§ Mr. Tim SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total amount spent by his Department in 1989 on management and computer consultancy contracts, excluding hardware and software purchases; if he will list each management or computer consultancy contract awarded by his Department in 1989, giving in each case the name of the consultancy firm and the subject of the assignment; and what is the total amount that his Department has budgeted to spend in the current year.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe Ministry of Defence expects to spend £18 million in the financial year 1989–90 on management and computer consultancy contracts. Details of the management consultancy contracts are listed. Contractual responsibility for computer consultancy contracts rests with the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency. CCTA does not currently maintain separate details of consultancy contracts, which, in many cases, form part of wider computer procurement and support contracts. Details of individual contracts could therefore be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Management consultancy contracts let in financial year 1989–90
Firm and subject of assignment
Arthur Anderson and Co.—Support to the RAF TOPMIS Team.Sir J. H. Biles (Naval Services) Ltd.—Load Testing of Upper Deck Equipments in RN and RFA vessels.Chinal Management Services Ltd.—Review of Productivity 237W Scheme.Deloitte Haskins and Sells—Initial Provisioning of RN vessels.Deloitte Haskins and Sells—Support to the Army TOPMIS Team.Ernst and Young—Management Information System for the Rapier Project Office.Ernst and Young—Review of the Base Repair Organisation.HACAS Ltd.—Housing Association Study.Integrated Resource Management—Review of Regular and TA Recruitment.PA Consulting Services—Review of PE Airfields.PA Consulting Services—Performance Indicator Study at RAF Support Command.Peat Marwick McLintock—Review of United Kingdom Service Hospitals.Peat Marwick McLintock—Support to the Navy TOPMIS Team.P. E. Inbucon—Future Strategy for the Overhaul of Diesel Engines.P.E Inbucon—Total Quality Management Project for DG Mil Svy.P. E. Inbucon—Consultancy Assistance to the Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation.People in Business—Graduate Recruitment for the IT Function.Price Waterhouse—Naval Recruitment Marketing Strategy.Profile Group Ltd.—Improving Job Opportunities for Dependents.Systems Consultancy Training Development—Support to the RAF Ground Defence Training Review Team.University of Surrey—Tri-Service Ration Scales Review.Touche Ross and Company—Sea Systems Controllerate Co-location Study.Touche Ross and Company—Market Survey for the Sale of Hydrographic Charts.Harold Whitehead and Partners—Support to Core TOPMIS Team.Harold Whitehead and Partners—Review of Productivity Scheme.