HC Deb 12 December 1994 vol 251 c436W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those services that have been market-tested by his Department and won by the private sector, indicating the organisation that won the tender and its value.

Sir Paul Beresford

In this Department so far, nine market tests which have involved exposing in-house functions to competition have been awarded to outside bidders, with a total value of £706,300.

With the exception of staff catering at the Building Research Establishment, these were one-off construction research projects.

Project Organisation
BRE: staff catering Gardener Merchant
Durability of organically coated metal cladding W. S. Atkins
Water economy BSRIA
Scoping study for HVAC systems Centre for Configurational Studies, the Open university
Identification and development of source data for risk assessment systems, part 1 Fire SERT centre
Identification and development of source data for risk assessment systems, part 2 Ulster university
Fire-resistant behaviour of trussed rafters Trada Technology Ltd.
Alternative aggregates Mott McDonald Consultants
Ventilation of underground car parks TB V Science