HC Deb 07 March 2001 vol 364 cc239-41W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the contracts that exist between Serco

Period Value (£) Coverage
Leicestershire Royal Infirmary (University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust) August 1996-July 2003 40 million over seven years All non-clinical support services
Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust April 1994-March 1999 20 million over five years Full Facilities Management contract (catering, estates, portering, transport, switchboard, domestic). Contract partially cancelled July 1998 except catering and domestic which continued until the end of the contract in March 1999
Norfolk and Norwich Health Care NHS Trust January 1999-December 2001 (option to extend to December 2003) 7.5 million over two years Domestic, portering and ward beverage service. Contract is for existing hospital
August 2001-July 2006 11.1 million per annum Soft services within the PFI new hospital Services include grounds maintenance, domestics and portering, catering, waste disposal, laundry, car parking and security, non-emergency transport and utilities dealt with as they pass through
Premier Health NHS Trust October 1999-September 2002 (a) £48,000 (a) Wheelchair modification
(b) £22,000 (b) Preventative maintenance
Mid Staffordshire General Hospitals October 1999-September 2002 (a) £69,000 (indexed) per annum for repair Wheelchair services
(b) £33,000 (indexed) per annum for annual inspection
Birmingham Specialist Community Health April 1994-September 2001 130,000 per annum Wheelchair repair service
Worcestershire Community and Mental Health April 2000-March 2003 67,000 per annum plus £13.65 per hour for modifications Repair service for all wheelchairs and minor modifications
Rampton Hospital Authority September 2000-August 2001 Estimated at £2,000. Time charge basis as and when required Authorising Engineer Services for three disciplines—high voltage, low voltage, pressure systems
University Hospitals of Leicester (LRI, Leicester General and Glenfield August 1996-July 2003 7.2 million per annum Full facilities management comprising of: Estate service, catering, domestic, car parking, switchboard, portering, security, reception, linen service, post room service.
North East Essex Mental Health 1998-ongoing 10,000 per annum Serco subcontract gardening services from the trust to fulfil contract with new possibilities
New Possibilities NHS Trust Rolling Contract 500,000 per annum All non-clinical services
Southend Hospital January 2001-ongoing 6,000 per annum Medical Records Storage
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Trust/Sussex Ambulance NHS Trust April 1994-March 1999 20 million over five years Facilities and Estates Management
Sussex Ambulance NHS Trust Rolling contract 1,000 per annum Wheeled Bin Collection Service for commercial waste
Eastbourne Hospital NHS Trust 1 June 1995–7 September 1998 33,543.28 Trust contract van hire
1 April 1996–10 March 1999 104,862.31 ECS contract van hire
30 April 1998–11 May 1999 5,585.89 Contract van hire and excess mileage charge

and the Department, its executive agencies and associated public bodies; and if he will list those which have existed in the last three years. [151345]

Mr. Denham

NHS bodies with contracts for goods or services provided by Serco since May 1997 are:

Period Value (£) Coverage
Hastings and Rother NHS Trust Rolling contract until 5 March 2001 4,222.40 per annum Refuse disposal at Bexhill Hospital and Rye Clinic
Medway NHS Trust Rolling contract since 1995 7,500 per annum Staff discount scheme at local leisure centre
Kent Ambulance Service Rolling contract since 1997 100 per annum Waste Collection—Herne Bay
Rolling contract since 1997 200 per annum Waste Collection—Canterbury
Parkside Health NHS Trust April 1999-March 2004 (option to extend to 2006) 574,000 per annum Wheelchair maintenance
South West London NHS Trust April 2001-March 2006 430,000 per annum Wheelchair maintenance

Others

The Department, its agencies and associated public bodies, have also used Serco for a number of very small one-off payments.