Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are satisfied that contractors engaged by them to deliver international development programmes are providing value for money.

DFID achieves value for money in its contracted work through effective procurement practices, robust contracts, active market engagement and its contract management processes, but we can do more.

The Department is conducting a Supplier Review which will (amongst other things) look at ways to broaden DFID’s contractor base improving competition, and will also examine how to achieve greater cost transparency and scrutiny of costs to ensure further value for money in its programmes.