§ Mr. Marplesasked the Secretary of State for Defence what are the regulations of his Department for evaluating tenders to supply navigation instruments under production contracts.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe standard procurement regulations in use by all Government Departments are applied.
§ Mr. Marplesasked the Secretary of State for Defence for the latest year for 507W which figures are available, what was the total departmental expenditure on navigation instruments; how this is divided between air and sea navigation equipment; and what proportion of each contract category was placed as a result of competitive tendering.
§ Mr. John MorrisAir navigation equipment is bought for the Ministry of Defence by the Ministry of Technology. The total Ministry of Defence expenditure for 1968–69 on navigation equipment for sea and land use was £2.68 million. The proportion of this equipment purchased as a result of competitive tendering was as follows:
Percent. Perchased as a Result of Competitive Tendering Sea Navigation Equipment 20 Land Navigation Equipment 5