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1490346

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the social value formulas used by his Department to assess procurement bids.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	38531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence assesses social value in procurement bids via criteria set out in Procurement Policy Note 06/20, published by the Cabinet Office. This defines these criteria and provides information on how social value is scored in relevant Government procurements. Tender documentation for each procurement will set out for participating tenderers the specific weighting and scoring to be applied to the chosen social value criteria, along with other requirements.</p><p>The model and associated guidance note have been published on the gov.uk website:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/940826/Social-Value-Model-Edn-1.1-3-Dec-20.pdf</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/940827/Guide-to-using-the-Social-Value-Model-Edn-1.1-3-Dec-20.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/07/2022 12:42:29 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1484422

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether existing Invitation to Negotiate arrangements in the contracts awarded by his Department purport to prohibit contracting organisations from engaging with parliamentary select committees.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	26935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>It is Ministry of Defence policy to use standard contract conditions to prevent the unauthorised disclosure of information for a variety of reasons, including protection of national security, commercial confidentiality and personal data, and for there to be obligations on confidentiality in our invitations to tender. However, there is nothing in the standard commercial policy or processes that prohibits contracting organisations from engaging with parliamentary select committees.</p><p> </p><p>If a committee requested information, the disclosure of which might be prohibited under contractual arrangements, this would require careful consideration on a case-by-case basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 06/07/2022 10:04:20 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1483521

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all current Invitation to Negotiate arrangements in the contracts awarded by his Department allow, in extremis, a route to Ministers.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	25744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Right Hon. Gentleman to the letter I sent on 19 November 2020 (a copy of which I placed in the Library of the House) which made clear that no wording should be included in an Invitation to Tender which precludes contact being made, in extremis, with Ministers.</p><p> </p><p>I am conducting an exercise to ensure this remains the case and will write to the Right Hon. Gentleman and place a copy of the letter in the library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 30/06/2022 16:57:58 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1483522

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling parliamentarians to (a) discuss contracts with and (b) visit the facilities of defence companies currently contracted to his Department.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	25745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>Parliamentarians can raise issues with industry relating to contracts placed by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). However, the scope of such interaction is governed by the need to protect issues such as national security, commercial confidentiality and personal data, and is assessed on a case-by-case basis.</p><p> </p><p>Visits by Parliamentarians to facilities owned by suppliers contracted to the MOD are primarily a matter for the relevant company, but access to certain areas or discussions touching on certain subjects during the visit may be constrained by the security or confidentiality requirements incumbent on the company.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 04/07/2022 11:20:32 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1470614

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to help increase awareness in the defence industry of the meaning of social value during the tendering process.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	18811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has engaged with Defence Industry regarding social value from before the Policy was launched and subsequently. The MOD has a social value team whose remit includes engaging with defence industry. Under the umbrella of the Defence Supplier Forum a dedicated Social Value working group has been established, with the aim of promoting understanding, sharing best practice and lessons learnt.</p><p> </p><p>The working group is co-chaired with Industry and has attracted high levels of interest, it includes representatives from small and medium sized enterprises, trade bodies, mid-tier, as well as strategic suppliers. Members of the MOD's social value team regularly speak at a range of events, organised by industry bodies, and others raising awareness and understanding of social value.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 20/06/2022 12:55:32 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1461608

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 6.37 of his Department's publication, entitled Growing the contribution of defence to UK prosperity: a report for the Secretary of State for Defence by Philip Dunne MP, published on 09 July 2018, if his Department has commissioned academic work on the treatment in procurement decisions of additional tax revenues arising from procurement spend in the UK.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	84
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has not commissioned academic work on the treatment in procurement decisions of additional tax revenues arising from procurement spend in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Each year, the MOD awards a significant number of contracts, taking into consideration many elements to determine what is the most economically advantageous tender. However, we do not use tax revenues as an award criterion as this would be inconsistent with demonstration of value for money as set out in the HM Treasury Green Book.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 16/05/2022 14:07:45 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1347714

registered interest
date	16/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his policy for the prime contractor to calculate the ROM costs for a defence programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	34464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>When the Ministry of Defence is estimating the potential cost of a programme, officials may engage with industry, before the selection of a prime contractor, to establish an initial view of cost in the form of a ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude) cost. However, this will only be a guide and at all times it remains the Department's assessment, not that of industry. As programmes mature, requirements, opportunities and risks become progressively better understood and refined, as do likely costs.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/07/2021 15:05:59 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1329964

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the social value requirement for his Department's procurement contracts is optional for contracts relating to the armed services.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	11492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 18 May 2021 to Question 991 to the hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (Mr John Healey).</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 14/06/2021 11:13:45 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name UIN 991.docx title Defence Equipment Procurement
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1329714

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the repercussions are for contracts that do not fulfil social value requirements under the terms of the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	10188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>The implementation of the Social Value Model has been designed to fit within our existing government procurement processes. If tenderers do not demonstrate proposals to deliver specific additional Social Value benefits within their tender, as set out in the tender documentation, then they will receive a score of zero for the Social Value Model element of the tender evaluation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Once a contract has been awarded, Social Value Model obligations are managed in the same way as any other contractual obligation through the Ministry of Defence contract management process. The exact detail will vary for different contracts but, where payment is linked to the performance of Social Value Model requirements, then non-performance will result in payments being withheld.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/06/2021 09:12:56 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1329775

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Infrastructure Projects Authority has previously reported on standalone defence programmes.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	10191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>Yes. The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) routinely undertake Assurance Reviews of many of our major projects and programmes in accordance with the individual programme’s integrated assurance and approvals plan. A report is produced at the end of each review for the Ministry of Defence’s Permanent Under Secretary (the Departmental Accounting Officer) and Senior Responsible Owner containing recommendations for consideration and implementation.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, details of the types of review that can be commissioned by the Senior Responsible Owner can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Finfrastructure-and-projects-authority-assurance-review-toolkit&amp;data=04%7C01%7CShaun.Clowes431%40mod.gov.uk%7C9c9d2e7400204afb6a7f08d92b18a57d%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637588207110131000%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=lRh607E96t%2Fk08J7c9HP%2BK%2BRD%2F2Dfdjm54DX0MqDPe0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/infrastructure-and-projects-authority-assurance-review-toolkit</a></p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 09/06/2021 15:41:52 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones