§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what were (i) the total number of contracts covered by his answer of 23 July 1999,Official Report, columns 691–92W, (ii) the number and total value of those contracts that have been put out to competitive tender, (iii) the number and total value of those contracts that have not been put out to competitive tender and (iv) the names of all companies with which contracts not put out to competitive tender have been concluded. [99116]
§ Ms Estelle Morris[holding answer 22 November 1999]: There were 65 commercial contracts relating to the previous answer. 26 contracts, at a total value of £4.4 million were put out to competitive tender, and 39 contracts at a value of £709,000 were not put out to competitive tender. The remaining expenditure on consultants and advisers were for individuals and organisations working with the Department on a non-commercial basis. Where commercial contracts were not put out to competitive tender the contracts relate to the organisations or individuals listed, engaged due to their known specialist expertise. Some may have more than one contract.
- Cheshire Education Services
- C. & P. Partnership
- Wilfred Agnew
- Barry Allsop
- Norman Barlow
- Richard Brake
- Terry Browne
- Margaret Caister
- Ian Clelland
- Professor Bernard Crick
- Joan Farrelly
- Mike Fielding
- Pamela Francis
- Roger Frost
- Arthur Giles
- George Gill OBE
- Ann Gittins
- Joan Greenfield
- Bill Greenwood
- Malcolm Hewitt
- Peter Highfield
- Penny Holden
- Pat Ivin
- Jane Jinks
- Diane Kelly
- Dee Kushlick-Williams
- Professor Hugh Lawlor
- Hilary MacDonald
- Helen McMaster
- Ivan McNally
- Denis Mongon
- Judith Morris
- Ian Pollard
- Merlin Price
- Alan Puckey
- Peter Rabbett
- Ian Shelton
- Monica Timmis
- Sir Anthony Tippet
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- Tony Webster
- Jeff White
- Sylvia Wright