HC Deb 02 July 1996 vol 280 cc374-5W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will provide details of each management consultancy contract that has been advertised by NHS organisations in the supplement to theOfficial Journal of the European Community in each of the last five years. [35340]

Mr. Horam

There was no requirement on national health service or other United Kingdom public contracting authorities to advertise service contracts in theOfficial Journal prior to July 1993.

The following management consultancy contracts above the threshold value of £149,728 that were awarded by an NHS organisation in the calendar years 1994 and 1995 have been identified from Official Journal records:

Description Awarding body Amount Date Supplier
Financial and fiscal services NHS Supplies Not quoted 21 August 1995 Beachcroft Stanleys Solicitors, and KPMG
Business services Dental Practice Board for England and Wales Not quoted 21 December 1994 Coopers and Lybrand