§ Mr. Tim SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the total amount spent by his Department in 1988 on management and computer consultancy contracts, excluding hardware and software purchases; and if he will list each management or computer consultancy contract awarded by his Department in 1988, giving in each case the name of the consultancy firm and the subject of the assignment.
§ Mr. EggarExpenditure for 1988–89 financial year on management and computer consultancy was:
£ Management consultancy 68,699 Computer consultancy 1,422,900 Individual contracts awarded during the year were:
Management Moon Associates Study of FCO publications Market and Opinion Research International Staff communications survey Jaycroft Limited United Nations documents in the FCO Brian J. Stent Purchasing arrangements in FCO Pergamon Technical Services International Re-organisation of diplomatic services procedure Metier Resource and project management information study 14W
Computer consultancies Data General Ltd. Management information system Enever Systems Ltd. Management information system Phase 3 Systems Ltd. Management information system Kinesis Computing Ltd. Development of overseas systems BIS Applied Systems Ltd. Development of overseas systems Express Computer Consultants Development of financial system Logica UK Ltd. (i) Development of overseas systems (ii) FOLIOS consultancy studies Computer Sciences Co. Ltd. FOLIOS consultancy studies Systems Designers Ltd. FOLIOS consultancy studies Psychometric R & D Management Systems FOLIOS consultancy studies PA Consultancy Systems FOLIOS consultancy studies The Instruction Set (i) FOLIOS consultancy studies (ii) Administration records consultancy Price Waterhouse Administrative records consultancy
Computer consultancies Information Resources Ltd. (i) A financial estimates system (ii) An overseas estates financial system Kings Brook Information Associates Replacement of library and records system