§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will publish the names of companies contracted to assist the local authorities in conducting the electoral modernisation pilot schemes for the May 2002 local elections. [35401]
§ Dr. Whitehead[holding answer 12 February 2002]: As a result of a procurement tendering exercise we have chosen the following 11 companies to support local authorities in conducting the electoral modernisation pilot schemes for the May 2002 local elections:
- Accenture
- BT
- DRS
- Electoral Reform Services ES&S
- KPMG Consulting
- OPT Balloting Technologies Oracle Corporation UK
- Powervote Ltd
- PWC Consulting
- Strand Business Systems