Defence Estates is an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), in the United Kingdom, which is responsible for the built and rural estate. It is controls 2,400 square kilometres which is about 1% of the area of the UK (244,820 km²). An Executive Agency is a British public institution that carries out some part of the executive functions of the United Kingdom government, Scottish Executive, Welsh Assembly and Northern Ireland Executive. ... Main Building - The Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence, Whitehall, Westminster, London Tri-service badge of the UK armed forces The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the UK military. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ...

Administration

The Agency is managed by a Chief Executive, currently Vice Admiral Peter Dunt. Chief Executive may refer to: Chief Executive of Hong Kong Chief Executive of Macau Chief Executive Officer This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Vice Admiral is a naval rank of three star level, equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. ...

Management of this very large and diverse business relies on a multiplicity of partnerships, not only with industry but also with many Statutory Bodies and NGOs. It also requires an extremely close relationship with those who use the estate - the Armed Forces - to ensure that it meets the requirements to maintain operational capability.

Portfolio

The Agency's property portfolio is diverse and ranges from naval bases and airfields to forces housing and military training grounds. Many of these sites are of national heritage or of archaeological. The Agency also has responsibility for the overseas estates of the MOD. Modern Naval Tactics It is tempting to regard modern naval combat as the purest expression of tactics. ... For other uses, see Airport (disambiguation). ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...

Aims and mission

Defence Estates is responsible for the day to day estates activity through a wide range of maintenance, construction and sustainability issues, with an annual budget of some £1 bn and direct responsibility for over 4000 staff. The Agency became a Top Level Budget from 1 April 2005. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Agency’s mission is “to deliver estate solutions to defence needs”. Its vision, which follows on from this, is to “provide an estate of the right size and quality, which is managed and developed effectively in line with acknowledged best practice, and which is sensitive to social and environmental considerations”.

Rationalisation and consolidation

Management of the MOD estate as a corporate asset includes rationalisation and consolidation, working towards focussing the Ministry's activities onto fewer, larger sites. Since 1998/1999 DE has disposed of land and facilities surplus to requirements to the value of £1.46 billion. In devising and implementing an agreed plan with its customers, DE provides a corporate and long-term view of defence requirements consistent with the Estate Strategy. This will assist in focussing MOD’s use of and future investment in its estate, to meet defence requirements for an estate of the optimum size and quality. In psychology, rationalization is the process of constructing a logical justification for a decision that was originally arrived at through a different mental process. ... Consolidation is the act of merging many things into one. ...

The Agency is pursuing a Prime Contracting Initiative to provide better value for money; this involves fewer, larger contacts for the maintenance of the estate and projects. The maintenance of the UK estate will be carried out through five Regional Prime Contracts; in Scotland, the South West, South East, Central and East have already been let. The Agency is also managing a variety of other large contracts, providing for Single Living Accommodation and the outsourcing of water and wastewater for example. Additionally, since 2004 the Agency has been responsible for the maintenance of Service housing and this will be enhanced through the Housing Prime Contract, which was awarded in late 2005. As from April 06, the Agency will take responsibility for the functional prime contract for delivering estate services to the Army Training Estate across the UK. Additionally, Defence Estates provides worldwide estate security services to the MOD through its Security Services Group. Travel guide to Scotland from Wikitravel Transport in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in... South West England is one of the regions of England. ... South East England is one of the official regions of England. ... East of England is one of the official regions of England. ...