Defence: Procurement
Commons · Question 123364 · Tabled 24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s award notice entitled UK5 - Transparency Notice, published 17 December 2025, what definition the Department uses for technical lock-in.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 14 Apr 2026
The Ministry of Defence does not use a single formal definition of ‘technical lock in’. In the context of the referenced award, the term is used to describe situations where changing a supplier would create disproportionate operational technical difficult...