Consultancy Contracts

HC Deb 04 June 1991 vol 192 cc176-9W

Mr. McAllion

To ask the Secretary of Slate for Education and Science what was the total amount spent by his Department 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 his Department 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. Atkins

The Department spent £1,080,368 on management and computer consultancies in the 1990–91 financial year. The contracts concerned were as follows:

Consultant and subject of assignment

AMTEC Feasibility study for Policy Branch Information System

Butler Cox Post Implementation Review and Evaluation of the Further Education Statistical Record system

BBT Data conversion work

BIS Feasibility study of Enhanced Technical Data Service (ETDS)

BIS Project review of Enhanced Technical Data Service (ETDS)

BIS Full study for replacement of Data Collection Processing System

CCTA Information Systems Strategy Review

CMC, Communicatie-Management Consultants Contribution to seminar on Restructuring an Inspectorate

CMG Evaluating network carriers

Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte OU review of part-time costs

Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte Study of requirements of maintained primary and secondary schools for software for the purposes of collating, managing and transmitting data generated by the statutory NC assessment arrangements

Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte Comparison of costs and effects of an HMI Inspection Project with alternative approaches

Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte Review of BACS payment system

Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte Management of change for IT records management system

Duhig Berry Project management for survey projects

Elizabeth Braiden Management and Survey Consultant HMI survey on performance related pay: District Inspector's questionnaire

Ernst and Young Sport and Recreation Division: Financial Management review of Central Council of Physical Recreation

Henley Feasibility of Enhanced Technical Data Service (ETDS)

Howard Whitehead and Partners Management consultancy: survey of ESRC

Hoskyns Resource planning

ICL Report and general support to Core Resource Information System-Finance

ICL Review repair status of mainframe operating systems and recommend

INTAC Videoconferencing

KINESIS Options for connecting Architects and Buildings Branch PCs to network

KINESIS Secretariat review

KINESIS Facilitator in implementation of IT records management system.

KPMG Management Consulting Training needs analysis of proposed Teachers' Pensions Agency.

KPMG Information Systems Branch annual business plan.

KPMG Review of Teachers' Superannuation Scheme.

LALCREST Productivity improvement programme.

Neville Russell Accountancy advice on Assisted Places Scheme and Music and Ballet Scheme with particular reference to the review of assessment of parental contributions and an assessment of applications for fee increases for APS. Advice on financial agreement with 5 MBS schools.

ORACLE Evaluation of software for Enhanced Technical Data Service (ETDS).

ORACLE Programming work on HMI travel and subsistence.

ORACLE Benchmark of hardware for Data Collection Processing System.

Oxford Computer Training Programming advice.

Peat Marwick and McLintock Pensions Branch: Pensions Administration System.

PE International Development of grade 7 training.

PE International Development of management training.

Management Consulting P-E International For development of Schools Branch induction programme.

Price Waterhouse Technical advice on financial controls for National Curriculum Council.

RADIUS Enhancements and screen production on Accounts payable System.

RML Advice on technical enhancements to PCs and network.

SSADM (SCOLL) Productivity improvement programme.

SYBASE Relational Database Management System Trials.

Thorn EMI Review of Architects and Buildings Branch.

TRANRATE Programming work on New Basic Teachers' Record System.

Touche Ross Local Management of Schools: extension to special schools (feasibility).

Touche Ross Management consultancy: survey of NERC.

Touche Ross Advice on extension of Local Management of Schools.

Two B Amendments to software.

Bob Young For rewriting school development plans.

The Department had no executive agencies in 1990–91.