HC Deb 10 May 2004 vol 421 cc8-11W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the(a) nature and (b) value was of all contracts, consultancies or other services placed with the accountancy firms (i) Deloitte & Touche, (ii) Ernst & Young, (iii) KPMG and (iv) PricewaterhouseCoopers since 2000–01 by the Department and its agencies. [166094]

Mr. McNulty

The Department was formed in May 2002. The information for the central Department for financial years 2002–03 and 2003–04, and the agencies for the financial years 2000–01 to 2003–04 is set out in the following tables.

Contracts, consultancies and other services placed by DFT(C) during 2002–03
Date Net value Description
3 July 2002 1,177.00 Consultancy service; Project management
4 July 2002 407,807.00 DVO Strategy blueprint
9 July 2002 1,312.40 Consultancy service; Project management
21 August 2002 112,533.10 Consultancy service; Project management
9 September 2002 1,733.20 Consultancy service; Project management
6 November 2002 1,297.10 BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
19 November 2002 7,729.00 Consultancy service; Project management
7 January 2003 3,847.00 BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
10 February 2003 4,071.20 BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
17 February 2003 3,842.60 BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
11 March 2003 4,037.70 BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
Total 965,129.20
PricewaterhouseCoopers 14 January 2003 5,000.00 Consultancy service; Finance and Accountancy
Total 5,000.00

Contracts, consultancies and other services placed by DFT(C) during 2003–04
Date Net value Description
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young 18 June 2003 55,302.00 Review of ICT services
23 June 2003 303,161.15 Consultant service; Web services
21 October 2003 32,205.00 Consultancy service: TransXchange review project
Total 390,668.15
Deloitte &Touche 23 May 2003 7,864.00 Computer consultancy service
17 July 2003 4,704.00 Training course
14 April 2003 6,427.00 Computer consultancy service
23 May 2003 216,683.00 Consultancy service; Project management
17 August 2003 36,286.00 Computer consultancy service
14 August 2003 2,641.00 Professional services
27 October 2003 840 Consultancy service; Project management
7 November 2003 417,286.00 Support for Programme and Project Management Centre of Excellence
7 January 2004 156,753.00 Consultancy service; Project management
Total 849,484.00
KPMG 11 April 2003 2,826.70 BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
21 May 2003 BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
12 June 2003 BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
2 September 2003 BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
2 September 2003 BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
12 September 2003 BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
14 October 2003 Consultancy service; Project management
12 November 2003 BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
17 December 2003 BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
19 January 2004 BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
11 February 2004 BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
5 March 2004 Consultancy advice in connection with Rail Review
9 March 2004 Accounting advice—CROSSRAIL
9 March 2004 Accounting advice—CROSSRAIL
10 March 2004 BR privatisation (successor companies) Advice/negotiation on tax benefits
16 March 2004 Consultancy advice in connection with Rail Review
18 March 2004 Consultancy advice in connection with Rail Review
Total 1,155,766.88
PricewaterhouseCoopers 18 November 2003 425 Courses and Seminars
5 March 2004 595 Training course
23 March 2004 80,000.00 Identification and assessment of local authority expenditure
Total 81,020.00

Contracts, consultancies or other services placed by DFT's agencies since 2000–01
Company Nature Value Agency
Ernst & Young General Consultancy Support under the S-Cat framework agreement between October 2000 and March 2001 189,938 DVLA
Advice on pay comparability 2001 80,310.88 MCA
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young IT consultancy 11,907,982 Highways Agency
KPMG Appointment of Financial Consultants under the S-Cat framework agreement between July 2000 and October 2002 227,000 DVLA
Change Consultancy under the S-Cat framework agreement between June 2001 and June 2002 300,000 DVLA
Review of Secure Document Handling under the S-Cat framework agreement between October 2002 and October 2003 85,000 DVLA
MOT Project Consultancy 115,232.84 VOSA
PricewaterhouseCoopers Feasibility Study for EOS Project under a former DETR framework contract between July 2001 and August 2001 16,000 DVLA
General Management Consultancy 940,000 Highways Agency
Training Services 980,000 (to date) DSA
Preparation and Support and Consultancy Highways 288,000

Contracts, consultancies or other services placed by DFT's agencies since 2000–01
Company Nature Value Agency
Deloitte & Touche IT consultancy 2,587,350 Highways Agency
Consultancy on non pay benefits (2004) 15,166.90 MCA
Consultancy on joint helicopter harmonisation project with MOD— covering advice on business case, investment analysis, project management, pre PFI advice and consultation with industry. Contract let by MOD 2002–03 326,244.63
Auditing company accounts Ad-hoc low value orders, below £15K Highways Agency

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