HC Deb 17 July 1995 vol 263 cc874-5W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the top 10 suppliers of computer equipment to his Department and its agencies in the last five years, indicating the total value of the contracts received. [34563]

Mr. Norris

[holding answer 14 July 1995]: The top 10 suppliers of computer systems and equipment-hardware, pre-installed software and network products—in the financial years 1993–94 and 1994–95 obtained for the Department and its agencies were as follows:

Value of orders placed 1993–94
Company £000
1. Dell 1,845
2. ICL 1,000
3. Talkdata 300
4. P and P 125
5. Technology PLC 120
6. ACT 95
7. Holdene 80
8. TBC 78
9. APS 65
10. Equanet 50

Value of orders placed 1994–95
Company £000
1. Dell 3,630
2. ICL 2,100
3. Talkdata 463
4. APS 142
5. A K Marketing 99
6. Equanet 93
7. Phoenix 63
8. EDS 46
9. Rapid Recall 45
10. Advantage 43

Figures for earlier years, and further desegregation of types of computer spend, can be provided only at disproportionate cost.