§ Mr. GillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence which Polish contractors were invited to bid for work on a support centre at RAF Mildenhall; and what reasons underlay the decision to include these contractors in the bidding process. [129403]
§ Mr. Spellar[holding answer 6 July 2000]: Two Polish contractors, Exbud Joint Stock Company and Mostostal Zabrze Holding, were invited to tender for the contract to provide an Operations Support Centre at RAF Mildenhall.
The reasons for including these firms in the bidding process stem from Poland's membership of NATO.
The Support Centre at RAF Mildenhall has been identified as being eligible for NATO funding under NATO's Security Investment Programme (NSIP). The contract for this work has been opened to International Competitive Bidding (ICB).
Under ICB arrangements, firms nominated by NATO member nations that contribute to the NSIP funding must be invited to tender for the work.
The two firms in question were nominated by the Polish Embassy in London and invited to bid.
During the tender period both Exbud and Mostostal Zabrze declined to tender.