Question reference: S5W-23692
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 7 June 2019 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 5 July 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has taken to ensure that the delay in appointing a bidder for R100 will not impact on the delivery of R100 by 2021 deadline.
Answer
We are determined that the R100 programme delivers the best possible value and benefit for Scotland. The highly competitive procurement process we have designed seeks to achieve this. The R100 procurement is ongoing and delivery timescales will be confirmed once we have a supplier in place. Given the complexity of the procurement, legally, financially and technically, we have always acknowledged 2021 would be a challenging target to meet.