In response to Turn and Burn - I do have sympathy for your thoughts. However lets be clear. MoD contracting officers must be impartial and follow the contracting rules stipulated for contracting activity. Rules are that requirements must be advertised for expressions of interest under Contracts Bulletin and the European Journal. Down selection follows and in many cases companies invited to submit tenders under negotiated contract procedures within very tight financial availability constraints.
If the MoD were found to be not even following the very basic contractual tender procedurers they would be hung drawn and quartered. It is important that the service specification is made clear in the tender documents. From my personal experience it is a shame that there is a definite down turn in UK companies meeting the criteria that is specified and often at a cost that makes further justification a Value For Money solution.
Under competition however, UK companies should have as good a chance as anyone to win and provide a good value for solution to the satisfaction of the MoD and ultimately the UK tax payer. Regretably, this is not always the case.
Nivsy
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