Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2017 to Question 8761, on Department for International Trade: procurement, which two contracts took over three months to procure; which contract took over six months to procure; and which contract took over one year to procure.

The two contracts that took longer than three months to procure are:

‘Astana Expo 2017 Concept & Developed Design’, which focused on delivering comprehensive design services for the UK Pavilion, at the Astana EXPO 2017 in Kazakhstan.

‘The Provision of Generalist and Specialist Interim Services’, which supports the Department for International Trade’s operations in the UK and globally, by fulfilling interim roles and transitioning contractors from multiple legacy agreements to the new agreement.

The contract that took over six months to procure is ‘Astana Expo 2017 Design & Build’, which was to provide the technical design, fabrication, construction and installation and provide a single point of contract for the design and build of the UK Pavilion at the Astana EXPO 2017 in Kazakhstan.

The contract that took over twelve months to procure is ‘Event Management Services’, which is for the design and delivery of innovative and market-leading events.