Shipping: Contracts

(asked on 7th June 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the terms of the Levelling Up Fund allow for the direct award of contracts without competitive tender for (1) harbour alterations, (2) the purchase of new vessels, (3) the ownership of new vessels, (4) the operation of passenger and freight maritime services, and (5) other maritime works; and if so, what are the circumstances in which such contracts may be awarded without competitive tender.


Answered by
Baroness Vere of Norbiton Portrait
Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 16th June 2021

It is for local areas to decide what bids they submit into the Levelling Up Fund, but any investment from the Fund must be compliant with the UK’s obligations on subsidy control (or State Aid in Northern Ireland) and other relevant procurement legislation and regulations. This will be tested as part of the appraisal process and monitored thereafter.

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