Ministry of Defence accommodation

Colchester Garrison PFI

Living accommodation within a wider PFI contract for the Ministry of Defence.

RMPA Services plc operates the homes. Public sources do not give the number of homes. The register records the scheme as operational.

The Record

Site
Colchester Garrison (including Merville Barracks)
Town
Colchester
Region
East of England
Employer
Ministry of Defence
Operator
RMPA Services plc (SPV); soft and hard FM by Sodexo Defence Services (2015)
Homes
Not published
Status
Operational
Opened
2006
Agreement
Availability contract (PFI or PPP)
Employer support
Payment support published
Confidence
Reported by the employer
Scale
Accommodation within wider PFI: Living accommodation inside a larger PFI contract
Record
SCH-0200

Sources

Where the operator or the employer has a page, that page is the place to ask about homes and eligibility.

  1. Companies House: RMPA Services plc (04943863) full accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026
  2. National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (GOV.UK): Current PFI and PF2 projects as at 31 March 2025 (dataset)
  3. National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (GOV.UK): PFI and PFI2 projects: 2025 Summary Data
  4. Wired-Gov (Ministry of Defence news release): New state of the art facilities opened at Colchester Garrison
  5. Sir Robert McAlpine: Transforming Colchester Garrison
  6. Ministry of Defence (FOI response): FOI09814 Annex A: MOD PFI projects, SPVs and FM providers
  7. UK Parliament: Ministry of Defence: Private Finance Initiative (written question UIN 99036, answered 12 October 2020)
  8. Allianz SE: Allianz invests in Colchester Garrison
  9. Building: PFI team to own land for 150 years

What The Agreement Type Means

Availability contract (PFI or PPP)
Payment for available homes or a service concession.

How Sure We Are

Reported by the employer
The employer's website, board paper, accounts or FOI response.

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