HC Deb 01 November 1988 vol 139 cc553-5W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give details of all new contracts awarded by 30 September, by each district health authority or special health authority, by hospital, for(a) portering, (b) catering, (c) laundry, (d) cleaning and (e) other ancillary work; and if he will give the estimated annual saving for each contract awarded.

Mr. Grist

The information requested in respect of new contracts awarded by district health authorities in Wales from 1 November 1987 to 30 September 1988 for catering, laundry and cleaning services is given in the following table. Details of contracts relating to portering and other ancillary work are not held centrally.

District health authority and details of contract Estimated annual savings £
Clwyd
Domestic Preswylfa in-house 2 years from January 1989 Not known
East Dyfed
Domestic: Carmarthen in-house 3 years from 1 July 1988 41,000
Domestic: Ceredigion in-house 3 years from 1 August 1988 37,000
Domestic: Bryntirion in-house 3 years from 1 December 1988 29,100
Catering: Llanelli Unit in-house 3 years from 17 November 1987 Nil
Catering: Carmarthen in-house 3 years from 1 December 1988 400
Laundry: District Laundry in-house 3 years from 1 December 1988 46,500
Gwent
Domestic: HQ in-house 3 years from 5 April 1988 Nil
Domestic: Community clinics North Gwent in-house 3 years from 1 August 1988 45,500
Domestic: County Hospital in-house 3 years from 7 November 1988 77,700
Domestic: Community Clinics South Gwent in-house 3 years from 1 January 1989 10,400
Gwynedd
Domestic: Bryn-Y-Neuadd Hospital in-house 3 years from 14 February 1988 21,000
Domestic: St. Davids/Caernarfon Hospital in-house 3 years from January 1989 63,000
Domestic: Ysbyty Gwynedd in-house 3 years from January 1989 204,000
Mid Glamorgan
Domestic: St. Tydfils/Mardy Hospital in-house 3 years from January 1989 61,500
Domestic: Bridgend General/Maesgwyn Hospital in-house 3 years from January 1989 4,800
Domestic: Prince Charles Hospital in-house 3 years from January 1989 100,700

District health authority and details of contract Estimated annual savings £
Domestic: Dewi Sant, Pontypridd and District and Rhiwfelin Hospital in-house 3 years from December 1988 51,800
Domestic: Community Domestic Services in-house 5 years from May 1988 146,000
Catering: Prince Charles Hospital in-house 3 years from January 1989 73,500
Catering: East Glamorgan/Tonteg Hospital in-house 3 years from January 1989 37,700
Catering: Princess of Wales Hospital in-house 3 years from January 1989 30,500
Catering: Hensol and Talygarn Hospital in-house 3 years from January 1989 30,700
Catering: Bridgend General and Maesgwyn Hospital in-house 3 years from January 1989 47,000
Catering: Caerphilly Miners and Energlyn Hospitals in-house 3 years from January 1989 25,000
Laundry: District Wide in-house 5 years from March 1988 151,500
Pembrokeshire
Laundry: Withybush Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Health Tex 5 years from 3 June 1988 10,000
Powys
Laundry: Mid Wales and Llys Maldwyn in-house 3 years from 1 April 1988 Nil
South Glamorgan
Laundry: District in-house 3 years from 1 January 1989 20,000
West Glamorgan
Domestic: Parts of Cefn Coed Hospital in-house 5 years from 8 January 1989 88,700
Domestic: Parts Neath General Hospital in-house 5 years from 15 January 1989 20,200
Catering: West Unit and Cymla in-house 5 years from 1 July 1988 88,100
Catering: Cefn Coed, Garngoch and Llwyneryr Hospitals in-house 5 years from 3 October 1988 69,800
Catering: Neath General in-house 5 years from 21 November 1988 8,300

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the latest figures, as a percentage of services put out to tender by each district health authority, for(a) catering, (b) domestic services and (c) laundry; and if he will give the estimated annual savings.

Mr. Grist

The information is as follows:

DHA Percentage by value of service for which tenders invited Per cent. 1Estimated annual savings £
Clwyd
Domestic 0.5 Not analogous with previous costs
Catering Nil Nil
Laundry Nil Nil
East Dyfed
Domestic 61 107,100
Catering 52 Nil
Laundry 100 46,500
Gwent
Domestic 37 133,600
Catering Nil Nil
Laundry Nil Nil

DHA Percentage by value of service for which tenders invited Per cent. 1Estimated annual savings £
Gwynedd
Domestic 88 365,000
Catering 100 Not yet known
Laundry 100 Not yet known
Mid Glamorgan
Domestic 75 355,200
Catering 80 244,400
Laundry 100 151,500
Pembrokeshire
Domestic 100 247,200
Catering 100 112,200
Laundry 100 10,000
Powys
Domestic 100 68,000
Catering 100 175,000
Laundry 100 Nil
South Glamorgan
Domestic 100 Not yet known
Catering 100 Not yet known
Laundry 100 20,000
West Glamorgan
Domestic 82 227,000
Catering 84 166,200
Laundry 100 199,600
WHCSA
Domestic 100 18,000
1 These figures do not include anticipated savings from contracts not yet let.

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