Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what time period was his Department's tender validity on the Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation contract extended; and when he plans to announce the winning tender.
The Defence Fire and Rescue project remains subject to an on-going approvals process. Bidders have accepted extensions to the bid validity period to accommodate this; these extensions are confidential between the bidders and the Department. An announcement on the outcome of the project will be made in due course.