HC Deb 10 July 1987 vol 119 cc283-4W
Sir John Farr

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign sand Commonwealth Affairs (1) to which firms his Department has awarded contracts for computer hardware for each year since 1984; and what was the value Rank of each contract;

(2) what his Department has spent on (a) computer hardware and (b) computer software for each year since 1984; and what is the projected expenditure for 1987.

Mr. Eggar

For reasons of commercial confidentiality, details of individual contracts cannot be given. However, total annual expenditure for financial years 1984–1985 to 1986–1987, and companies to whom contracts for hardware have been awarded, are shown in the attached tables, plus projected expenditure for 1987–1988.

Separate figures for hardware and software are not available.

Separate figures are given for purchase and maintenance of hardware and software.

The figures include expenditure by both the Diplomatic and Aid Wings of the FCO.

1984–85

  • Purchase of hardware and software: £2,530,624
  • Maintenance of hardware and software: £703,781

Companies awarded contracts for hardware:

  • Acorn Computers
  • ACT
  • British Telecom
  • Burroughs
  • Calcomp
  • CASU
  • Comart
  • Equinox
  • IBM
  • ICL
  • ITL
  • Kode Limited
  • LEASCO
  • Logica
  • Micro APL Limited
  • Midlectron
  • NCR
  • Nexel
  • Pentad
  • Plessey
  • Stag Terminals
  • Tandy
  • Texas Instruments
  • TransAm Microsystems
  • Videcom
  • Wang

1985–86

  • Purchase: £2,726,331
  • Maintenance: £863,440

Companies:

  • 01 Computers Limited
  • Action Data Limited
  • Apricot Computers
  • AT Computerworld
  • British Telecom
  • Calcomp
  • CASU Limited
  • Equinox
  • Hewlett Packard
  • HMSO
  • ICL
  • Information Technology Limited
  • ITL
  • Jarogate
  • Kode Limited
  • LEASCO
  • Logica
  • Micro APL Limited
  • Microware
  • NCR
  • Newbury Data
  • Nexel
  • Rank Xerox
  • Spiro
  • Systems Designers Public Limited Company
  • Telford Management
  • Vistec
  • Wordnet International

1986–87

  • Purchase: £3,770,435
  • Maintenance: £1,565,198

Companies:

  • 01 Computers Limited
  • ACT/Apricot Limited
  • Black Box Limited
  • British Telecom
  • Burroughs
  • CASU
  • Central Business Machines
  • Computerworld
  • Data General Ltd.
  • Digital Microcomputer Systems
  • Equinox
  • HMSO
  • Hewlett Packard
  • ICL
  • Information Technology Limited
  • Jarogate
  • J. G. Sytems Limited
  • Kinesis Computing
  • Kode Limited
  • LEASCO
  • Logica
  • Lynwood Scientific
  • Micro APL Limited
  • NCR
  • Newbury Data
  • Nexel
  • Personal Computers Limited
  • Plessey
  • Prime Computer (UK) Limited
  • Quest Computer
  • Rental Research Limited
  • Systime Computers Limited
  • Sperry Limited
  • Spiro
  • Tandy Corporation
  • Texas Instruments
  • Videcom
  • Vistec Business Systems
  • Wang

Projected Expenditure for 1987–88:

  • Purchase of Hardware and Software: £8,330,948
  • Maintenance of Hardware and Software: £2,553.316