Edward Argar – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Edward Argar on 2016-05-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what weighting is given to bids made by British companies tendering for contracts from her Department for projects overseas.

Mr Desmond Swayne

No additional weighting is given to bids made by British companies tendering for contracts for projects overseas.

100% of DFID aid assistance is untied. British companies have proven to be very successful, winning over 85% of contracts awarded by DFID and also competing successfully for contracts from other international development agencies.