§ Mr. Tim SmithTo 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 MinisterThe 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:
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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