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Kier and BAM win £600 million Devonport submarine dock contract
Kier and BAM's joint venture has secured a £600 million main works contract from Babcock to upgrade Devonport's 10 Dock for deep maintenance of the Royal Navy's Astute-class submarines, Construction Enquirer reported on 2 November 2026. The work includes strengthening the dock walls, replacing part of the floor with a reinforced concrete base and new docking cradle, and a heavy-lift gantry crane, with the joint venture moving from early contractor involvement into the main works phase.
Our readA defence contract of this size, coming after the same joint venture's 2022 framework win, points to a steady pipeline of Royal Navy dock work.
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