Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) requests for quotation and (b) requests for proposal were issued by his Department for new capabilities for the armed forces since July 2024 that were not (i) initiated by the previous Government and (ii) related to procurements in progress before the general election.

The Department is not able to distinguish how many requests for quotation and requests for proposal that has been issued for the Armed Forces. The Department cannot define whether it was initiated by the previous Government.

The Department can provide the Invitation to Tender (ITT) information. The Invitation to Tender sets out the requirements that tenderers must meet to submit a valid tender. It also contains the draft contract, further related documents and forms and sets out the Authority’s position with respect to the competition.

There have been 419 Invitations to Tender (ITT) recorded by the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) system since the 04 July 2024 that have been both created and published since 04 July 2024.

There have been 25 Invitations to Tender (ITT) recorded by the Ministry of Defence DSP system created before 04 July 2024 that have been published since 04 July 2024.