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Carillion PLC
19 May 2005



19 May 2005

CarillionEnterprise appointed preferred bidder on Regional Prime Central
contract worth in excess of £500 million

A joint venture between support services and construction company Carillion and
support service company Enterprise has been selected as the preferred bidder for
a Regional Prime Central contract with a contract value in excess of £500million
plus discrete construction work to maintain the Ministry of Defence's built
estate and non-PFI new build and refurbishment.


'CarillionEnterprise', comprising Carillion with a 50% stake and Enterprise
(50%), will be responsible for maintenance, new build and refurbishment of
around 8,500 buildings and other infrastructure from the Scottish border through
the North of England, to the Humber, Midlands and throughout Wales over a
seven-year period, with the potential for a three-year extension.

Significant mobilisation activity will take place before the contract start date 
of April 2006.

Commenting on the appointment, John McDonough, Carillion's chief executive said:
'We are delighted to have been selected for this second major defence services
contract in as many weeks. Government's outsourcing of support services is a
major growth market and defence is one of our key sectors.

'The heart of our approach is to introduce innovative ways of working that will
enable the Ministry of Defence to maximise value for money through improved
efficiency and the delivery of leading-edge supply chain management.'

Vice Admiral Peter Dunt, Defence Estates chief executive, added: 'Defence
Estates is committed to Regional Prime contracts and I am confident that, in
taking forward CarillionEnterprise's proposals, we will develop a long-term,
positive, mutually-beneficial relationship in order to obtain improved service
delivery and greater value-for-money for the defence estate in England & Wales.'

Notes to editors

This is the second major defence contract win for Carillion in as many weeks.
Last week, a joint venture led by Carillion was selected as the designated
support services supplier for a contract with a value potentially in the region
of £700 million with Defence Estates to maintain and upgrade Ministry of Defence
family accommodation

Carillion

Carillion is a leading provider of integrated solutions for buildings,
infrastructure and services. As a FTSE 250  company with a turnover of around £2
billion and over 19,000 employees, the Group delivers high-quality, cost-
effective  and sustainable solutions using its wide range of skills and
resources. Carillion's key target markets are health,  transport (road and rail
infrastructure), building, facilities management and support services for public
and private  sector customers.


Enterprise

Enterprise is a support services company operating in the utility, local
authority and public sector markets. In  utilities it provides maintenance
services to support the distribution infrastructure for the telecommunication,
gas,  water and electricity industries. Its public sector work includes
streetscene and grounds maintenance, building  maintenance and the provision of
consultancy and management services throughout the UK.


For further information, please contact

Carillion
Paula Manning
Tel: [phone]

Enterprise

Hilary Scrase
Tel: [phone]






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