HC Deb 03 May 1985 vol 78 cc271-2W
Mr. Mates

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the contracts, with the subject of assignment, awarded to management consultancy firms by his Department in 1984, with the name of the consultants concerned.

Mr. Fowler

The following is a list of contracts awarded by my Department in 1984, for management-computer-technical consultancy.

Contract Consultancy firm
Management Information System Touche Ross and Co.
Study of Domiciliary Oxygen Therapy Service Arthur Andersen and Co.
Study on effectiveness of Department forms Coopers and Lybrand Associates Ltd.
Management Budgeting, North Tees and Southmead Health Authorities Arthur Young
Management Budgeting, Ealing and Basingstoke Health Authorities Coopers and Lybrand Associates Ltd.
Review of Pharmaceutical Services Binder Hamlyn
Use of Computers in the Family Practitioner Services Arthur Andersen and Co.
Review of Public Health Laboratory Service Board Robert Blowers
Review of pricing of medical gasses in the National Health Service Binder Hamlyn Fry and Co.
Research into forms design The Open University
Wembley 'Complex' of Family Practitioner Committees Major-General R. P. Wall
Social Security Audit System appraisal and internal assistance Arthur Young
Review of Wheelchair Services Inbucon Ltd.
Advisor for Social Security Reviews Coopers & Lybrands Ltd.
Monitoring Social Security Encashments C2 Systems Ltd.
Production of Data model Model Systems Ltd.
Development of 'Artemis' Programming Aspects for electronic office MOM
Housing Benefit Review Logica Ltd.
To Provide Guidelines on Hardware for the Wembley (Family Practitioners Services) Complex Abbey Business Consultants

Contract Consultancy firm
Setting up Formal Project Control Systems and Procurement CAP (LONDON) LTD
Computer Programming Standards Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co.
Work on the Wembley 'Complex' (Family Practitioner Services) Project Abbey Business Consultants
Preliminary Study of Patient Information System Coopers and Lybrand Associates Ltd.
Work on the United Kingdom Transplant Service (UKTS) Replacement Computer Project PA Consulting Services Ltd.
Economist's Study of Artificial Limb and Wheelchair Industries Professor Beenstock
Scrutiny of Administrative and Legislative Burdens Research Associates
Consultancy for Department Management Board T. E. Nodder
Study of the Department's methods of assessing transfer prices of drugs Thornton Baker Associates
Public Health Laboratory Service Evaluation of proposals for marketing research products N. M. Rothschild Ltd.
National Unemployment Benefit System Technical/Management Consultancy BIS Ltd.
Feasibility study and development of plan/strategy for an integrated telecom network Logica Ltd.
Programmer for collation of statistics for the Housing Benefit Review Syntek Ltd.
Programmer for Works Group Study Cedar Design
Audit of local Office Project CSC Consultants
Advice on alignment of benefit periods Arthur Young