§ Mr. Tim SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list each management or computer consultancy contract awarded by the Property Services Agency in 1987, giving in each case the name of the consultancy firm and the subject of the assignment.
§ Mr. RidleyThe following consultancies were let in 1987:
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Management consultancy contracts Firm Subject of Assignment Management Consultancy Mr. I. J. Miller Re-write of Clerk of Works Handbook Arthur Young To examine procedural and training implications of move to cost recovery and untying of major project services for civil clients Mr. P. Hyde Development of a methodology tor addressing the management of change when moving to cost recovery and untying of major project services for civil clients UIS Ltd To provide assistance for audit of the Civil Estate Record Information System Coopers and Lybrand Associates Ltd Assistance to the IT Committee and the Project Services Project Board Mr. D. Boylan Efficiency Scrutiny of Project Management Mr. J. B. G. Quinlan To consider the findings of the special audit of London District Works Offices and make recommendations Mr. C. F. Griffin To consider the findings of the special audit of London District Works offices and make recommendations Computer Consultancy Software Sciences Ltd. Conversion to new computer operating system International Computers Ltd. Specialist support for accounting (LAFIS) software package Rapid-Gen System Ltd Technical advice on use of specialist software International Computers Ltd. Enhancement/development of new accounting systems Telfast Computer Services (London) Ltd. Enhancement/development of new accounting systems Primary Systems Ltd. Techincal support for PRIME computer hardware Surrey University Investigation into Construction Project Management System Oracle Corporation UK Ltd. Development of Construction Project Management System W S Atkins Management Consultants Project Management support for IT Strategy Oracle Corporation UK Ltd. Development of Measured Term Contract Ordering System PA Computers and Telecomms Ltd. Advice on procurement of PSA's distributed computer infrastructure for IT Strategy PA Computers and Telecomms Ltd. Advice on development of software for IT Strategy PA Computers and Telecomms Ltd. Study of PSA's finance and accounting functions to identify information systems needs Scicon Ltd. Support for systems analysis methodology Peat Marwick McLintock Study for computer aided design Metron Technology Ltd. Computer capacity planning study B S Oldacres Computers Ltd. Pilot study-extraction of data from computer aided design system Dialatron Business Systems Ltd. Support for installation of text processing systems PA Computers and Telecomms Ltd. Corporate Information Requirements International Computers Ltd. Support for computer communications Oracle Corporation UK Ltd. Software support
Firm Subject of Assignment International Computers Ltd. Software support Spicer and Peglar Associates Support for specialist software Metascybe Systems Ltd. Feasibility Study for financial control computer system.
§ Mr. Tim SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list each management or computer consultancy contract awarded by his Department in 1987, giving in each case the name of the consultancy firm and the subject of the assignment.
§ Mr. RidleyCentral records are collected annually after the end of the financial year. The latest available returns therefore cover 1986-87.
The contracts awarded to management or computing consultants by the Department of the Environment in the financial year 1986-87 were as follows:
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Management consultancy contracts Firm Subject of Assignment DOE (Central) CACI Ltd. 1984 Labour Force Estimates Coopers and Lybrand Study of Accounting Framework Coopers and Lybrand Teesside UDC—headed consortium for Inter-Disciplinary Study Coopers and Lybrand Business Plan for Thamesmead Town Dames and Moore International Hazard Assessment of Landfill Operations Deloitte Haskins and Sells Advice on Implementation of New Financial Regimes for New Towns Digital (DEC) Installation of Software Ecotec Research and Consulting Ltd. Black County UDC—headed consortium for Inter-Disciplinary Study Ecotec Research and Consulting Ltd. Assessment of Demand for Geographic Information in the Private Sector Frazer Williams (London) Ltd. Training Division Administrative Computing System Imbucon/Landuse Consultants Hyde Park Study I.T.R.U. Training Needs Analysis Landuse Consultants Advice on Spoil Disposal Landuse Consultants Hampton Court Palace—Restoration of Lime Avenue Landuse Consultants Richmond Park Tree Planting Scheme McDonnell Douglas Information Systems Ltd. Additional Support AB Application Software MSL International Headhunters—UDC Chief Executives MUA Systemica Migration Component of the Official Sub-National Population for Projection Negus and Negus Tower of London Signs Survey Pactel Capacity Planning for Romney House Computer Bureau Peter Peregrinus Processing information for ENRIP/ERIB database Pinpoint Analysis Local Authority Planning Performance and Land-use Change Statistics Price Waterhouse Management Training at RTCC Price Waterhouse Training in Presentational Skills and Dealing with the Media Price Waterhouse Tyne and Wear UDC—headed consortium for Inter-Disciplinary Study Roger Tym and Partners Evaluation of Derelict Land Grand Systems Roger Tym and Partners Trafford Park UDC—headed consortium for Inter-Disciplinary Study Russell Reynolds and Associates Headhunters—SW Water Authority Chairmanship Schlackmans Royal Palaces Market Research
Firm Subject of Assignment Schlackmans Tower of London Market Research 'Open to View/English Heritage' Tickets Spicer and Pegler Associates Management Information System at BES Stallard and Co. Legal advice to Thamesmead on Transfer of Thamesmead from LRB