In its response to this report, the UK Government should confirm on what date it determined that Team UK’s bid for the Fleet Solid Support ships contract was non- compliant with the terms of the competition, what work was done to resolve the compliance issues identified, and on what date the decision to select a preferred bidder was made. (Paragraph 27) 4 Defence in Scotland: military shipbuilding

In its response to this report, the UK Government should confirm on what date it determined that Team UK’s bid for the Fleet Solid Support ships contract was non- compliant with the terms of the competition, what work was done to resolve the compliance issues identified, and on what date the decision to select a preferred bidder was made. (Paragraph 27) 4 Defence in Scotland: military shipbuilding Type: conclusion | Number: 7 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 7: The rules under which the Fleet Solid Support competition was conducted and the criteria against which the bids would be evaluated were made very clear to all bidders in the Invitation to Negotiate at the start of the competition. There was deep engagement with the MOD over a ten-month period, al