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SCS Win UK MoD Training Support Contract Extension
SCS Win UK MoD Training Support Contract Extension.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 4258D Cohort PLC 29 April 2013 \n \n\n \n29 April 2013\n \nCohort plc\n \n(\"Cohort\" or the \"Group\")\n \nSCS Win UK MoD Training Support Contract Extension\n \n \nCohort, the independent technology group, today is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, SCS, has won a 12-month extension to its training support contract for the UK Ministry of Defence's Joint Forces Command (JFC), valued at £2.6 million. \nThe value of this contract extension is significantly higher than was envisaged when the original contract was announced in March 2011.\nWork under the contract includes rehearsing the JFC's various component organisations through a series of live and simulated exercises. SCS has supported the collective training of deployable headquarters for the JFC and its predecessor, the Permanent Joint Headquarters, since 2000, winning four competitive tenders. \nCohort will be releasing its final results for the year ending 30th April 2013 on 24th June 2013.\nAndy Thomis, Chief Executive of Cohort plc, said:\n\"This contract is a welcome reaffirmation of SCS's position as the market leader for large-scale, joint operational training services, both in the UK and internationally. Despite the tight UK defence market the Group continues to make good progress exploring opportunities with both new and existing customers.\"\nENDS\nFor further information, please contact\n \n\n\n\n\nCohort plc\n \n\n\nAndrew Thomis, Chief Executive\nSimon Walther, Finance Director\n\n\n+44 (0)118 909 0390\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nInvestec\n\n\nKeith Anderson, Daniel Adams\n\n\n+44 (0)20 7597 5970\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nMHP Communications\n\n\nReg Hoare, Vicky Watkins, Ben Griffiths\n\n\n+44 (0)20 3128 8100\n\n\n\n\n \n \nCohort plc (www.cohortplc.com) (@Cohortplc)\n \nCohort is an independent technology group working primarily for defence (air, land and sea), wider government and industry clients, through three market-facing subsidiary companies:\nŸ MASS (www.mass.co.uk) - a specialist systems house with considerable experience in the defence market and a focus on information systems. Based in Cambridgeshire, MASS was acquired by Cohort in August 2006;\n \nŸ SCS (www.scs-ltd.co.uk) - a defence technical...