Consultancy Contracts (Hansard, 17 June 1991)

§ Dr. Mawhinney

The total amount spent by the Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments in the financial year 1990–91 was £5,350,401. Due to way in which data are stored, it has not been possible to provide the "subject of assignment" details in respect of each consultancy beyond the name of the client company involved; to attempt to do so in every case would involve disproportionate cost.

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Firm	Subject of assignment
Capita Muir Addy	Financial System Strategy.
	Charging System.
	Superannuation Tender Evaluation.
	Community Schools Study.
	Dungannon Park Ltd.
	Pace Ltd.
	Belmont Photocopy.
	Moypark.
	Sak Marketing.
	Blackers Mill.
	Spence Bryson.
	Platform Ltd.
	Lismona Wear Ltd.
David Clarke	Unipork Ltd.
Class Ltd.	PRINCE Consultancy Services.
David Clements	Cantrell and Cochrane.
Prof. M. Collins	NIO survey review.
Community Economic Ltd.	Effectiveness audit of community technical aid.
Component Supply System	Component Sourcing Study.
John Compton	Elastic Berger (2).
	Adria.
	Avery Label.
	NI Spinners.
Computer Search and Selection	Consultancy on Oracle.
Configurate D Computer Systems	Development of EIS System.
Mrs. M. Conroy	Manpower Planning.
Consultancy and Inspection Services Division, HMT	Review of the top structure of:
	—Ulster Museum.
	—Ulster Folk and Transport Museum.
	—Ulster American Folk Park.
Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte	General Ledger Project.
	Financial Consultancy.
	Provide guidance on Formula Funding, based on experience of LEAs in England and Wales.
	Monitoring Northern Ireland Milk industry agreement.
	To assist with compilation of in-house departmental bids in respect of grounds maintenance at Crawfordsburn and Castle Archdale County Parks.
	Advice on the finance functions of the Water Service.
	Audit of market testing exercise—Works Service Reprographic Unit.
	To examine for Transport Division, the ferry service currently operating between Ballycastle and Rathlin Island .
	Study of IT Training Provision.
	Review of NIE performance aim targets.
	Research Salary Costs in Northern Ireland.
	Boxmore Plastics.
	Ballymena Constructions.
	Maydown Precision.
	Galen Ltd.
	Cordiner Windows.
	Dungannon Meats.
	Software Industry.
	Electronics Strategy.
	CSD Strategic Plan.
	Marketing Appraisal Texmo Ltd.
	Appraisal Clarence Clothing.
	James Mackie Ltd.
	McQuillan Meats.
	Condit and McCaul.
	Middletown Foods.
	Market Testing Feasibility Study.
	Markroyelle (Factories) Ltd.
Cork Gully	Personal bankruptcy.
David Cowan	BM.
	Double Glazing Supplies.
I. Crow	Paper on British Society of Criminology.
DBE Associates	To prepare an Information Systems Strategy for Roads Service.
DBI Associates Ltd.	Review of departmental IT strategy.
David Andrea	VS Automative Components Industry Study.
J. Davis	NI Dairy Industry.
De Montfort Management Ltd.	Japanese automative industry research study.

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Firm	Subject of assignment
Digital Equipment Co. Ltd.	Organisational development.
Dimension Exhibition	Water Office Exhibition.
	MBW Exhibition (Shankill).
Angela Doggart	Spanboard.
J. W. Dunn	NIADE Proposal.
ECS (NI) Ltd.	Technical and manufacturing of press brake project.
Economic and Social Research Council	Parents Advice Centre Assessment of suitability for using IT.
A. Edwards	Pay Negotiations.
Ekono Cy	Lees Pulpmill.
Elite Consultancy	Project Cost Monitoring System.
Energy Contract Co. Ltd.	Gas Adviser to DED
Ernst and Young	Computer Audit Needs.
	James Mackie.
	Platform Ltd.
	Keith Prowse.
	Superdine Ltd.
	Juiceco.
	Thrigge Scott.
	Silicom Systems.
	Blackers Mill.
	Munster Simms.
	Niex Ltd.
	McQuillan Meats.
	Clarence Clothing.
	Condit and McCaul.
	Elizabeth Alexander.
	Burrendale Hotel.
Ewbank Preece	Marketing investigation.
Peter Ewing	Sperrin Metal Products.
Extern Organisation	Self-reported delinquency study.
Dr. B. Farrington	Contractual advice for Roads Service.
John Fielden Consultancy	Review of University/Industry Links.
First Management Business Consultants	Circaprint Ltd.
Flynn Moore	Moy Central Manufacturing.
	Perfecseal.
Dr. C. H. J. Fox	Technical appraisal of 3 TBNI/DED Science and Technology applications.
Prof. McVey
Dr. N. A. Saunders
Tom Fulford	Phoenix Picture Frames Ltd.
Graham Galbraith	Silverlea.
Patricia Gilleece	SB Chemicals.
R. Grills	Texmaco.
Stephen Gunning	Blackers Mill.
Halcrow Fox	Belfast Cross Harbour Road and Rail Links Investment appraisal update.
Hanna Thompson	Concrete Flooring Systems.
Michael Hanna	Fruit of the Loom.
	CFD Advice.
E. C. Harris	Project management landscape advisory.
Hedra Ltd.	Market testing Bureau—general support.
Hill, Vellacott and Bailey	Slieve Donard Hotel.
	Stormont Hotel.
	FW Trees Hotel.
S. M. Holt	Glenbrook Foods.
Robin Horner	Double Glazing Supplies.
Stephen Hughes	Shergrim Ltd.
	Regency Marine.
	Diamond Sawmills.
Peter Hyde	Communications study for Works Service.
ICL (UK) Ltd.	Payroll.
	Girocheque Reconciliation Project.
Industrial Society	Management awareness.
Input	Software Strategy Research.
Institute for Counselling and Personnel Development	Evaluation of NI Council on Alcohol.
Evaluation of Northland Centre, Londonderry.

