HC Deb 19 July 1994 vol 247 cc177-8W
Sir Ivan Lawrence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will announce the result of the market test of IT services in his Department.

Mr. Howard

The market test of ED5, the Home Office administrative IT services division, has now been concluded and it has been decided to award a contract to Sema Group plc, whose bid was judged to represent the best value for money.