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Twenty-Second - Improving the performance of major defence equipment contracts

Public Accounts Committee HC 185 Published 3 November 2021
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Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations
24 items (8 recs)
Government Response
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Accepted 14
Accepted in Part 3
Acknowledged 1
Not Addressed 3
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Twenty Second report from Session 2021-22 · published 21 Jan 2022
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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15 Conclusion Acknowledged

Problems with supplier performance include their inability to undertake complex design work within agreed timetables,...

Conclusion
Problems with supplier performance include their inability to undertake complex design work within agreed timetables, difficulties in satisfying safety regulators’ requirements, and their inability to project management effectively due to under- resourcing.37 However, the Department has also contributed to problems, … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government recognizes challenges with equipment delivery and states it has existing governance and measures in place to ensure contractor obligations. It commits to writing to the Committee by May 2022 with evidence on how it holds suppliers accountable and apportions risk, but does not specifically address the department's own poor management of integration or GFA delivery.
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