Nic Dakin – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nic Dakin on 2016-10-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2016 to Question 48618, how many UK bids were received for the supply of steel for that part of the Successor submarine manufacture.

Harriett Baldwin

The management of the steel procurement process for the Successor programme is the responsibility of the Prime Contractor, BAE Systems. One UK firm participated in the tendering process for the submarine pressure hull steel, but did not make a viable proposal.

Other stages of construction will include grades of steel manufactured by British suppliers and we encourage them to take the opportunity to bid.

85% of BAE System’s supply chain for the new submarines is based in the UK.