§ 28. Dr. ReidTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will outline the timetable for tendering for the Ministry of Defence's next military ambulance order.
§ Mr. SainsburyOur next tendering exercise for ambulances will be for 41 crash rescue ambulances required for the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. The requirement will be advertised in the contracts bulletin later this month with tenders due for issue in mid-May. A further requirement for two-stretcher ambulances to replace the current Bedford vehicle will form part of a larger van order which will be advertised in the contracts bulletin in April for tender issues in May or June 1988.