HC Deb 05 July 1995 vol 263 cc272-3W
Mr. Fatchett

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list for each of the last three financial years(a) those activities which have been subject to market testing and (b) those activities where an in-house bid has not been allowed. [32183]

Mr. Freeman

The following table lists, for each of the last three reporting periods,(a) those activities which have been subject to market testing that included a bid from the respective in-house organisation; and (b) those activities where an in-house bid was not allowed, that is, where the activity was strategically contracted out.

  • Winning bid by In-House Bid Team
  • 1992–93
  • Gardening, Royal Marines, COMMACHIO Group
  • Gardening, Royal Marines, Lympstone
  • Gardening, Royal Marines Units, Poole
  • RAOC Print Section, Northern Ireland
  • Air Weapon Range, RAF Cowden
  • Support services, Gateway House, RAF Brize Norton
  • Aircraft Support Services, Boscombe Down
  • Elements of Experimental Flying Programme, Bedford/Boscombe Down
  • 1993–94
  • Mechanical Handling Equipment, (repaid and maintenance), Devonport
  • 18 Base Workshop, Army Base Repair Organisation, Bovington
  • 1994–95
  • Financial Accounting, Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
  • Activity contractorised following a Market Test with In-House Bid
  • 1992–93
  • Tailoring, Northern Ireland
  • Ration delivery service, Northern Ireland
  • Air Weapon Range, RAF Holbeach
  • Flight checking, 115 Squadron, RAF Benson
  • Inspectorate of Recruitment Exhibition Production Flight, RAF Henlow
  • IT Processing DIGITS Operators West, Devizes
  • Property Management, Central London
  • Mess catering, Boscombe Down
  • TRIDENT in-service support
    • 273
  • 1993–94
  • Second Line Engineering Support, Flag Officer Naval Aviation, Yeovilton
  • Industrial Mess (Catering and Stewardship function) Defence Postal and Courier Service, Mill Hill, London
  • Airfield services, RAF Gibraltar
  • 1994–95
  • Nimrod Major Servicing Unit, RAF Kinloss
  • Activity contractorised (No In-House Bid)
  • 1992–93
  • Gardening, Royal Marine School of Music, Deal
  • Harrier Aircraft Service Support, H.M.S. HERON
  • Helicopter Maintenance and Engineering Support, H.M.S. OSPREY, H.M.S. HERON and H.M.S. SEAHAWK
  • Simulator Helicopter Control Operations, H.M.S. OSPREY
  • Bielefeld bakery
  • Works Services, H.M.S. SEAHAWK
  • Works Services, H.M.S. DOLPHIN
  • Central Engineering Resources, Plant Hire, Long Marston
  • Food distribution in BAOR
  • Food distribution in rear combat zone (BAOR)
  • Line of Communications—Freight Service, (Low Countries)
  • Engineering and Supply (multi-activity contract), RAF Scampton
  • RAF/RN Elementary Flying Training, RAF Topcliffe
  • Domestic Services, MOD Police, Wethersfield
  • Works Service Maintenance, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands, Belize
  • Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston
  • Combat Systems Information Management Team
  • Guarding, Abby Wood
  • Relocating Reconnaissance Visits, Bristol
  • 1993–94
  • NAAFI food study
  • Verbatim Court Recorders, Salisbury
  • Catering strategy study, UK Land Forces
  • Air Weapons Range, Rosehearty
  • Electronic Warfare training tasks, 360 Sqn, RAF Wyton
  • Government Pipleline and Storage System, (Operation and Maintenance)
  • Parachute Transport Flight, RAF Hullavington
  • Station Engineering Management Aid, (Maintenance Analysis and Computing Division), RAF Swanton Morley
  • Furniture repair, British Forces, Hong Kong
  • School Bus service, British Forces Hong Kong
  • Support entry, Met Office, Bracknell
  • 1994–95
  • Wireless Stations (Operations and Maintenance), Inskip and Crimond)
  • Freight Service, Germany
  • Mobile Civilian Artisan Groups, Germany
  • Support for Parachute Training
  • The Queens Flight, (engineering support) RAF Northolt
  • Repaid of Defence Accommodation Stores, RAF Quedgeley
  • Curtain manufacture, British Forces Hong Kong
  • Food supply, British Forces Hong Kong
  • Support services, British Forces Hong Kong.