RAC plc, the motoring and vehicle solutions company, has renewed Lex Defence’s contract to supply the 3,300-strong RAF non-combatant vehicle fleet for a further eight years, beginning in February 2003. Added to Lex Defence’s £500 million White Fleet contract, the company now supplies over 12,500 vehicles to the British armed forces, to a value of over £600 million.
RAC plc, the motoring and vehicle solutions company, has renewed Lex Defence’s contract to supply the 3,300-strong RAF non-combatant vehicle fleet for a further eight years, beginning in February 2003. Added to Lex Defence’s Ł500 million White Fleet contract, the company now supplies over 12,500 vehicles to the British armed forces, to a value of over Ł600 million.
The vehicles supplied under the contract range from motorcycles, cars, vans and coaches, to trucks and trailers, many of which have been built for specialised military applications.
The original RAF white fleet contract was a ‘pathfinder’ contract signed in 1994. The UK White Fleet agreement is a 10-year contract, which runs until 2011. Lex Defence provides a complete vehicle support service for the Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and other MoD customers throughout Britain, fulfilled by Lex Vehicle Leasing and Lex Transfleet.
Colonel David Ruff, leader of the Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO) team that awarded the contract commented: "This expansion of the contract is a testament to the strength of the partnership which has been formed between the MoD and Lex Defence."
Andy Harrison, Chief Executive, RAC plc, said: "I am delighted to be adding this extension of the White Fleet to our growing partnership with the Ministry of Defence."
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For further information please contact:
Kay Saunders, Lex Defence Ltd 07764 241386 kay.saunders@lex.co.uk
www.lexdefence.co.uk
www.racplc.co.uk
Notes to editors
RAC plc provides motoring and vehicle solutions to individual and business customers through five inter-related business groupings:
RAC Consumer Services sells a comprehensive range of motoring solutions to individual customers, including financial, legal and travel services, RAC Auto Windscreens and BSM.
RAC Business Solutions, including Lex Defence, sells motoring and related business solutions to business customers and manages complex outsourcing bids for large public and private sector organisations.
Lex Vehicle Leasing is the UK’s leading car and van contract hire company, providing solutions for fleets of all sizes together with personal leasing and employee car ownership schemes.
Lex Industrial Solutions includes mechanical handling, fleet management and commercial vehicle contract hire, bringing together activities with similar types of customer and operations.
Manufacturer Support Services provide outsourced marketing and inventory management services, primarily to vehicle manufacturers.
Lex Defence
Lex Defence provides a unique range of skills and services to support the fleet requirements of the British Armed Forces.
The relationship between the two organisations dates back over 80 years in some areas, allowing Lex Defence to fully understand the operational and commercial demands involved in providing this service.
The Lex Defence companies who serve the British Armed Forces are:
Lex Defence White Fleet - (a joint Lex Transfleet and Lex Vehicle Leasing company) supplying and managing the 12,500 strong tri-service White Fleet (including cars, commercial vehicles and specialist vehicles).
Lex Transfleet – providing a vehicle workshop and full transport service to the Aldershot Garrison, covering six individual garrisons. Lex Multipart Defence - providing spares support and Base Inspection & Repair services to the Challenger II Main Battle Tank, through contracts with Alvis Vickers Limited. Lex Multipart Defence also supplies parts for the Leyland fleet of military vehicles and as the Industrial Prime Vendor for NPPO, supplies over 30,000 items of General Engineering Hardware items direct to the three services.
Lex Fleetserve - providing MT workshop stores management for the Royal Navy & RAF and supporting the White Fleet with consumables directly to 50+ fleet locations.
RAC Software Solutions – providing the industry leading TRANMAN Fleet Management software package to the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force and related organisations such as ABRO.
RAC – providing breakdown services.
RAC AutoWindscreens - providing automotive glass repair and replacement service.
BSM - trains more than 6,000 military personnel each year.