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In certain circumstances potential tenderers for Parliament contracts might be asked to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire, which requests information on a wide range of a company's operations, including their financial and technical capability. Companies may be excluded from the bidding process after evaluation of the results.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 January 2002
The performance of tenderers is routinely evaluated, as part of the selection process, following receipt of completed tender documentation, and may involve taking up references and other reports, site visits and financial viability checks.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 January 2002
The Scottish Executive routinely commission detailed reports to aid management of BEAR's contract. These reports may well have contractual or commercial implications.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
3 January 2002
I refer the member to the answers given to questions S1W-18588 and S1W-18616 on the 11 October 2001 by the former Minister for Transport and Planning. As much of the contract as may be considered not to contain sensitive commercial information has been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1O-4268 by Ross Finnie on 6 December 2001, whether the difference in height between the genetically modified oil-seed rape and the normal oil-seed rape it is being compared with in the GM field trial at Roskil Farm on the Black Isle may itself cause differences in biodiversity associated wit...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 November 2001
I am aware, however, that the Scottish Football Association, as the body responsible for any bid which may be made for the European Championships, has raised the matter with UEFA.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-6807 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 30 May 2000, whether it would intervene in any plans to demolish housing stock in Glasgow that were not supported by the results of the consultations with tenant-led landlords, tenants and others.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 November 2001
NHS management are responsible for planning services required to meet the assessed needs of their respective patient populations.From time to time professional bodies, such as the Royal Colleges, may make recommendations for the provision of services by their members within particular clinical specialties.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1O-3959 by Mr Jim Wallace on 1 November 2001, whether it will consider consulting Her Majesty's Government on the feasibility of deducting fines from benefit in the interest of avoiding custodial sentences. The courts may at present apply to the Department for Work and Pensions under the Fin...