Serco joint venture wins Australian defence con...

25 August 2005

Serco joint venture wins Australian defence contract

Serco Group plc ('Serco') today announces that its joint venture with Sodexho
Alliance has renewed and expanded its contract with the Australian Defence
Force to deliver garrison support services to defence bases, in the Sydney
South West region of New South Wales. The contract is worth up to
$Aus200million (c£84million) to Serco over a term of up to nine years.

Under the new performance based contract, Serco Sodexho Defence Services will
provide a range of base support services, including weapon ranges, aircraft
refuelling, security, fire and emergency response, environmental services and
hospitality services.

The contract will commence in October 2005, with 200 new jobs and 500 existing
employees in the region. Alliances will be formed with local suppliers, to the
benefit of local communities.

Serco Group Chief Executive, Christopher Hyman said:

'This win confirms Serco's position with its partner Sodexho, as the leading
provider in Garrison Support Services to the Australian Defence Force. We look
forward to maintaining and strengthening our relationships in the region, and
providing excellent services to our clients and their personnel.

'We are particularly pleased with this award, following Serco's decision to
focus primarily on defence and transport activities in Australia.'

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Notes to editors

Serco is a leading international service company, operating in a diverse range

of sectors, including defence, transport, science, health, justice, IT,
education and local government. More information can be found at

www.serco.com.

For further information please contact:

Serco Group plc: [phone]

Graham Capper, Head of Media and Public Relations

Richard Hollins, Head of Investor Relations