§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the firms which have now made bids for the Crown Suppliers.
§ Mr. Chope[holding answer 19 March 1990]: No; to do so could prejudice the outcome of the sale competition.
§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what consultants have been engaged by the Crown Suppliers for the last 12 months; and if he will list the directorships currently and recently held by each individual engaged as a consultant.
§ Mr. Chope[holding answer 19 March 1990]: The consultants employed during the past 12 months by the Crown Suppliers are listed in the table. Information on the directorships held by their staff is not collected.
- L A Associates—Design Consultancy
- I F F Research—Market Research Consultancy
- Peat Marwick McLintock—Computer Audit Consultancy
- Deloitte Haskins and Sells—The Buying Agency Consultancy—Phase I
- Deloitte Haskins and Sells—The Buying Agency Consultancy—Phase II
- G M S Consultancy Limited—Provision of Marketing Manager
- G M S Consultancy Limited—Provision of Financial Manager
- Accountancy Personnel—Appointment of Finance Manager
- Accountancy Personnel—Appointment of Management Accountant
- Role Management—Appointment of Finance Manager
- J Limington Agency—Provision of two Machine Operators
- Deloitte Haskins and Sells—The Buying Agency Computer Consultancy
- Executive Interim Management—Provision of Sales Representatives
- BIS Applied Systems—Computer Training
- Abraxas Computer Services Limited—Computer Programmers
- Datapool Consultants Limited—Computer Programmers
- Trident Computer Services Limited—Computer Programmers
- Zeda Information Management Consultants—Business Analysts
606 - W S Atkins Management Consultants—Project Planners
- Yale Management Consultants Limited—Computer Audit
- Link Associates—Computer Programmers
- DPP Limited—Computer Programmers
- Unisys Limited—Computer Hardware
- Mouncey and Partners—Business Analysts
- Unilinx Limited—Computer Programmers, Computer Managers
- OSL—Computer Programmers
- Palmer and Webb—Computer Capacity Planners
- Public Sector Consultancy—Business Analysts and Training