§ Mr. BattleTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many Government-owned, contractor-managed, establishments are covered by his Department. [30212]
§ Mr. HeseltineNone.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the contractors bidding for the scientific establishment which his Department has put out to tender. [30214]
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§ Mr. HeseltineMembers of the two consortia currently bidding for the contract to provide research services to DTI at the National Physical Laboratory are:
- (a) W. S. Atkins, SIRA and Scientific Generics
- (b) Serco, AEA Technology and Loughborough University of Technology
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how long the management contracts are for Government-owned, contractor-managed establishments(a) in general and (b) for the National Physical Laboratory. [30213]
§ Mr. HeseltineThe duration of management contracts for Government-owned, contractor-operated establishments varies widely. The duration of the contract for provision of research services at the National Physical Laboratory is under discussion with the shortlisted bidders.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many contracts have been tendered for and won by(a) W. S. Atkins and (b) Serco since 1990. [30221]
§ Mr. HeseltineMy Department does not keep a central record of all contracts tendered for and awarded to individual companies. An exercise to establish how many contracts have been tendered for and won by W. S. Atkins and Serco since 1990 would incur disproportionate costs.