§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what procedures were used by her Department in awarding contracts for the supply of mobile and car phones to her Department and its executive agencies; and which companies were involved in tendering for these contracts. [9762]
§ Mr. Robin SquireContracts for the supply of mobile and car phones for the Department and for the Teachers' Pensions Agency are awarded through value for money comparisons—for low-value orders below £500—and competitive tender for higher value contracts.
The following companies have tendered:
- BT
- Vodac
- Direct Mobile
- Cellcom
- Peoples Phone
- 4U Ltd
- Martin Dawes.
The Employment Service has had a framework agreement for the supply of mobile and car phones with Vodac for the past four years. Work is currently in hand to run a competition to put in place a single framework agreement which will be used by the Department and its executive agencies.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what agreements her Department and its executive agencies have with652W companies for the provision of mobile and car phones; and if he will list the companies having these contracts, the duration of the contracts, the number of phones covered by each agreement and the cost to public funds of each agreement. [9761]
§ Mr. SquireThe information sought is set out in the table, as far as it is readily available, in respect of centrally managed contracts.
Company Number of phones Agreement fixed Charges £ BT 77 23,500 Vodac 52 14,200 Direct Mobile 1 300 Cellcom 9 3,000 Peoples Phone 29 15,000 4U Ltd. 5 1,700 Vodac—employment service framework agreement 1,129 297,474 1. Contracts for mobile and car phones are for a minimum of one years duration.
2. Details of call charges are not readily available and would involve disproportionate cost to provide.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what costs her Department and executive agencies have incurred as a result of withdrawing from contracts under which mobile phones are provided; and if he will list the companies concerned. [9763]
§ Mr. SquireThe Department has no record of incurring costs as a result of withdrawing from mobile and car phone contracts, nor have either of its executive agencies—the Employment Service and the Teachers' Pensions Agency.