§ Mr. PicklesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how often the credit rating of companies supplying services to his Department is checked. [107746]
§ Yvette CooperWhere companies supplying services to the Department are awarded contracts as a result of a formal tender exercise, Departmental guidelines require all such companies to be assessed as to their financial viability prior to the award. In some instances this will include a credit rating check. The Department does not, as a matter of routine, carry out financial assessments or credit rating checks either on small value contracts or on its existing suppliers except as part of another tender exercise.
§ Mr. PicklesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if the credit rating of companies seeking to tender for services provided by his Department is checked before the contract is awarded. [107744]
§ Yvette CooperDepartmental guidelines require short-listed companies, seeking to tender for services provided by the Department, to be assessed for financial viability prior to the award of any contract. In some cases this will include a credit rating check.