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Firm	Subject of assignment
Institute of Manpower Studies	Advice on appropriateness and adequacy of an analytical approach to the monitoring of equal opportunities in NICS.
Investment Bank of Ireland	Francis Dismore.
Intersect Ltd.	Oracle.
	MHM International.
	Software Ireland.
D. C.Ives	Webtech (NI) Ltd.
	Moypark Ltd.
	Lovell and Christmas.
	Farm Fed Chickens.
Keith Jess	Douglas and Graham.
John Johnston Associates	Heat exchange facilities and products.
Kerman Associates	NICS Telecoms Project.
S. Kingon	Maydown Precision.
Kings Fund College, London	Contracting for Health Authorities.
R. Kinsella	Sourcing of financial services.
Helen Kirkpatrick	SPD Swann.
	Vision.
	R. J. Hall.
Kroll Associates	C. S. Brooks.
Kurt Salmon	Cannontex—blouse costing analysis.
LBMS Plc	Selling PRINCE to senior managers.
Tom Lenehan	Spanboard.
	Lees Pulpmill.
Lindsay Marketing	Acheson and Glover.
	Concrete Flooring Systems.
Liverpool Health Authority	Quality of Service.
Logical Choice	Open Systems.
	Pickmigration.
Donald McRitchie	Presseast/Fleming Poultry.
	Wilsons Plastics.
	Report on Red Meat Sector.
	Kernohan Joinery.
	Financial appraisal of IFI Applications.
	Development of management ratios and analysis of Balmoral Credit Union Ltd.
	Examination of accounts and administrative systems of 12 Credit Unions.
	Michelin.
F. P. McCormack & Co.	Park Avenue Hotel.
	Wyncrest Guest House.
	Miscellaneous forward investment projects.
G. Moss	Technical appraisal of Fibre Laser Project (IFI).
	Institute of Advanced Micro Electronics.
A. Moloney	Harland & Wolff.
Martin McBride	International Leathers.
James McGibbon	Vision.
	SPD Swan.
	Kockum Computers.
Rowenda Mills	Wilson's Plastics.
	Stratter Plastics.
Noel Moore	BM.
	Perfecseal.
	Synthetic Industries.
J. T. McCullins	ETI Ltd.
McClure Watters	Kainos Software Ltd.
	Acheson & Glover.
John McVeigh	Software Ireland.
	Circuits and Systems.
McCullough Research	Sherwood Medical.
Market Research (Scotland)	Copeland Clothing.
Market Solution (NI)	HITEC Hydraulic.
	Laser International.
	Wm Turkington & Sons.
	Francis Dinsmore.
M. McAulay	Attendance Centre Review.
Moran Management Consultant	Interpersonal Skills Training.
Timothy Morris	Job Satisfaction Survey.

