§ Mr. Douglasasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will detail the procedures adopted by his Department in order to ensure that competitive bids are received for his Department's equipment contracts.
§ Mr. LeeThe Ministry's procedures are designed to ensure that procurement staff secure competition for our 627W requirements whenever it is practicable and reasonable to do so. In addition, our main contractors are required to make the maximum use of competition in their subcontracting. For a fuller account of the procedures I would refer the hon. Member to chapter 5 of the SDE 1985.