§ Mr. PearsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment for what reasons Black Country Careers Service Ltd. was unsuccessful in re-tendering to run careers services in the black country; and if she will place in the Library a copy of the tender documents of each tender submitted and of the evaluation report on each. [13410]
§ Mr. PaiceBlack Country Careers Services Ltd. was given the reasons why its bid was unsuccessful at a meeting on 2 January. All careers service bids were subject to competitive tendering, which involved a rigorous, fair, and unbiased assessment process against the criteria published in the prospectus. All bids are treated as commercial-in-confidence and I am therefore not able to reveal or discuss the contents or results of any bids or details of their evaluation.