§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of Stale for Education if he will list all the computer consultancies employed by his Department and agencies, since November 1991, the tasks for which they were engaged, and the total cost to his Department.
§ Mr. ForthThis Department has spent an estimated £942,000 on computer consultancies since November 1991. Contracts awarded are as follows:
604WContractor and Consultancies
- Microsoft Ltd.—Graphical User Interface Development
- BIS Systems Ltd.—Office Systems and Infrastructure Strategy
- BIS Systems Ltd.—Upgrading Core Resource Information
- System (CRIS-F)
- Sema Group Ltd.—Dissemination of Information Study
- Microsoft Ltd.—Policy Branch Information System (PBIS)
- Forvus Ltd.—Unix conversion and Migration
- BIS. Systems Ltd.—Telecommunications Scoping Study
- Coopers and Lybrand—Information Systems Branch Scoping Study
- Insight Ltd.—Pensions Administration System security
- Hoskyns Ltd.—Training on Pensions Administration System
- Hoskyns Ltd.—Course Development on Pensions Administration System
- Duhig Berry—Preparation and provision of specialist IS related training
- Kinesis Computing—Programming advice to Information Systems Branch
- BBT Statistical Computing—Conversion of Data to Quicktab format
- BIS Systems Ltd.—Development of a Bursary Payments System
- Coopers and Lybrand—Preparation of ISB Corporate Plan
- Insight Consulting—Review of Data Collection and Processing System
- MSL Ltd.—Programming advice to Information Systems Branch
- OCTS Ltd.—Advice on Superbase software
- MFT Computer Services—Novell Hardware Platform Consultancy
- Oracle Ltd.—Transfer of Data to Oracle Case format
- Mikrofaxt Ltd.—Development work on Purchasing System
- Granada Computer—Troubleshooting on Purchasing System
- AMTEC Consulting—Development of Information System for the Office for Standards in Education
- Forvus Ltd.—Development and Processing of Continuous Student Record
- Admiral Ltd.—Guidance on Word For Windows Project
- BBT Statistical Computing—Call off Contract for Conversion of Data
- Shreeveport Ltd.—Assistance to In-house team on Market Test
- Mircosoft Ltd.—Integration of Core Resource Information System and Policy Branch Information System
- BIS Systems Ltd.—Desk Top Integration Project
- OCTS Ltd.—Advice on Excel software
- Express Computer—Advice on the Capital Grants System
- ICL (UK) Ltd.—Consultancy to Upgrade TME40 Hardware
- Kinesis Computing—Enhancements to Conference Room Booking System
- CMG Ltd.—Advice on Relational Database software
- Uden Consulting—Review of Pensions Administration System Project
- Terry Kinnard—Prototyping of Data for Parents Charter
- MFT Computer Services—Porting of Secretariat System software to a UNIX hardware platform
- Kinesis Computing—Viability advice on Clipper System
- KPMG Consulting—Advice on Business Systems for Grant Maintained Schools
- Commercell—Development of Personnel System for the Office for Standards in Education
- Ingres Ltd.—Technical Audit of the Pensions Administration System
- Kinesis Computing—Provision of Technical Report on Grant Maintained Schools System
- Express Computer Consultants—Changes to Grant Maintained Schools Payments System
- Oracle Ltd.—Advice on Relational Database software