HC Deb 04 June 1991 vol 192 cc143-7W
Mr. McAllion

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total amount spent by the Central Office of Information 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 Central Office of Information in 1990–91, giving in each case the name of the consultancy firm and the subject of the assignment.

Mr. Maples

This question falls within the scope of the policy announced in Cm. 1263: arrangements have therefore been made for the chief executive of the Central Office of Information to respond direct. Copies of the letter will be placed in the House Library and with the Public Information Office.

Mr. McAllion

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total amount spent by Her Majesty's Treasury 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 Treasury 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 whom the contract was carried out.

Mr. Maples

The expenditure in the financial year 1990–91 is estimated to be some £5,902,000, which includes some £5,245,600 by the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency. Figures include the cost of development studies, which in turn include the cost of associated hardware and software; the later items are not separately identifiable.

The following management and computer consultancy contracts were awarded by Her Majesty's Treasury in the financial year 1990–91.

Contracts awarded:
A Bobsin Office services project
A. Morris Personnel project
Admiral Quality Management
AIAI Consultancy Support
AMP Systems Lts Systems upgrade
AMTEC Consultancy Support
Anderson Consultants ITIL Project Support
Ashford Associates Development Support
B. Traynor Health project
BBC Central Directorates Press office project
BDO Binder Hamlyn Auditing contract
BIS CRAMM Project Support
BIS Consultancy Support
Brameur Consultancy Support
Brian Bolton Standards Support
Brian Farrington Ltd Purchasing and Supply
British Computer Society ITIL Project Support
British Telecomm GTN Support
C. Cubed Consultancy Support
C. Makemson GOSIP Project Support
CAMTEC Consultancy Support
Cannon Rosen and Co. Personnel project
CAPITA Group Ltd. Pursuit project
Catering Consultants Pay division project
CCMS ITIL Project Support
Cego Mackrotest Market Research
Chipboards IT Support
City University Study in Estimating
City University Study in Management
Civil Service College Training Support
CMGBIS SSADM Project Support

Coopers and Lybrand Purchasing research
Coopers and Lybrand Management policy project
Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte Coding Systems for Purchasing
D. B. I. Associates Development Support
D. R. Moss Programming Support
DAE University of Cambridge Capital gains and balance of payments
Data Dictionary SSADM Project Support
Data Systems Consultancy Support
DCMS Network Management Support
Delta Dimensions Ltd. Purchasing Database
Deuce CRAMM Project Support
DMW Group GTS Project Support
Dr. D. Helm Economics project
Dr. E. Burgess Personnel project
DTI Management policy project
EFD Consultancy Support.
EOSYS Consultancy Support.
ERA Technology Systems Interface.
Ernst & Young GTS Project support.
Ernst & Young GEMINI Marketing.
Ernst & Young Methods Harmonisation.
Ernst & Young ITIL Project support.
Fischer & Lorenz Consultancy Support.
Format Desktop Publishing SSADM Project Support.
Frank Griffiths Associates Comments on DTp's Action Plan.
Frank Griffiths Associates Highways Consultancy Commissions.
Frank Griffiths Association Purchasing research.
G. Hughes Development work on Project Database.
Graftondale Open Systems Support.
GTP Sales Telecomms Update.
Healy R. Baker Accounting research project.
Hedra Ltd. IT Review Support.
Hoskyns Consultancy Support.
HWPH Ltd. Nursery project.
ICI C & P Headquarter Economics project.
ICL Use of OSNET telecommunications system.
Ideas Int. Database Support.
IDU ITIL Project Support.
IDU Infrastructure Support.
Industrial Training Service Management policy project.
Industrial Training Service Management policy project.
Info Strategy GOSIP Project Support.
Infologistix ITIL Project Support.
Info. Design ITIL Project Support.
Ingham Partnership SSADM Project Support.
Ingham Partnership User Interface Project.
Ingham Partnership Consultancy Support.
Insieme ITIL Project Support.
Institute of Manpower Studies Personnel project.
J. D. Barnett Office services project.
J. Gammon Use of private sector purchasing agent.
J. K. Microelectric Consultancy Support.
J. Westgate Consultancy Support.
K. Baldwin Consultancy support
K. P. G. Computer Support Services Ltd. Computer project
K. W. Gray Personnel project
Kermon Associates Consultancy support
Kermon Associates GTS project support
Kiddy & Co. Account management
KPMG Peat Marwick Auditing contract for IBM 43/81
Lancare Check of telecommunications links
Logica Consultancy support
Logica GEMINI project support
Logica Capacity planning
M. Brech Management policy project
M. J. O. Willacy Purchasing adviser
M. N. Pickett Estate management
M. W. Townley Financial institutions project
MARI Group Consultancy support
Masons Consultancy support
Model Systems Consultancy support

