The contracts were officially signed one year later on 3 July 2008, after the creation of BVT Surface Fleet through the merger of BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions and VT Group's VT Shipbuilding which was a requirement of the UK Government.
Smlouvy byly oficiálně podepsány o rok později, tedy 3. července 2008 poté, co byla vytvořena společnost BVT Surface Fleet spojením BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions a VT Group, což bylo požadavkem britské vlády.