§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the tender submitted by Multipart, Chorley, for the stock and supply of spare parts for the armed forces. [122678]
§ Dr. MoonieMultipart, through an appropriate competitive tendering process, have been appointed the 'service provider' to Vickers Defence Systems (VDS) for the provision, procurement, storage and distribution of Challenger 2 specific consumable spares (Project CRISP). A decision on whether Project CRISP will proceed is expected in late June.
List of vessels by category Class of vessel Vessel name Laid down Launched Commissioned Type 23 Frigate HMS Sutherland Yes HMS Kent Yes HMS Portland Yes Yes HMS St. Albans Yes Yes Loading Platform Docking (Replacement) HMS Albion Yes HMS Bulwark Yes Single Role Minehunter (SRMH) HMS Penzance Yes HMS Pembroke Yes Yes HMS Grimsby Yes Yes Yes HMS Bangor Yes Yes HMS Ramsey Yes Yes HMS Blyth Yes HMS Shoreham Yes SSN HMS Astute Yes SSBN HMS Vengeance Yes Yes Offshore Survey Vessel (OSV) HMS Scott Yes Landing Platform Helicopter (LPH) HMS Ocean Yes Total 10 8 7