HL Deb 30 October 2001 vol 627 cc155-6WA
Lord Berkeley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 16 October (WA 90), in respect of each consultancy contract valued at over £50,000 for work undertaken in the last year and let by the Shadow Strategic Rail Authority or the Office of Passenger Franchising, what is the name of the company, the scope of work, the value of the contract and the timetable. [HL895]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Between 29 October 2000 and 1 February 2001, six consultancy contracts with a value of £50,000 or more were let by the Shadow Strategic Rail Authority, as shown in the table below. Some timetable information has been excluded where it is considered to be commercially sensitive. All contract values are exclusive of VAT. My previous Answer gave details of those contracts let by the SRA after 1 February.

Consultant Project Contract value £.000s Time table (completion date)
Babtie CTRL technical advisers >£50 Commerically sensitive
GIBB Ltd Extend the PLANET model £100 July-01
GIBB Ltd Technical advisers for Wessex >£50 Commercially sensitive
MDS Transmodal Company Neutral Grant Schemes £78 July-01
Mouchel East London Line Project (freight) >£50 May-01
PricewaterhouseCoopers Anglia Railway financial viability £50 November-00