Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Hain (Labour), on Sunday, 23 October 1994, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 29 members in total.

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POST OFFICE AND ALDO MANTA

That this House notes that the Post Office Code of Conduct for the purchase of goods and services requires its purchasing to achieve value for money, and requires suppliers to have a track record, long term security, financial standing, stable ownership and brand leadership; notes that the Post Office has awarded an estimated ??7.5 million contract (No. 3094008) to Aldo Manta the trading name for Piriac Ltd. whose directors are Clive Sumner, a Lloyd's name with total losses estimated at ??500,000, and David Tapley, a Lloyd's name with total losses estimated at ??1,200,000, on disaster syndicates; notes that Aldo Manta has changed its name, ownership and structural details several times over the last few years; is concerned that the Post Office has awarded a contract in apparent breach of its own code of conduct to a company that does not have a track record or stable ownership, that the contract was not open to competition and that there is a dispute in the High Court regarding the intellectual property rights of the goods ordered; calls on the President of the Board of Trade to investigate this matter and explain what control his Department exercises over Post Office contracts and management, and when he will address the concerns expressed regarding Post Office contracting in a letter passed on to him from the Leader of the House, the Right Honourable Member for Braintree; and demands that Post Office privatisation must be halted until at least a proper inquiry has been held into this matter. (Relevant registered interest declared).

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1640 

Session

1993-94

Subjects

Contracts Civil proceedings Intellectual property Procurement Post Office Bridgegate Engineering Aldo Manta

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk