HC Deb 09 March 1993 vol 220 cc531-2W
Ms Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many contracts for consultancies were awarded by his Department over(a) the last 12 months and (b) 1991–92.

Mr. Howard

My Department awarded 224 consultancy contracts in the financial year 1992–93—to the end of February—and 274 consultancy contracts in 1991–92.

Ms Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the contracts awarded by his Department to(a) Coopers and Lybrand management consultants, (b) Touche Ross management consultants, (c) Price Waterhouse management consultants, (d) Ernst and Young management consultants, (e) Chrichton Roberts Ltd, (f) KPMG management consultants and (g) Leopold Joseph management consultants, with the total cost of the contracts with each contractor, for (i) the past 12 months and (ii) 1991–92.

Mr. Howard

Coopers and Lybrand management consultants were awarded five contracts by my Department in 1991–92 and five to date in 1992–93. These were:

1991–92

  • Information Systems Division Study
  • Information Systems Division: Information Management Strategy Review
  • Business Analysis Studies of the Government Car Service and Internal Delivery Service
  • Property Holdings: Review of Special Services Group Security Furniture, Procedures and Systems
  • Works Bill Paying System and Invoicing
  • The total cost of these contracts was £1,593,000

1992–93

  • Review of Local Authority Recycling Plans
  • Information Systems Division Study Implementation
  • Implementation of Recommendations from Studies of the Government Car Service and Internal Delivery Service Property Services Businesses: Finance Support, Contract Costing and New Payments Arrangements
  • Landfill Costs and Prices: Correcting Possible Market Distortions
  • The total cost of these contracts was £1,035,362.

Touche-Ross Management Consultants were awarded five contracts by my Department in 1991–92 and two to date in 1992–93. These were:

1991–92

  • Framework for a system of Recycling Credits
  • Information Systems Division: Information Management Consultancy
  • Planning Inspectorate: Accountancy Consultancy
  • The Links between MINIS, Line Management Systems and Job-Descriptions.
  • Environment Policy Analysis
  • The total cost of these contracts was £121,940

1992–93

  • Registry Services: Advice to the Department of the Environment In-House Bid Team
  • HMIP Financial Management Review
  • The total cost of these contracts was £80,500

Price Waterhouse Management Consultants were awarded four contracts by my Department in 1991–92 and two to date in 1992–93. These were:

1991–92

  • Resource Implications of Sections 149–151 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Dog-Control)
  • The Hulme Study
  • Empirical Study into Costs of Local Authority Housing Management
  • Training Package on Accounting Software
  • The total cost of these contracts was £191,249

1992–93

  • Review of Rural Development Commission Business Advisory Services
  • Recruitment of Head of DOE Accounting Services
  • The total cost of these contracts was £40,500

Ernst and Young Management Consultants were awarded four contracts by my Department in 1991–92 and three to date in 1992–93. These were:

1991–92

  • Planning Frameworks Call-Off Contract
  • 1991 Population Census
  • Local Authority Statistics: Initial Options Study
  • Housing Revenue Account: Subsidy Payment System
  • The total cost of these contracts was £180,402

1992–93

  • New Computer System Operational Requirement
  • Property Services Businesses Special Services Group Business Analysis
  • Review of PSA Projects: Completion of Balance Sheets
  • The total cost of these contracts was £133,549

KPMG Management Consultants were awarded eight contracts by my Department in 1991–92 and four to date in 1992–93. These were:

1991–92

  • Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust: Finance Advice
  • Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust: Structure and Organisation
  • Advice in relation to EC small combustion plants Directive
  • Cost Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act 1990
  • Royal Parks Division: Management System
  • Property Holdings: Accounting for Portfolio Management
  • Property Holdings Contract Costing System
  • Consultancy Assistance in relation to Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990
  • The cost of these contracts was £1,993,888

1992–93

  • Relocation of DOE HQ Staff in London
  • Planning Inspectorate Executive Agency Independent Business Advisor
  • DOE Re-Location: Consultancy on Advanced Office Support System
  • Proposal for the Wirral Business Enterprise Centre
  • The cost of these contracts was £255,300

No contract has been awarded to Leopold Joseph Management Consultants or to Crichton Roberts Ltd. since 1 April 1991. All contract costs are exclusive of VAT.