§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list those services that have been market-tested by his Department and won by the private sector, indicating the organisation that won the tender and its value.
Mr. Robert G. HughesThose services market tested under the "Competing for Quality" initiative by the Cabinet Office, Office of Public Service and Science, including its agencies, HMSO and COI, and won by the private sector, are as follows:
Activity Tested (and area) Successful Tenderer Telephonist Service for Downing Street—Cabinet Office Manpower plc Office Services—Cabinet Office Serco Ltd. Recruitment Monitoring—OPSS PE International Ltd. Facilities Management—CCTA Tarmac Construction Ltd. Reprographics—Chessington Dytecna Ltd. Typing Services—HMSO Manpower plc Passport Supply and Production—HMSO Thomas De La Rue Classified Printing—HMSO Greenaways Office Services: Custody Cleaning—COI Royal British Legion Cleancare Ltd. Catering—COI Gardner Merchant Ltd. The total value of these services is just over £3.9 million per annum. Individual contract values are not given as this would prejudice the legitimate commercial interests of those companies involved. Information on the restrictions of publication of commercial data within Government can be found in the code of practice on access to Government information, guidance on interpretation. Information on all market testing activities within central Government is published monthly in the "Market Testing Bulletin", a copy of which is available in the House of Commons Library.