HC Deb 03 June 1991 vol 192 cc25-8W
Mr. McAllion

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total amount spent by the Inland Revenue in the 1990–91 financial year on management and computer consultancy contracts, excluding hardware and software purchases; and if he will list each management or computer consultancy contract awarded by the Inland Revenue in 1990–91, giving in each case the name of the consultancy firm, the subject of the assignment and, if appropriate, the executive agency for which the contract was carried out.

Mr. Maude

The amount spent by the Inland Revenue in the financial year 1990–91 on management and computer consultancy contracts excluding hardware and software purchases is estimated to be about 19.2 million.

The Inland Revenue has awarded the following consultancy contracts in 1990–91:

  • AC Consultancy Services—operational research service.
  • Alan Gilchrist and Partners—taxation thesaurus.
  • Audience Selection and Timescales Ltd—customer survey.
  • B. Duff—advice on accommodation matters.
  • British Market Research Bureau—customer survey.
  • Communications Audit—local office communications.
  • Computer Search and Selection—computer project support.
  • Computer Sciences Company—computer project support.
  • CUP—accommodation management.
  • Design and Control Group of Bristol—energy management.
  • DP Support Services—computer project support.
  • EECS and Partners—energy management.
  • Energy Options Ltd—energy management.
  • Ernst and Young—development of financial accounting systems.
  • Enviroplan Ltd—space utilisation.
  • Fraser Williams—computer project support
  • Furniture Industry Research Association—furniture design
  • IBM—computer project support
  • ICL—computer project support
  • ICS (Sales) Ltd—computer project support
  • LBMS Ltd—computer project support
  • Lorien Technical Services—computer project support
  • Marriott Consultancy Ltd—recruitment and retention research
  • MDS Consultants plc—computer project support
  • MORI—career attitudes survey
  • Organisation and Systems Innovations Ltd—project support
  • PA Consulting Group—business systems
  • Peat Marwick—work measurement
  • Phillips—communications design
  • PRAXIS—computer project support
  • Price Waterhouse—computer project support
  • Ramsey and Primrose Consulting Engineers—lighting survey
  • SIGNET—computer project support
  • Symonds Facilities Management plc—space utilization
  • T Bates—problem solving and creativity workshops
  • The Clifford Talbot Partnership—energy management
  • The Open College—open learning
  • Torpy and Partners—energy management
  • Touche Ross—communications audit
  • VNG Nationwide—computer project support
  • World Systems—computer project support

There were no executive agencies within the Department during the financial year 1990–91.

Mr. McAllion

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total amount spent by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in the 1990–91 financial year on management and computer consultancy contracts, excluding hardware and software purchases; and if he will list each management or computer consultancy contract awarded by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in 1990.91, giving in each case the name of the consultancy firm, the subject of the assignment and, if appropriate, the executive agency for which the contract was carried out.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

The total amount spent by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in the financial year 1990–91 on management and computer consultancy contracts, excluding hardware and software purchases, was £2.51 million.

The management and computer consultancy contracts awarded by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise, excluding hardware and software, in 1990–91 were as follows:

SUPPLIER NAME AND PROJECT NAME

Rede Group

  • Quality Management and Training

Rediffusion Simulation Ltd.

  • Design Consultancy

ICL

  • VME Consultancy
  • ITD Organisation Report
  • D.I.S.S. Project Services
  • Senior Management Workshop
  • Project Brief for LITA Manual

Kermon

  • Telecoms Consultancy (GTS)

Metron

  • Capacity Management Consultancy

CCTA

  • Service and Support Agreements

Oracle Corporation

  • Network Consultancy

Ranmor

  • Network Consultancy

PA Consulting Group

  • Human Resources Consultancy
  • Cedric II Review

Westwood

  • BRIT Project

Forvus

  • Unix Commissioning Survey

Logica (Partnership Agreements)

  • X400 Telecoms
  • Tariff Team System Review
  • LANCE Project
  • CRAMM Review VAT(PLK) System
  • Statistical Office 90 Project
  • Business Analysis
  • Integrated Tariff Project Data
  • Modeller and Audit Security Control
  • London Airport Documentation
  • London Airport Seizures
  • HQ Planning Systems
  • Local Info Technology Help DL0
  • Personnel System Implementation
  • VAT Reg/Dereg System Review
  • VAT PACE Project
    • 27
  • VAT II Support
  • VAT VIVA Project
  • VAT II VIPPA Project
  • Quality Assurance on Uniface
  • Network Cabling HQ Offices
  • Accommodation Management System
  • VAT Enforcement Package
  • Customs Operational Planning
  • Excise Operational Planning
  • LIT Dataease Support
  • Unix System Support

Yale Data BIS (Partnership Agreements)

  • TAC for Integrated Tariff
  • Project Management Task Team
  • VAT II Project Management
  • Review of VAT System
  • Management Accounting Related Systems PM0
  • Dept Accounting System Review
  • Personnel Information System
  • London Airport Data Comms
  • London Airport Seizures System
  • Review of Lees Office Tech'1 System
  • EMAIL Package Evaluation
  • TAC for SEM Project
  • Excise/Inland Customs Strategy Implementation
  • HQ Local Info Tech Strategy
  • London Overseas Mail Office RL0
  • BT Tonto Replacement Study
  • HQ Offices Recabling Study
  • TAC for Tariff Interface
  • CTQU Project
  • LIT Computer Infrastructure
  • Technical Strategy Review

Dun and Bradstreet

  • Department Accounting System Support

Peat Marwick McLintock

  • Department Accounting System Review

ASL

  • Telecoms Consultancy

Octagon

  • Telephone Management Initiative

SJB

  • Telecoms Consultancy

Bull HN

  • Cedric Technical Support

Total Training

  • Computer-based Training Package

Ashvent

  • Computer-based Training Package

Hunterskil

  • Programming Analysis
  • Review of Assignment Values

Praxis

  • Personnel Technical Consultancy
  • HM C&E Scoping Study
  • HM C&E Management Consultancy
  • HM C&E Technical Review
  • HM C&E Personnel Micro Systems
  • TUAM System Technical Manual
  • HM C&E Enforcement Package Manual
  • HM C&E EIS Implementation
  • HM C&E EOPS Technical Manual
  • HM C&E COPS Technical Manual
  • HM C&E LITA Conference
  • HM C&E Network Installation LIT
  • VAT Enforcement

Datafit

  • VAT Enforcement Installation
  • Support and Programming
  • VAT Reg/Dereg Programming and Review
  • Large Trader Control Unit Consultancy and Applications
  • Work

Comshare

  • DIS Project

Coopers Lybrand

  • TAC for Personnel Info System
  • DIS Project

Ernst and Young

  • GEMINI Handbook Consultancy
    • 28
  • Personnel Info System
  • VAT VIVA Consultancy
  • General Consultants

Expertech

  • CEDIT/VIVA Consultancy Knowledge
  • Engineering Project

MFT Computer Systems

  • CTQU Project Support including User Manual Production

University of Bath

  • FMI Study

Sybase

  • Personnel Information System Support

White Waghorn

  • Evaluation of TAWPS including production of Release 2 TAWPS

Touche Ross

  • Specification and Development of Operational Planning System

OSI

  • CHIEF implementation

AMTEC

  • CHIEF Technical Assurance Co-ordination

Model Systems

  • CHIEF SSADM Co-ordination