Defence: Procurement
Defence

Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View, Labour)
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many contracts his Department has awarded through the Framework Agreement Technical Support process (a) since the Strategic Defence and Security Review and (b) in the financial year 2011-12; and what the value is of each such contract.

Peter Luff (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Defence Equipment, Support and Technology), Defence; Mid Worcestershire, Conservative)
The number of tasks awarded to companies providing technical support services under the Framework Agreement for Technical Support is 897 since the Strategic Defence and Security Review, (SDSR) and 345 in the financial year 2011-12 to date.
The following table shows the number of tasks awarded by value band:
| Tasks | |
| Since Strategic Defence and Security Review | |
| < £50,000.00 | 416 |
| £50,000.00 to £99,000.00 | 230 |
| £100,000.00 to £199,000.00 | 137 |
| £200,000.00 to £299,000.00 | 42 |
| £300,000.00 to £399,000.00 | 16 |
| £400,000.00 to £499,000.00 | 9 |
| £500,000.00 to £599,000.00 | 10 |
| £600,000.00 to £699,000.00 | 5 |
| £700,000.00 to £799,000.00 | 5 |
| £800,000.00 to £899,000.00 | 5 |
| £900,000.00 to £999,000.00 | 2 |
| £1 million to £1.999 million | 11 |
| £2 million to £2.999 million | 3 |
| £3 million to £3.999 million | 3 |
| £4 million to £4.999 million | 1 |
| £5 million+ | 3 |
| Financial year 2011-12 | |
| < £50,000.00 | 125 |
| £50,000.00 to £99,000.00 | 101 |
| £100,000.00 to £199,000.00 | 65 |
| £200,000.00 to £299,000.00 | 12 |
| £300,000.00 to £399,000.00 | 9 |
| £400,000.00 to £499,000.00 | 4 |
| £500,000.00 to £599,000.00 | 4 |
| £600,000.00 to £699,000.00 | 3 |
| £700,000.00 to £799,000.00 | 2 |
| £800,000.00 to £899,000.00 | 5 |
| £900,000.00 to £999,000.00 | 1 |
| £1 million to £1.999 million | 6 |
| £2 million to £2.999 million | 2 |
| £3 million to £3.999 million | 2 |
| £4 million to £4.999 million | 1 |
| £5 million+ | 3 |
