GDUK and BAE initially bid for a demonstration contract, which GDUK then won. GDUK then sat down with MOD in 2015 for a production contract, which initially included very limited UK work because that's what MOD were prepared to pay for. That contract was then revised with EIISS which brought in the support contract and the Merthyr Tydfil factory.Lord Jim wrote:And where were all those hulls manufactured? Not in the UK and so those 1000s of jobs never materialised. If that was a key factor in GD winning over BAe then surely GD should have been challenged on this.
If MOD/UK Plc want companies to create jobs in the UK, build facilities then that has to be stipulated in the price. Otherwise business will do what business does, and seek to maximise profits at delivery.