Written question asked by Alison Seabeck (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 November 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 November 2011. It was answered by Peter Luff (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 May 2012 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Departmental Procurement

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what proportion of contracts awarded through the framework agreement technical support process were not awarded after a competitive tendering process in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the value was of each such contract.

Answer: [holding answer 23 November 2012]: The Defence internal audit on the framework agreement for technical support reviewed the period from April 2009—March 2011. The audit reported that, based on the data available for those tasks placed since 1 July 2010, 25% were awarded following a competitive tendering process.In response to this, project teams have been challenged to increase the use of competition, with rates now running at 43% in the period 1 August 2011 to 31 March 2012. Work continues to improve this further.

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