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Armed Forces: Training

Asked by Mr Angus MacDonaldLiberal DemocratMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 14 November 2025UIN 86989

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria need to be met by a company before it receives a contract for military training services.

Answered by Luke Pollard

All prospective suppliers are to be checked that they are not on the Debarment List before they are invited to tender or awarded a contract. If the procurement is subject to the Procurement Act 2023 (“the Act”), prospective suppliers can be excluded from tendering in accordance with the grounds listed in Schedules 6 and 7 if the MOD is satisfied that the circumstances given rise to the event are continuing or likely to occur again.

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