§ Mr. Tim Smithasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the contracts, with the subject of the assignment, awarded to management consultancy or accounting firms by his Department in 1986, with the name of the consultants concerned.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonDetails of consultancy contracts awarded to management consultancy or accounting firms in 1986 are as follows. These do not include computer consultancies and project support work.
Firm and Subject of assignment
- Accountancy Personnel
- Supply of Accountants to Devonport Dockyard.
- Accountancy Personnel
- Supply of Accountants to Rosyth Dockyard.
- Arren Management Services
- Consultancy assistance to Chief Executive Dockyard on Industrial Relations.
- Arren Management Services
- Consultancy assistance to Managing Director Rosyth Dockyard on Industrial Relations.
- Arren Management Services
- Employee Relations and managing change at Devonport.
- Arthur Young
- Study into the Army's Administrative Transport.
- Arthur Young
- Study into the future of the Defence School of Music.
- Arthur Young
- Implementation assistance following the recommendations of the 'B' vehicle study.
- Arthur Young
- Study into Ex-works Transport.
- Arthur Young
- Study to determine cost and support objectives, Director General Aircraft (Navy).
- Arthur Young
- Consultancy assistance with implementation of vehicle studies.
- Atkins Planning
- Study to review the repair strategy of the Naval Air Repair Organisation.
- Coopers and Lybrand
- Study in establishing the Royal Dockyards as a
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- Assistance with the Study into Services Accommodation policy.
- Deloitte Haskings and Sells
- Study into Maintenance Support for the Meteorological Office.
- Economists Advisory Group
- Consultancy assistance with the audit of Service Messes.
- Eurolog
- Devonport Strategic Plan-risk analysis.
- J. R. Eve
- Consultancy assistance with MOD valuation of smaller sites.
- Harold Whitehead
- Consultancy assistance for the MOD's Management Services (Organisation) Division.
- Harold Whitehead
- Review of Productivity Scheme at Central Engineer Park, Long Marston.
- Hay Management Consultants
- Communications assistance to Director General Ship Refitting.
- John Brown Tourism
- Study into the earnings potential of the RAF Museums.
- New Business Developments
- Senior Management consultancy assistance to Chief Executive Dockyard.
- New Business Developments
- Senior Management consultancy assistance to Rosyth.
- Organisation Devlopment Limited
- Review of Productivity Scheme at Directorate Technical Services, Copenacre, Bath.
- PA
- Study into the reliability content of contracts.
- PA
- Equipment Maintenance Study for Quarter Master General.
- PA
- Study into the maintenance and control of major repairable units of air stores for Director General Aircraft (Navy).
- PA
- Location study for the Support Executive Director General Aircraft (Navy).
- PA
- Consultancy assistance for the project team, Director General Aircraft (Navy).
- PA
- Study to review capacity management, Director General Aircraft (Navy).
- PA
- Business Management Systems Study at Rosyth Dockyard.
- PE Consulting Group
- Commercial Materials System at Devonport.
- PE Consulting Group
- Business Management Systems Study at Devonport Dockyard.
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- Implementation of Protection Control at Rosyth Dockyard.
- Peat Marwick and Mitchell
- Study into the provision of an Army Personal Financial Services Scheme.
- Peat Marwick and Mitchell
- Study into the RAF Support Structure at Harrogate and Carlisle.
- Price Waterhouse
- Use of Information Technology consultants in Director General Ship Refitting's area.
- Samuel Montagu
- Merchant Bank advice for the Royal Dockyards.
- Touche Ross
- Provision of commercial style prospectus for HM Dockyards and associated work—Phase III.
- Touche Ross
- Commercial accounting system for the Royal Dockyards.
- Touche Ross
- Additional Support to Dockyard Bids by Contractors.
- Walker Searle
- Navy Stores study into interface with Dockyard Contractors.
- Warren Associates
- RAF Engineering Practices Study.
§ Mr. Tim Smithasked the Secretary of State for Defence what invitations to tender he plans to issue to management consultancy or accounting firms during the next three months; and what will be the subject of the assignment in each case.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonPlans for management and accounting consultancies over the next three months are not sufficiently firm to allow for the publication of a forward programme.