§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list all the computer consultancies employed by the Inland Revenue, since November 1991, the tasks for which they were engaged, and the total cost to his Department.
§ Mr. DorrellThe Inland Revenue has awarded contracts to the following computer consultancies since November 1991:
Task Abraxas Computer Services Ltd. Computer project support The Berwyn Partnership Computer project support Boldon James Ltd. Computer project support CSS Trident pic Computer project support Computer People Ltd. Computer project support Computer Sciences Co. Ltd. Computer project support Cornwall Affiliates Ltd. Business support DPLACE Business support DP Support Services Ltd. Computer project support Duhig Berry Ltd. Project management support Frost Berkeley Associates Ltd. Computer project support IBM (UK) Ltd. Computer project support ICL Computer project support ICS (Sales) Ltd. Computer project support IEMIT Ltd. Computer project support Intertech Computer Consultants Ltd. Computer project support LBMS pic Computer project support Lorien Technical Services Ltd. Computer project support Lucidus Ltd. Market testing Macleod Group Computer project support MDS Consultants Ltd. Computer project support Oracle Corporation Ltd. Computer project support Organisation and Systems Innovations Ltd. Project support PA Consulting Group Business systems Panacea Ltd. Computer project support P—E International Ltd. Computer project support Rand Information Systems Ltd. Computer project support Price Waterhouse Strategy support Quality Testing Ltd. System testing Sequel Ltd. Computer project support Softlab Ltd. Systems support SPAN Contracts Computer project support Starfield Management Ltd. Business support Systems Resources Ltd. Computer project support Task Force IT Computer project support Touche Ross Communications support VNG Nationwide Communications support Winnow Ltd. Business support World Systems plc Computer project support YCS Ltd. Computer project support The spend on computer consultancy is recorded over successive financial years from 1 April each year. Since April 1991, the Inland Revenue has spent the following total amounts on computer consultancy:
£ 1991–92 20,296,949 1992–93 19,427,849 In the current financial year 1993–94, the Department expects to spend up to £18,900,000 on computer consultancy.
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list all the computer consultancies employed by Customs and Excise, since November 1991, the tasks for which they were engaged, and the total cost to his Department.
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§ Sir John CopeThe computer consultants engaged by the central information technology function together with the nature of their contracts and total cost are set out.
Company Amounts paid since 1 November 1991 Nature of work £ LOGICA 8,183,300 Central four-year contract providing on call development support BIS 2,473,500 MFT Computer Systems 3,300 Amendments to Tariff Quota File Aspire 44,500 Market Testing advice Adbury Electronics 3,900 VAT Software Development Coopers and Lybrand 63,000 Market Testing advice Haymark communications 11,800 Software support Capita Management Consultant 51,500 Market Testing advice Interchange Associates 84,700 IT advice to Board Dove Communications 91,400 Telecomms. support Comshare 322,000 Technical specs, and analysis Datafit 574,000 VAT Programming Hedra 51,900 Information System Strategy Support Valid Consultancy 87,100 Telecomms. support TCSL Group 33,100 Prototype development CCTA 80,200 Management studies/ development Firefox Communications 2,400 Software Support Sun Microsystems 1,000 Technical assurance Data General 49,500 Testing and configuration support ACTLOGSYS 26,100 Technical Support Total 12,238,200
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list all the computer consultancies employed by the Treasury and Treasury agencies, since November 1991, the tasks for which they were engaged, and the total cost to his Department.
§ Mr. NelsonThe Department's spend on computer consultancies since 1991–92 to date amounts to £64,220, including VAT. Information on individual consultancies and by task is not held centrally in the same way and cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost.