§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what have been the estimated savings to date as a result of the smart procurement initiative. [153451]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 13 March 2001]: Over the three successive annual planning rounds since the inception of the smart procurement initiative, we have identified costing reductions attributable to smart procurement which total £2 billion over the ten-year period 1998 to 2008. We expect to improve on this in the current and future planning rounds.
§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what measures he has put in place to ensure that contractor past performance is given sufficient weighting in the MOD's procurement decisions. [153452]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 13 March 2001]: In assessing the eligibility of suppliers to fulfil its requirements, the MOD takes account, where appropriate, of a number of factors, including company capacity, capability and past performance. Companies may be required to complete a pre-qualification to provide information on, among other things, delivery and performance history for similar projects. The Department recognises the importance of learning from, and building on, past experience, and to that end it is looking to implement a further series of measures designed to better capture past performance, including a supplier self-assessment scheme, joint industry/Ministry of Defence reviews aimed at improving future performance and closer vendor management initiatives.
§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the total over-spend on defence procurement projects since 1971. [153449]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 13 March 2001]: Figures for cost performance of the largest projects have been published in the Major Projects Report since 1993 and copies are available in the Library of the House. Complete historic data for all projects are not held centrally.