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Firm	Subject of assignment
McDonnell Douglas Information Systems Ltd.	Technical appraisal of Software Product.
Les McKeown	Sylvan Spawn/Safe.
	Belleek
R. McClure	Acheson & Glover.
Michael Morrow	MSO.
National Economic Research Associates	Economic Consultants for Privatisation of NIE.
North West Marketing	Local Sourcing Project.
North East Thames Regional Health Authority	Job Evaluation Scheme for Senior Management Posts. Review of above.
Richard Osborn	Circuits and Systems.
J. Owens	Maydown Precision.
	Harland & Wolff/Kawasaki.
	Hyster.
Oracle UK	Use of 4K Generation Language.
	Assist in Quality Assurance of Completed Software Products for Work Service Management Accounting Information Systems (MAIS).
Oracle Corporation UK Ltd.	Consultancy on Oracle.
OSI Ltd.	NICS Telecoms Project.
Price Waterhouse	GTS—Project Management, Quality Assurance and Technical Evaluation.
	Business Plan.
	Review of Funding for Belfast Law Centre.
	Review of Belfast Law Centre.
	Taxation.
	Entry into Management:
	—Junior Management Development Programme.
	—Graduate Attachment Programme.
	—Industrial Scholarship Scheme.
	Evaluation of Job Training Programme.
	Review Training Arrangements Springfield/Falls.
	YTP Development Programme—Review of Block Funding.
	Memo prepared in relation to Abbott Laboratories.
	Survey of Business Capital in Northern Ireland.
	Study of the Software and Related Service Market.
	Northern Ireland Software Market Survey.
	Superdine.
	Erne Eggs.
	Getty Connections.
	Taxation.
	Review of activities Lambeg Industrial Research.
	Unipork Limited Strategic Planning.
	Milk Marketing Board.
	Sterlitz Ltd. Business Plan.
	Strategic Planning Review for Plashapes Ltd.
Peat Marwick McClintock	Study of Revenue Generation from Sale of Statistics.
	Independent Grading Review of Principal Professional Post at National Board for Nursing Midwifery and Health Visiting for Northern Ireland.
	Technical Advice new Computer Sytem—Roads Service.
	Back Office Study.
	Belmont Photocopy.
	Research Study for XRT (USA).
	Performance Evaluation of Industry Matters.
Para Technology Ltd.	Plastics and Composites Sectoral Review.
PE International	Plastic Customs Mouldings Research Study.
	Market Research on Thermo Plastics Custom Injection Moulding.
PIEDA	Angling Equipment Study.
Paul Associates	Travel Reservations Industry Study.
Prospect Management	Dungannon Meats.
	Safe Management.
PM Consultants	Unidare Engineering.
PA Management Consultants	Total Quality Management Project.
PA Cambridge Economic Consultants	BATs—Policy Evaluation.
Dr. S. Port	Work Design Compute r Study, Technical Computer Configurations—Roads Service.
PA Consultancy Group	HRM Advice.
	Project—Re-Agentisation.
	Geographical Information System for Roads Service.
Professor K. Pease	Multiple Victimisation and NI Research Report Addressing.

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Firm	Subject of assignment
	Criminology Seminar.
Paric Place Training	PRINCE:
	—Project Management.
	—Training and Consultancy.
PI	Oil Fuel Price Monitoring and Advice Monitoring and Advice on GSI.
Tony Payne	Diamond Sawmills.
Stephen Prenter	Clearway Disposals.
Lionel Platteuw	Bemac Engineering.
Brendan Quinn	Farm Fed Chickens.
Quinn and Co	Desmond & Sons W D Meats.
Queen's University Belfast	Review of Social Work in General Hospitals.
Quadrangle Communications Ltd	Catching the Tide—Feasibility Study—The Corporate Image of Northern Ireland.
N. M. Rothchild & Sons	Financial Consultants for Privatisation of NIE.
D. Ritchie	Financial appraisal of IFI Science and Technology Applications.
Roy Roper	Lucas Stability.
	Irlandus Circuits.
Helen Roulston	C&C.
	Silverlea.
Romtel Pic	G. C. McKeown.
	Kainos Ltd.
David Rigby	Moy Central Manufacturing.
	Linfield Group Ltd.
	Ballievey Ltd.
A. Rushton	Marketing Training.
Richmond Consultants Ltd	Communications Strategy.
ROSPA	Health and Safety.
Richmond Fellowship	General Management Feasibility Study.
Rank Xerox (UK) Ltd	Business Systems in the Government Purchasing System.
Dr. B. Styne	Promotion awareness and development of STAR programme.
Strawberry Hill Communications	Magazine Subscription Industry Study.
Stoy Hayward	Oracle.
	Financial, Production Human Resource and Marketing.
	Mivan Windows.
	Circaprint Ltd.
	Clearway Disposal Ltd.
	Elias Coleraine.
SAC HITEC Ltd	MHM International Ltd.
System Source Ltd	GP Computers.
	UNIX/XENIY and MS DOS.
David Shaw	Job Satisfaction Survey.
Software Ireland Ltd	Systems Integration Project.
Softlab Ltd	'CRAMM'.
	Computer Security.
	Risk Analysis Review.
Scoll	'CRAMM' Risk Analysis Review.
	Computer Security.
Syntek Ltd	Assistance with property comparables on VALCOM Project.
Kevin Steele	Harland & Wolff/Kawasaki.
Satra Technology	Maple Class.
Touche Ross	General Management for Accountants.
	Freight Cost Survey.
	NI Trade Directory.
	Distance Learning Video Programme.
	Howden Sirocco.
	POS (Europe)
	Short Bros Aerospace Projects
	Lummus Mackie Ltd Monitoring Assignments.
	NI Calibration Survey.
	Guest Lodge Hotel
	Mourne Country Hotel.
	Fenaghy House
	Reporting Accountants of NIE Privatisation.
David Thelwall	Sylvan Spawn/Safe.
	Ulster Fanners.
TMS Partnership	Down Shoes.