Mrs C Megan Pensions project
Ms S Horder Personnel project
Network Telecomms GOSIP project support
Nolan & Norton SSADM project support
Nottingham University CSCW support
OASIS Limited Pursuit project
Open Systems Foundation Open Systems support
Open Systems Foundation Training support
OSI Services GTS project support
Ovum Ltd Consultancy support
Oxford Economic Research Economics project
P Chambers Personnel project
P G Davis Pensions project
P N Parry Guidance on works projects
PA Consultancy Consultancy support
PA Consultancy ITIL project support
PA Consultancy GDN project support
Pat Bacon Pursuit project
Peat Marwick McLintock Management policy project
Peter Hyde ITIL project support
Pi Limited Purchasing database
Pink Elephant ITIL project support
Pratten Consultancy contract
PRAXIS Framework support
Price Waterhouse Association Privatisation project
Protocol Int ITIL project support
PSC Int GOSIP project support
QBS Ltd ITIL project support
R H Willmott EPHOS Project Support
R H Willmott GOSIP Project Support
R L Harris Marketing Support
R M O'Connor Standards Support
R Morgan Economics research
Roger Tym and Partners Aid and export finance project
Salford Development Support
SEMA GOSIP Project Support
SEMA Consultancy Support
Sensitive Visual Aids Braille Support
Softlab ITIL Project Support
Soutron Consultancy Support
Strand S. T. Ltd. Consultancy Support
Systems Associated Consultancy Support
T C F Howard Personnel project
T McCormack Personnel project
T W Olle Associates Development Support
Telecomputing Ltd Automated job assembly consultancy
Theo Goddard Consultancy Support
Touche Ross Ltd Consultancy Support
Transform Pay Project
Transtech Consultancy Service Personnel project
Trove GOSIP Project Support
Turing Institute Development Support
W. E. Townsend Personnel project
Woodway Consultancy Support
Workplace Nurseries Nursery project
X-Tel Services CSCW Support

Key to abbreviations

ITIL IT Infrastructure Library
SSADM Structured Analysis and Design Methodology
GOSIP Government Open Systems Interconnection Profile
CRAMM CCTA Risk Analysis and Management Methodology
EPHOS European Procurement Handbook for Open Systems
GTN Government Telecommunications Network
GTS Government Telecommunications System
OSI Open Systems Interconnection
CSCW Computer Supported Co-operative Working
GDN Government Data Network

Mr. McAllion

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total amount spent by the Royal Mint 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 Royal Mint in 1990–91, giving in each case the name of the consultancy firm and the subject of the assignment.

Mr. Maples

This question falls within the scope of the policy announced in Cm. 1263: arrangements have therefore been made for the deputy master and chief executive of the Royal Mint to respond direct. Copies of the letter will be placed in the House Library and with the Public Information Office.

Mr. McAllion

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total amount spent by HMSO 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 HMSO in 1990–91, giving in each case the name of the consultancy firm and the subject of the assignment.

£ million
Small properties Large properties All properties
County 1973 Rateable value 1990 Rateable value 1973 Rateable value 1990 Rateable value 1973 Rateable value 1990 Rateable value
Bedfordshire 5 42 38 301 42 343
Berkshire 4 46 66 639 70 685
Buckinghamshire 4 44 45 427 49 471
East Sussex 7 71 27 247 34 317
Essex 13 120 80 717 92 837
Hampshire 11 113 80 695 91 808
Hertfordshire 7 67 89 698 96 765
Isle of Wight 1 15 3 37 5 53
Kent 12 124 63 580 75 705
Oxfordshire 4 45 31 326 35 371
Surrey 7 76 64 642 71 718
West Sussex 6 57 39 379 44 436
London Boroughs and City of London 112 1,031 1,138 8,983 1,250 10,014

The table gives rateable values before and after revaluation for all properties in the rating lists as at 1 April 1990. Small properties are taken to be those with a 1990 rateable value below £15,000 in London, and below £10,000 elsewhere.

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