HC Deb 18 February 1987 vol 110 cc714-8W
Mr. Tim Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the contracts, with the subject of the assignment, awarded to management consultancy or accounting firms by his Department in 1986, with the name of the consultants concerned.

Mr. Newton

The list is as follows. It includes contracts awarded by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys and also extensions to existing contracts awarded in 1986.

Firm and Subject of Assignment

PE Consultancy Services

  • Budgetary Control System (Computer Support Review).

Census Field Branch

  • ADP requirement to assess information flows.

Spicer and Pegler

  • Decision support system for planning services for the elderly.
  • HCHS Projects—Application Generator.

Computerised Management Aids

  • Caseload management model for social security local offices.

D. Bubley

  • Manpower planning system for medicines inspectorate.

Coopers and Lybrand

  • Policy model for health promotion.
  • ALACs.

C. Squared Systems

  • Comparative efficiences of health authorities Regional Liaison.
  • Development of aggregate performance indicators for social security regions.

Arthur Young

  • Work on alignment of benefits.
  • Planning support for Disablement Services Division.
  • Production of Specialty Costing User Guide.
  • HCHS Projects—General Support.
  • Support for management budgeting project at Southmead, North Tees and Basingstoke and evaluation of progress of implementation.
  • Development of interim activity data connection system for management budgeting at Worcester.
  • Production of Data Model for activity data collection system at Worcester.
  • Support for management budgeting project at Newcastle.
  • Office Technology Projects—STB.

Arthur Andersen and Co.

  • DHSS Operational Strategy—Progress Management.
  • National Unemployment Benefit System (NUBS) Phase 2.
  • Family Credit.
  • Review of Terminal Replacement Enquiry Service.

Baxter Systems Ltd.

  • National Unemployment Benefit System (NUBS) Software Support.

BIS Ltd.

  • Strategy Systems Administration.

B. T. Tallis

  • Network communications.

CAP Ltd.

  • Technical architecture.
  • Strategy Assurance Program.
  • Strategy Terminals Intergration Testing.
  • Local Office Microcomputer Project (LOMP).

Computer Sciences Company Ltd.

  • Strategy Security.
  • Review of Terminal Replacement and Enquiry Service (TRES).
  • Data dictionary.
  • Departmental Integrated Project Support Environment (DIPSE).
  • Strategy Database Administration.

Fastastro Ltd.

  • National Unemployment Benefit System (NUBS) — Software support.

Honeywell Information Systems Ltd.

  • National Unemployment Benefit System (NUBS)

HUSAT (Human Sciencies Advanced Technology Research Centre)

  • Human Factors.

ICL Ltd.

  • Departmental Integrated Project Support Environment (DIPSE).
  • Technical Architecture.
  • National Unemployment Benefit System (NUBS) — Software support.
  • National Unemployment Benefit System (NUBS) — Communications timers.

Logica

  • PPA Systems Sizing & Pilot Trials Evaluation Telecommunications.
  • HCHS Projects—Facilities & Hammersmith Hospital.

Model Systems Ltd.

  • Departmental Integrated Application Development Methodology (DIADEM).

MOM International Ltd.

  • Project Information and control system.

Sanport Pty

  • Departmental Integrated Application Development Methodology (DIADEM).

System Concepts Ltd.

  • Office Automation.

Task Force Group plc

  • National Unemployment Benefit System — Software support.
  • Communications at DHSS North Fylde Central Offices.

Stemm Computing

  • Enhancement to Manpower Information System of Management Information Pilot Project.
  • Further work on Patient Information System. Variable report writer.
  • Reprogramming of Patient and Facilities Information System.
  • Maintenance of Patient and Facilities Information System.

Alternative Systems Ltd.

  • Maintenance and modifications COMCARE software.

W. Abbott

  • Implementation Study. MIPP System.
  • HCHS Projects — Communication Production of Speciality Costing User Guide.
  • HCHS Projects—IT '86.

Abbey Business Consultants

  • Project management for implementation of KÖrner finance system at Frenchay District Health Authority.
  • Evaluation report on Frenchay project.
  • HCHS Projects—General Support.

BIS Applied Systems

  • Additional expenditure on evaluation project management costs at Frenchay District Health Authority.

Price Waterhouse

  • Evaluation work. Bradford & Calderdale System to test suitability for meeting KÖrner Sixth Report requirements.
  • Support for management budgeting project at Southmead, North Tees and Basingstoke and evaluation of progress of implementation.

Thorn EMI

  • Completion of version 2 of Bradford and Calderdale Finance System.

The Consortium

  • Communications strategy for the NHS.

Taylor Hutchinson

  • Estate management.

Research Surveys of Great Britain Ltd.

  • Personal Pensions Survey.

Hambros

  • General Practice Finance Corporation.

R. W. Palmer

  • Review of NHS MS Branch.

Social and Community Planning Research

  • Study of Communications in DHSS HQ.

Binder Hamlyn

  • Study of Dentists practising as Associates.

Wolf Olins

  • Social Security Communications.

David Mayston

  • Capital Asset Accounting.

PA Consultants

  • Whole Unit Concept Study.
  • Payment Methods.

Touche Ross

  • Study of Payment Systems in the NHS.

MMM Consultancy Group

  • Leaflets unit at Cannons Park.

National Computer Centre

  • Payroll Software.

Deloitte Haskins Sells

  • Support for management budgeting project at Southmead, North Tees and Basingstoke and evaluation of progress of implementation.

Brook Systems

  • HCHS Projects—Nursing Division Support.

BIT Ltd.

  • HCHS Projects—PARC Programme.

DATEC

  • FPS Projects—FPC data dictionary.
  • FPS trials software.

Langton Ltd.

  • FPS Projects—Evaluation.
  • Exeter FPS Unit.

I. Penrose

  • FPS Projects—Accommodation Study.

PActel

  • FPS Projects—Guide.
  • Project Control.
  • Exeter FPS (CU).

J. Garber

  • Barlow Computer Project.

Metron

  • FPS General Studies.
  • Computer Readable.

Meditel

  • Medical Card.

Ernst and Whinney

  • Office Technology Projects—SSI Information.
  • FA/FB Support.
  • Health Building Division.

Cedar Design Systems

  • Office Technology Projects—Support.