§ Mr. Tim SmithTo 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 CHIEFComshare — Development of management information systemsDatafit—Development of various computer programmingsErnst Whinney—Development of management information systems; review of part of IT strategyExpert Systems International—Advice on expert systems Honeywell—Study of extension to computerised intelligence systemHoskyns—Support to CHIEF system (2 contracts)Hunterskil South—Computerisation of registry612WICL—Support to CHIEF system (4 contracts)Inforem—Business Systems Analysis methodologyKeith London Associates—Testing of VAT management information systemLBMS—Software design studyLogica—Review of Departmental Entry Processing System requirements; advice on Structural Systems and Design MethodologyMindworks — Development of management information systems (2 contracts)National Computing system—Advice on computerisation of personnel recordsPActel — Production of project control guidelines for CHIEFPeat Marwick McLintock — Development of Mainframe links with micro-computers; activity costing and decision support programmesRegional Computer Systems—Computerisation of personnel recordsSoft Option—Computerisation of personnel recordsSystems Concepts—Computerisation of personnel records; development of management information systemSystem Designers—Development of management information systemsTimeslice — Development of accounting system for Solicitor's OfficeYale Data Management—Establishment of CHIEF System Test Branch
§ Mr. Tim SmithTo 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