HC Deb 31 March 1988 vol 130 cc611-2W
Mr. Tim Smith

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list each management or computer consultancy contract awarded by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in 1987, giving in each case the name of the consultancy firm and the subject of the assignment.

Mr. Lilley

[holding answer 30 March 1988]: Following is the available information:

Firm and assignment Arthur Andersen—Design of VAT work planning systems BIS Systems—Review of planning and control procedure for Customs Handling Import and Export Freight (CHIEF); advice on data cabling of HQ offices (2 contracts) British Telecom—Technical study of new electronic tariff Calidus Systems — Advice on data administration for CHIEF Comshare — Development of management information systems Datafit—Development of various computer programmings Ernst Whinney—Development of management information systems; review of part of IT strategy Expert Systems International—Advice on expert systems Honeywell—Study of extension to computerised intelligence system Hoskyns—Support to CHIEF system (2 contracts) Hunterskil South—Computerisation of registry ICL—Support to CHIEF system (4 contracts) Inforem—Business Systems Analysis methodology Keith London Associates—Testing of VAT management information system LBMS—Software design study Logica—Review of Departmental Entry Processing System requirements; advice on Structural Systems and Design Methodology Mindworks — Development of management information systems (2 contracts) National Computing system—Advice on computerisation of personnel records PActel — Production of project control guidelines for CHIEF Peat Marwick McLintock — Development of Mainframe links with micro-computers; activity costing and decision support programmes Regional Computer Systems—Computerisation of personnel records Soft Option—Computerisation of personnel records Systems Concepts—Computerisation of personnel records; development of management information system System Designers—Development of management information systems Timeslice — Development of accounting system for Solicitor's Office Yale Data Management—Establishment of CHIEF System Test Branch

Mr. Tim Smith

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list each management or computer consultancy contract awarded by the Inland Revenue in 1987 giving in each case the name of the consultancy firm and the subject of the assignment.

Mr. Brooke

[holding answer 30 March 1988]: The Inland Revenue awarded the following consultancy contracts in 1987:

  • Touche Ross—Contingency Planning
  • Cullinet—Data Management and Database Design
  • Oracle UK Ltd.—Database Products
  • Park Avenue Productions PLC—Communications
  • Celtechnology—Organisation, Management
  • J. Pincus—Specialist Management Training
  • Peat Marwick McClintock—Financial Systems

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