§ Mr. ToddTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list each of the functions relating to payment for goods or services supplied for which his Department is responsible indicating the management systems purchased, all subcontractors involved in the work, 821W co-operative arrangements with other Departments; and the costs of the systems and processes in the last year for which figures are available. [12557]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe table lists the Treasury functions and management systems and their costs during 1996–97 that relate to the payment for goods and services in the Treasury:
align="right">£000 Capital cost Running cost Functions Goods receipt — 17 Invoice registration — 101 Budget holder confirmation — 7 Payment of invoice — 204 Management system Financial and Management Information Systems (FAMIS)—Estimated cost of invoice processing elements 20 11 Totals 20 340 The FAMIS accounting system purchased runs the cfacs software from Cedardata plc. Their sub-contractors were The Oracle Corporation UK Ltd. and Waverley.
During the procurement process several Departments, including the Ministry of Defence and the Scottish Office, were approached for information on Cedardata and the cfacs product. Departments including the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food and other organisations were consulted regarding the competing products.