 current sites to about 10 in the future, with a main campus to be located at an MOD site at St Athan in southern Wales.^[1]

On 31 January 2008, the Government announced that it had become apparent that the Metrix Consortium is not able to offer an affordable and acceptable Package 2 solution and, as a consequence, alternative approaches were being considered. This did not have any impact on the commitment to the Package 1 Metrix solution, which was still to be vigorously pursued.^[2]

On 11 December 2008, Land Securities confirmed, in light of the significantly increased bid costs, that Trillium was withdrawing from its role as a partner in the Metrix consortium.^[3] Their place was taken by Sodexo (originally a consortium member, rather than partner).

Consortium members

The full Metrix consortium is made up of:

References

External links

[1] Government News Network - Wednesday 17 January 2007 13:22

[2] A statement issued by the Minister of State for the Armed Forces on 31st January 2008

[3] LandSecurities Metrix Withdrawal

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+'''Metrix UK Ltd''' is a [[joint venture]] company, originally a 50/50 equity partnership between [[QinetiQ]] and [[Land Securities|LandSecurities Trillium]], specifically set up to bid for the two main contracts under the [[United Kingdom|UK]] Government's 2001 [[Defence Training Review]] (DTR) rationalisation programme. Contract 1 involves provision of training for [[engineering]] and [[Telecommunication|communication]]s for the whole of the [[British Armed Forces]], while contract 2 was to provide training for [[logistics]], [[security]], [[police|policing]] and [[Administration (business)|administration]].
-'''About Metrix'''
+On 17 January 2007, it was announced that the Metrix [[consortium]] had been awarded Preferred Bidder status for Package 1 of the DTR programme, and Provisional Preferred Bidder status for Package 2. Metrix was expected eventually to reduce the current defence training estate from about 30 current sites to about 10 in the future, with a main campus to be located at an [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|MOD]] site at [[MOD St Athan|St Athan]] in southern [[Wales]].<ref>[http://www.gnn.gov.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=257220&NewsAreaID=2 Government News Network - Wednesday 17 January 2007 13:22]</ref>
-The Metrix consortium provides education and training as well as land property and facilities management.
+On 31 January 2008, the Government announced that it had become apparent that the Metrix Consortium is not able to offer an affordable and acceptable Package 2 solution and, as a consequence, alternative approaches were being considered. This did not have any impact on the commitment to the Package 1 Metrix solution, which was still to be vigorously pursued.<ref>[http://www.qinetiq.com/home_metrix_review/31_01_08_statement.html A statement issued by the Minister of State for the Armed Forces on 31st January 2008]</ref>
+On 11 December 2008, Land Securities confirmed, in light of the significantly increased bid costs, that Trillium was withdrawing from its role as a partner in the Metrix consortium.<ref>[http://www.landsecurities.com/websitefiles/Metrix%20withdrawal_111208.pdf LandSecurities Metrix Withdrawal]</ref> Their place was taken by [[Sodexo]] (originally a consortium member, rather than partner).
 ==Consortium members==
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 The full Metrix consortium is made up of:
+*[[AgustaWestland]]
 *[[City and Guilds of London Institute|City & Guilds]]
+*[[Currie & Brown]]
+*Dalkia (part of [[Veolia Environnement]])
 *[[Electronic Data Systems|EDS]]
 *[[Laing O'Rourke]]
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 *[[QinetiQ]]
 *[[Raytheon]]
+*[[Serco]]
 *[[Sodexo]]
 *[[Open University|The Open University]]
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/9A40F7A2-F522-4E7C-99A6-76198DACB41D/0/DTRPreferredBidderAnnouncementARMYLeaflet.pdf Defence Training Review - Army]
-*[http://www.metrixuk.com
+*[http://www.qinetiq.com/home_metrix_review.html QinetiQ Metrix]
 *[http://www.sodexo.com Sodexo]
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 [[Category:Defence companies of the United Kingdom]]
 [[Category:QinetiQ]]
-'''About the Defence Training Review Programme'''
-In 2001, the MOD published a report entitled 'Modernising Defence Training'. The report highlighted that:
-future Defence Training needed to be more integrated;
-training needed to be managed on a Defencewide basis to better support the increasing move towards joint deployments;
-that the training estate needed investment and rationalisation to ensure that our 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) project seeking to transform the way we deliver 3 types of specialist training 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.