HC Deb 28 March 1990 vol 170 cc192-3W
Mr. Tim Smith

To ask the Prime Minister what was the total amount spent by the Cabinet Office in 1989 on management and computer consultancy contracts, excluding hardware and software purchases; if she will list each management or computer consultancy contract awarded by the Cabinet Office in 1989, giving in each case the name of the consultancy firm and the subject of the assignment; and what is the total amount that the Cabinet Office has budgeted to spend in the current year.

The Prime Minister

The expenditure by the Cabinet Office on management and computer consultancies, excluding purchases of hardware and software, is estimated to be £163,900 in 1989–90. The management and computer consultancy contracts let by the Cabinet Office during 1989–90 are as follows:

Firm Assignment
Coopers and Lybrand Pilot study on evaluation
Infomet Ltd System building for local area network
National Children's Bureau Advice on the London Childcare Project
Nettel Ltd Adapting software to user requirement
Oracle Corportation UK Ltd Redevelopment of management information system
Peter Williams Associates Advice on the London Childcare Project
Praxis Systems Assistance in the analysis, design and formulation of software
Price Waterhouse Advice on performance indicators and management information systems
Firm Assignment
Price Waterhouse Design and write database system
Psytech Ltd Development of computerised system to support use of psychometric testing in recruitment schemes
Shaista Faruqi Design of recruitment monitoring system
Systematika Ltd Software development for personnel record system