HC Deb 28 February 1997 vol 291 cc420-2W
Mr. Alan Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the contracts awarded by(a) the diplomatic wing of his Department and (b) ODA to (i) EDS, (ii) Andersens, (iii) BMI, (iv) Capita and (v) Sema since 1992 and the broad function to be carried out by the contractor and the value of the contract in each case. [17602]

Mr. Hanley

The information is in the table.

Diplomatic wing, FCO

  1. (a) (i) EDS
We have placed 33 contracts with EDS since 1992 for IT systems integration services, individual values (£) as follows:
  1. 1. 8,114
  2. 2. 17,881
  3. 3. 604
  4. 4. 3,376
  5. 5. 80,760
  6. 6. 13,832
  7. 7. 4,682
  8. 8. 4,682
  9. 9. 4,682
  10. 10. 82,746
  11. 11. 8,788
  12. 12. 72,950
  13. 13. 7,562
  14. 14. 9,265
  15. 15. 11,950
  16. 16. 2,100
  17. 17. 8,200
  18. 18. 58,990
  19. 19. 1,254
  20. 20. 35,726
  21. 21. 11,000
  22. 22. 4,885
  23. 23. 4,500
  24. 24. 54,000
  25. 25. 4,720
  26. 26. 17,881
  27. 27. 9,992
  28. 28. 1,900
  29. 29. 7,000
  30. 30. 7,500
  31. 31. 2,400
    32. 421
  32. 32. 2,380
  33. 33. 3,080
  1. (ii) Andersens—nil.
  2. (iii) BMI—nil.
  3. (iv) CAPITA

Thirty-nine contracts (the more recent deriving from a frameworked agreement advertised in the Official Journal of the European Communities in 1995 for skills in benchmarking, process re-engineering, market testing, change management, strategic planning support and other services) have been placed since 1992 for management consultancy services. Individual values (£) as follows:

  1. 1. 7,815
  2. 2. 1,921
  3. 3. 1,692
  4. 4. 7,590
  5. 5. 9,502
  6. 6. 214,360
  7. 7. 23,100
  8. 8. 8,328
  9. 9. 16,440
  10. 10. 33,413
  11. 11. 8,955
  12. 12. 10,448
  13. 13. 465
  14. 14. 320
  15. 15. 6,643
  16. 16. 12,800
  17. 17. 10,000
  18. 18. 10,809
  19. 19. 14,226
  20. 20. 36,556
  21. 21. 14,990
  22. 22. 1,428
  23. 23. 10,285
  24. 24. 300
  25. 25. 2,445
  26. 26. 2,445
  27. 27. 285
  28. 28. 27,000
  29. 29. 50,760
  30. 30. 17,100
  31. 31. 13,700
  32. 32. 13,700
  33. 33. 23,280
  34. 34. 14,535
  35. 35. 27,740
  36. 36. 40,904
  37. 37. 19,619
  38. 38. 9,141
  39. 39. 85,100
  1. (v) SEMA

We have placed 6 contracts with Sema since 1992, individual values (£) as follows:

  1. 1. 76,359
  2. 2. 11,550
  3. 3. 15,466
  4. 4. 74,973
  5. 5. 47,000
  6. 6. 4,180
    7. 422
  7. Aid wing, FCO
    1. (b) (i) EDS—nil.
    2. (ii) ANDERSENS.

Two contracts placed with Anderson Consulting since 1992, individual values (£) as follows:

  1. 1. 46,000.
  2. 2. 1.330,000.
    1. (iii) BMI—nil.
    2. (iv) CAPITA.

Two contracts placed with Capital since 1992, individual values (£) as follows:

  1. 1.29,050.
  2. 2. 81,058
    1. (v) SEMA—nil.