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U.K. Puts $11 Billion SAR-H Competition On Hold, Cites Irregularities

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Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

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The Ministry of Defence and Department for Transport (DfT) yesterday said they will not proceed with the preferred bid or the current procurement process for the potential $11 billion Search and Rescue Helicopter (SAR-H) project. In a written ministerial statement to Parliament, the Secretary of State for Transport Philip Hammond said: "In mid-December, the preferred bidder in the SAR-H competition, Soteria, voluntarily came forward to inform the government of irregularities regarding the conduct of their bid team, which had only…

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