§ Mr. Tim SmithTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total amount spent by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in 1989 on management and computer consultancy contracts, excluding hardware and software purchases; if he will list each management or computer consultancy contract awarded by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise 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 Her Majesty's Customs and Excise has budgeted to spend in the current year.
§ Mr. RyderThe total amount spent by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in the financial year 1989–90 was £3,251,798.
The consultancy firms awarded contracts in management and computer consultancy, excluding hardware arid software purchases, are as follows:
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Consultancy firm Contracts BIS Applied Systems Cabling Requirement Partnership Agreement Branton Kenton General Training Consultancy British Telecom DAS Network Consultancy Bull HN Cedric Technical Support CCTA Service and Support Agreements Change Matters Development Training Comshare Operational Planning System Consultancy Lecturing Computer Training Coopers Lybrand Management Information System D. Megginson Associates Development Training Datafit VAT System Software Development Deloitte Haskins Sells Personnel System EOSYS Cabling Study Ernst and Young Information Management Study Expert System for VAT Control Staff Expertech Expert System Development F. E. J. Peach Computer Training Hoskyns Group plc Chief Consultancy ICL Local User Requirement Analysis Computer Training Inforem Business Analysis Langdon Systems Ltd. Computer Training LBMS VAT II Consultancy Logica UK Ltd. Seizure System for Heathrow Partnership Agreement M. E. Parkinson VAT Training Max A. Eggart General Training Consultancy Meritkeen Ltd. General Training Consultancy Metron Capacity Management Planning MFT Computer Systems Central Tariff Quota Unit Mini Computer Strategy Study Oasis Ltd. Knowledge Based System Octagon Telephone Management Initiative Onsite Training Ltd. Computer Training P. A. Consulting Group Chief Project Support Forward Plan Study Project Management Cadre VAT II Relocation Study Performance Systems Incorporated Capacity Management Consultancy Personnel Recruitment System PPA Computer Training Praxis Project Planning System Performance Related Pay
Consultancy firm Contracts Price Waterhouse Single European Market Strategy Rede Group Quality Management Initiative Regional Software Consultancy Support Samna Word Processing Study SJB Communications Telecoms Consultancy Soft Options Software Evaluation Style Conferences Audio Visual Study General Training Consultancy TDA Consultancy Group Development Training Thorn EMI VAT Measures Consultancy Touche Ross Operational Planning System Chief Technical Assurance University of Bath Local Delegation Study Welcom Software International Chief Project Cost Management Yale Data Integrated Tariff The total amount budgeted to be spent in the year 1990–91 by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise is £4,544,000.
§ Mr. Tim SmithTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total amount spent by Her Majesty's Stationery Office in 1989 on management and computer consultancy contracts, excluding hardware and software purchases; if he will list each management or computer consultancy contract awarded by Her Majesty's Stationery 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 Her Majesty's Stationery Office has budgeted to spend in the current year.
§ Mr. RyderThe total amount spent in 1989 was £290,000 and the budget for 1990 is £480,000.
The following contracts were awarded in 1989:
Firm Subject of Assignment NCC Advice on electronic data interchange Batalas Quality assurance audit (BS 5750) Mortiboys Quality assurance audit (BS 5750) David Hutchins Associates Total quality management CCTA General IT consultancy OASIS Business supplies development Touche Ross Data administration standards Touche Ross Preliminary accountancy system design D. Harris Associates Post implementation reviews of IT projects Technigraphic Bristol Ltd. Design and manage building works
§ Mr. Tim SmithTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total amount spent by the Inland Revenue in 1989 on management and computer consultancy contracts, excluding hardware and software purchases; if he will list each management or computer consultancy contract awarded by the Inland Revenue in 1989, giving in200W each case the name of the consultancy firm and the subject of the assignment; and what is the total amount that the Inland Revenue has budgeted to spend in the current year.
§ Mr. LilleyThe amount spent by the Inland Revenue in the financial year 1989–90 on management and computer consultancy contracts excluding hardware and software purchases is expected to be about £16.1 million.
The Inland Revenue has awarded the following consultancy contracts in 1989–90:
Touche Ross Management Consultants: Records ManagementPrinting Industry Research Association: ReprographicsHMSO Technical Services: ReprographicsOrganisations and Systems Innovations Ltd.: BROCS Project OfficeOracle (UK) Ltd.: Systems developmentHenley Business Systems Ltd.: Evaluation of MIDAS softwareExpertech: Expert systems for BROCSGmb Support Ltd.: IR Suggestions SchemeBIS Applied Systems Ltd.: Security risk assessment of systemsIMB UK Ltd.: Systems developmentTrident Computer Services Ltd.: COVA project supportInforem: Technical supportA budget of £17 million has been allocated by the Inland Revenue for the financial year 1990–91.