Mr. John David Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many tenders have been 37W received for the COMTOD computer mapping contract for the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland; and when is the closing date for receipt of tenders.
(2) whether all tenderers for the COMTOD contract for the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland were supplied with identical information at the same time.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe procurement process for this contract is still at proposal stage. The operational requirement for the project was issued to all 63 applicants on 24 April, by the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency, which is handling the procurement for the ordnance survey of Northern Ireland. Invitations to tender will be issued on 6 September and the deadline for receipt of tenders will be 4 October 1984.