Written question asked by Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 9 February 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 February 2009. It was answered by Lord Davies of Stamford (Labour) on Thursday, 12 February 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Warships

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2009, Official Report, column 1407W, on warships, what steps the Royal Navy took to assess tenderers for the contract entitled Vessel Requirement S&MO CB/3193 according to their understanding of the project requirement; what visits were made to the site for this purpose; and on what dates the requirement was discussed with the officer responsible for this operation.

Answer: Tenderers for the provision of harbour support and coastal re-supply services to the Falkland Islands were assessed against pre-determined technical and commercial evaluation criteria that were supplied to the companies when they were invited to bid for the requirement.The tender evaluation panel included personnel who have visited the Falkland Islands on a number of occasions and who have therefore built up a good working knowledge of the requirement. The views of MOD personnel based on the Islands, who are responsible for the day to day operation of the service, were also obtained.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 487 c2154-5W; 256668
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Warships
Thursday, 5 February 2009
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Warships
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