§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
What consultancy contracts have been let in respect of the proposed identity card scheme; and in each case what are (a) the date of the contract; (b) the name of the consultant; (c) the purpose of the assignment; and (d) the cost of the contract. [HL591]
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)The identity cards programme has let management consultancy contracts to the following organisations. Only the PA Consulting contract dated 7 June 2004 remains extant.
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Organisation Details Dates Amount Sirius consortium Advice on feasibility and costs 27 September 2002 £78,724 SchlumbergerSema (Atos Origin) Programme and project management advice 1 September 2003 £56,000 PA Consulting Services Limited Provision of project management consultancy 5 December 2003 £27,200 Shreeveport Management Consultancy, Facilitation of workshops and core proposition development 7 January 2004 £43,250 Axon Group plc Proposals relating to human resources 1 March 2004 £28,766
Organisation Details Dates Amount Cornwell Management Consultants plc Assessment of potential public sector delivery partners 30 March 2004 £47,548 PA Consulting Services Limited Provision of management consultancy for the development of the ID card scheme 7 June 2004 £5,716,259 to 1/12/04