HC Deb 27 October 1992 vol 212 cc549-50W
Mr. Pendry

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish a table setting out for the period since 9 April(a) each tender issued by his Department for projects requiring the supply of (i) computer hardware and (ii) computer software, (b) a description of the services required, (c) the number of companies which were invited to tender, (d) the number of companies which submitted a bid without prior invitation by his Department, (e) which company was awarded the contract, (f) the value of each contract and (g) the length of period over which the contract will run.

Mr. Forman

The information requested is set out. In addition to these, there have been four single-tender procurements for enhancements to existing systems—for which competitive tendering was inappropriate—with a total value of £110,250.

Tenders for hardware

None.

Tenders for software

  • a. Supply of a payroll system for the Further Education Funding Council.
  • Companies invited to bid: three
  • Unsolicited bids submitted: none
  • Successful company: Centrefile Ltd.
  • Contract value: £20,194
  • Period of contract: supply only plus one year's maintenance
  • b. Supply of Accounting System for OFSTED
  • Companies invited to bid: four Unsolicited bids submitted: none Successful company: Tate Bramald Ltd.
  • Contract value: £12,095
  • Period of contract: supply only
  • c. TOPIC software for Policy Branch Information System Companies invited to bid: 15
  • Unsolicited bids submitted: none
  • Successful Company: Verity Ltd.
  • Contract value: £22,007

1987 £ 1989 £ 1990 £ 1991 £
Cheshire (Including some mineral income in Derbyshire) 480,614 534,715 562,587 571,521
Staffordshire 448,514 529,028 537,137 541,322
Yorkshire 544,391 690,657 754,726 858,966
Lancashire 552,873 485,988 562,862 750,475
Bona Vacantia in the County Palatine of Lancaster 979,027 839,845 804,977 938,597
Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire 140,604 157,223 176,300 161,424
Greater London 789,755 1,299,000 1,409,861 1,473,881
Miscellaneous (Lincolnshire, Mid-Glamorgan, Leicestershire, Sussex and elsewhere) 97,452 115,594 85,297 87,630
TOTAL 4,033,230 4,652,050 4,893,747 5,383,816

Period of contract: supply and licence only

All values quoted exclude VAT.