§ Mr. MorganTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if the contract to advise on the contracting out of functions in Companies House was(a) competitively tendered for and (b) publicly advertised; and if he will make a statement. [23977]
§ Mr. Jonathan Evans[holding answer 15 May 1995]: I can confirm that the appointment of consultants to advise on the contracting out of Companies House, London, and the satellite offices was as a result of a competitive tender following an advertisement in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the current estimate of the dates on which he anticipates letting out the contractorisation contracts within Companies House at(a) Edinburgh, (b) London and (c) Cardiff. [23981]
§ Mr. Jonathan Evans[holding answer 15 May 1995]: The London contract is likely to be awarded by the end of January 1996 and the Edinburgh and Cardiff contracts by the end of the current financial year.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if the value of the contract awarded to PA Consulting group to advise on the contracting out of functions at Companies House exceeds £250,000 per annum; on what date PA started the contract; and how long it is estimated to last. [23976]
§ Mr. Jonathan Evans[holding answer 15 May 1995]: While the precise value of the contract with PA Consulting group to provide advice on contracting out Companies House, London, is commercially confidential, I can confirm it is less than £250,000. PA started work in February this year. The target is to have a contractor in place in Companies House, London, by end January 1996.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what guidelines he has given to PA Consulting group debarring the letting of contracts for the contractorisation of Companies House, Edinburgh, London and Cardiff to the same contractor. [23978]
§ Mr. Jonathan Evans[holding answer 15 May 1995]: No such guidelines have been issued.