§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy, further to his answer of 5 February,Official Report, columns 455–58, whether Dewe Rogerson submitted the lowest tender for the contract it obtained in February.
§ Mr. WakehamIn appointing advisers, the Department considers all the relevant factors including price, experience, capability and value for money. The relative merits of candidates, on any of these factors, is commercially sensitive and it is the Government's established practice not to reveal information on performance of candidates in tender competitions.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy, further to his answer of 5 February,Official Report, columns 455–58, how many companies were invited to tender for the contracts awarded to each of the advisers listed in his reply with the exception of the UKAEA,
6Wnewspaper advertising and (d) other promotional material in 1979–80 and in each following year; and what is his latest estimate for the current year and budget for 1990–91.
§ Mr. WakehamThe information requested is as follows:
Nuclear Services Group and Dewe Rogerson; what were the names of the unsuccessful tenderers; and whether the tender accepted was the lowest.
§ Mr. WakehamIt is my Department's policy to award contracts whenever possible by competitive tender, thus securing competitive rates for work. This procedure has been followed for the majority of the contracts awarded to the companies listed in my earlier reply. Details of individual cases are commercially confidential.