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Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Friday, 9 January 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 January 2009. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Thursday, 15 January 2009 on behalf of the Treasury.

Official Cars: Procurement

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what public procurement contracts are planned involving the purchase of cars, vans and trucks over the next 12 months; and whether the vehicles purchased will be British-built in each case.
Answer

The majority of vehicles to be purchased by the public sector over the next 12 months will be made through the numerous existing framework agreements. There is no centrally-held list of those that are organisation-specific, but those in the following table are collaborative agreements listed on the OGC Contracts Database. The contracts are with a variety of suppliers and are based on best value for money. Some of the vehicles purchased through these contracts will be wholly or partially built in the United Kingdom, but it is illegal under EU procurement legislation to mandate British-only vehicles.

Lead Authority Contract
Department of Work and Pensions Motor Vehicle Purchase Framework Agreement
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation Motor vehicles (Purchase of)
Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation Commercial and Passenger Transport vehicles
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation Specialist vehicles (Purchase of)

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
486 c908W; 247026
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Motor vehicles Public sector Procurement
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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