asked the Secretary of State for Transport what his Department has spent on (a) computer hardware and (b) computer software for each year since 1984; and what is the projected expenditure for 1987.
In 1985–86, expenditure in the Department of Transport on computer hardware was £9·5 million and on software £2·1 million. In 1986–87 the figures are expected to be £9·5 million and £1·6 million. For 1987–88, the projected expenditure is £9·8 million and £1·6 million.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport to which firms his Department has awarded contracts for computer hardware for each year since 1984; and what was the value of each contract.
The following firms have been awarded contracts for computer hardware valued at more than £10,000 by the Department of Transport in 1985–86 and 1986–87.
1985–86
- ACT Limited (now Apricot (UK)) Limited
- Apple
- Apricot
- CTG Syntag
- Calcomp
- Computer Supplies (Swansea) Ltd.
- Hewlett Packard
- IBM
- Logica
- Prime Computer (UK) Limited
- SSL
- South Wales Computers Limited (now Applecentre SW)
- Storage T&K
- Systime
1986–87
- Apple
- Appollo Computers Limited
- Business Electronic Systems Limited
- CDL London
- Calcomp
- DEC
- DPCE, Bracknell
- Data Graphix
- Data Innovation
- Harvey
- IBM
- Jansen Computers Limited
- