§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the consortia bidding for the supply of tank transporters; and if he will make a statement on the progress of this project. [28338]
§ Mr. Spellar[holding answer 9 February 1998]: As announced in the MOD Contracts Bulletin Volume 12, No 8 of 10 December 1997, an invitation to submit outline proposals to meet this Department's requirement for heavy equipment transportation has been issued to:
- Econofreight Heavy Transport
- Consortium headed by:
- Mercedes-Benz(UK) Ltd
- Consortium comprising:
- Serco Ltd and MAN Truck & Bus (UK) Limited
- Consortium comprising:
- Alvis Unipower plc, Ryder plc, PHH Vehicle Management Service plc
- Multidrive Ltd.
- Consortium headed by:
- Lex Service plc
- A joint venture comprising:
- Brown & Root Ltd./Oshkosh Truck Corporation
Econofreight Heavy Transport and Multidrive Ltd. have subsequently withdrawn from the competition.
The remaining consortia are due to submit their outline proposals later this month.