Type 31 Frigates: Procurement

(asked on 5th April 2019) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the procurement of Type 31e frigates, what weighting his Department has put on firms bidding for contracts that will sourcing (a) products and (b) materials from the UK supply chain; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Stuart Andrew Portrait
Stuart Andrew
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
This question was answered on 10th April 2019

Supply chain development is an important consideration in evaluating bidders' proposals in the Type 31e competition. Bidders are incentivised to demonstrate how they intend to strengthen the UK supply chain through increased security of supply, supply chain capability development and the mitigation of supply chain vulnerabilities. I cannot discuss specific criteria or their weighting at this time as to do so would be prejudicial to the commercial interests of the Ministry of Defence.

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