§ Ms Rachel SquireTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the contracts for hospital and health services awarded under the competitive tendering process 431W to date by (a) Argyll and Clyde, (b) Ayrshire and Arran, (c) Borders, (d) Dumfries and Galloway, (e) Fife, (f) Forth Valley, (g) Grampian, (h) Greater Glasgow, (i) Highland, (j) Lanarkshire, (k) Lothian, (l) Orkney, (m) Shetland, (n) Tayside and (o) Western Isles health boards; and if he will indicate the successful tenderers and the value of the contracts. [28618]
Contracts Awarded Service type Contractor Commence date Previous cost £000 Tender value £000 By Health Board Highland Internal audit Coopers and Lybrand 1 October 1995 38 38 Orkney Internal audit Coopers and Lybrand 1 October 1995 18 18 Shetland Internal audit Coopers and Lybrand 1 October 1995 18 18 Western Isles Domestic In-house 1 January 1996 433 410 Catering In-house 1 January 1996 456 433 Internal audit Coopers and Lybrand 1 October 1995 30 30 Laundry In-house 1 January 1996 119 119 Laundry In-house 1 January 1996 74 55 By NHS Trust Aberdeen Royal Hospitals Internal audit Coopers and Lybrand 1 October 1995 78 78 Occupational health RGIT Health Ltd. 1 April 1995 95 1160 Caithness and Sutherland Internal audit Coopers and Lybrand 1 October 1995 28 28 Dundee Teaching Hospitals Catering In-house 1 August 1995 1,337 1,324 Fife Healthcare Supplies In-house 1 April 1996 223 221 Glasgow Royal Infirmary Hotel services Initial 28 January 1996 774 713 Grampian Healthcare Internal audit Coopers and Lybrand 1 October 1995 70 70 Highland Communities Internal audit Coopers and Lybrand 1 October 1995 50 50 Moray Health Services Internal audit Coopers and Lybrand 1 October 1995 44 44 Raigmore Hospital Internal audit Coopers and Lybrand 1 October 1995 43 43 1 Higher specification of services being provided with the new contract.