§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list for the financial year 1998–99(a) the number and (b) the total value of contracts let by his Department with external consultants and advisers that (i) were put out to competitive tender, (ii) were not put out to competitive tender and (iii) were let on a non-commercial basis, stating in each case the names of the individuals or organisations that have carried out the work. [109265]
§ Mr. Timms[holding answer 9 February 2000]: During the financial year 1998–99 the Treasury let 39 contracts with external consultants and advisers, with a total value of £1.361 million. All Treasury contracts are made in line with government procurement policy. The list shows the contractors and whether the contract was subject to competition. 762W
Date Supplier Competitive tender 24 April 1998 University of Bath Yes 15 May 1998 C Bean No 15 May 1998 P-E International Yes 10 June 1998 Easyaccess Software Yes 10 June 1998 CPMG Yes 10 June 1998 Towerprime Ltd. Yes 10 June 1998 CPMG Yes 10 June 1998 Generic Software Yes 10 June 1998 CPMG Yes 10 June 1998 Leonie MacLaughlin No 14 August 1998 Price Waterhouse Coopers Yes 18 June 1998 Harwood Associates No 25 August 1998 CSS Trident No 16 September 1998 CPMG Yes 1 October 1998 Optimal Systems Research Yes 20 October 1998 CPMG Yes 29 October 1998 IBM Yes 4 November 1998 Botsford Consultants Ltd. Yes 13 November 1998 Powerage Ltd. No 19 November 1998 Diagonal Solutions No 26 November 1998 Generic Software Yes 30 November 1998 Connectology Ltd. No 26 January 1999 Purcon Consultancy Services No 26 January 1999 FTI Yes 11 February 1999 Entegrity Solutions No 12 February 1999 Pace Corporate Services No 16 February 1999 E-Business Plus No 22 February 1999 Ernst & Young No 23 February 1999 Diagonal Solutions No 2 March 1999 Origin UK Ltd. No 8 March 1999 Willis Corron No 8 March 1999 Entegrity Solutions No 8 March 1999 KPMG Yes 9 March 1999 CB Hillier Park No 10 March 1999 CPCR Ltd. Yes 25 March 1999 London Business School No 30 March 1999 Claritas Information Security No 31 March 1999 Pannell Kerr Forster Association Yes No contracts were let on a non-commercial basis.