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Firm	Subject of assignment
Time Consultancy Group	Copeland Clothing Ltd.
	CEM Systems.
TecnEcon	Belfast Cross Harbour Road/Rail Links—Investment appraisal update.
Eric Thompson	Crepe Weavers.
Trent Regional Health Authority	HSS Trusts.
J. S. Twomey	Preliminary Health Promotion Assessment.
University of Ulster	Review of Guidelines for Registration and Inspections of Residential and Nursing Homes.
	Nurse Manpower Project.
	Garment and Textile Tech Association.
Ulster Exhibitions	MBW.
	Water Office Exhibition.
	MBW Local Sourcing Exhibition.
Understanding and Solutions	Custom Study of VCR Component Supply.
UCL Northern Computing Ltd.	Finance.
D. Vincent	Software Industry Federation.
Witt Thornton	General Management for Accountants.
	Portaferry Hotel.
Pat Watson	Belleek.
A. Wright	Development of Car Leasing Scheme.
Colin Wilson	Ballievey Bleaching.
F. Wallace	Exercise on Machine Components.
Whitefield House	Relationship between Young Offenders and Recidivism.
Mrs. J. P. Wilson	Infant Feeding Survey.

Firm	Subject of assignment
B. G. Adams	Reconviction study.
A. M. and T.	ISS Ltd.
Aims Ireland	Strategic Studies. Implementation of SSADM.
Airstream Finance	Aircraft Sales Financing.
G. Alexander	Preparation of 30 maps for criminology society.
Anderson Advertising Ltd	NI Trade Directory.
Aviation Business Consultants	CEM. Aircraft Furnishing.
W. S. Atkins Control Engineering	Review of markets for solar heating devices. Support for HRM Project. Technical Advice on New Computer System—Roads Service.
BDO Binder Hamlyn	Delta Enfield Cables. Isocardia and Isomeria. Killyhevlin Hotel. Baronscourt Inn. Fort Lodge Hotel.
Nigel Beacom	Ballievey Bleaching.
BIS Beacom International	Catholic Family Care Society (NI).
BIS Beacom	Use of Oracle in NIO. Racal Chubb Feasibility Study.
Drs. Bennets, Lowe and Kinsgman	Technical appraisal of 3 DED/TBNI Science and Technology applications.
S. Birley	Networking by business support agencies in NI.
Leslie Black	Octopus Sportswear. Sperrin Metal Products. Maydown Precision. John Cleland.
Clive Boot	Perfecseal.
Bradford Hospital Trusts	HSS Trusts.
Richard Brightwell	Aims Ireland Ltd.
British Ceramics Research	Technical appraisal of tableware production.
British Society of Criminology	Donation towards criminology conference.
Sandy Brown Associates	Insurance companies relocation study follow up research.
Alastair Browne	International Leathers. Ballymena Construction. Glenbrook Foods.
Burson Marsteller	Business co-operation visit to Singapore arrangements. Consultancy mission to Pittsburgh.
Business and Economic Initiative(s) Ltd	Development of purchasing links with Irish Republic. Evaluation of Construction Board-managed JTP.
Chris Byrne	R. A. Irwin.
CASPE Healthcare Knowledge Systems Ltd.	Training in Medical Information Systems Coding Procedure.
CCTA	General advice and consultation relating to computer projects and methodology.
CIPFA CSL Group Ltd.	Management Accounting Advice for Roads Service.
	Advice in connection with the use of the new financial package in Roads Service.
CM Computers	Computerisation of PSTC Office Function.
CSL NI	To assist Rating Division to establish the changes required to meet the responsibility of Agency Accounting in the Rate Collection Agency.
Frank Caddy	Clarence Clothing.
	Brockhaven Ltd.
	Bespoke Shirt Co. Ltd.
W. J. Cairns	Landscape consultancy.
Alastair Campbell	R. A. Irwin.
Dr. R. Campbell	Infant Mortality Study.
R. J. Campbell and Din Ghani	MARI/DED awareness, targeting and tendering support on EC R and D programmes.