§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what criteria were applied in considering(a) the in-house bid and (b) external bids for the contract to maintain his Department's green goddess fleet of fire appliances;
(2) what was the nature of the tendering process for the maintenance of the green goddess fire appliance fleet.
§ Mr. John PattenTwenty-four contractors were invited to tender for the storage and maintenance of the emergency fire service stockpile against an operational requirement prepared by the Home Office. Following standard Government procedures, all compliant tenders were assessed on the basis of value for money, and a comparison was made with the cost and efficacy of the existing in-house undertaking.
§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of the green goddess fire appliance fleet housed at Bruntingthorpe aerodrome is presently capable of being brought into immediate service.
§ Mr. John PattenA total of 218 green goddess fire appliances are housed at Bruntingthorpe, and of these 215 (over 98 per cent.) are capable of being brought into immediate service.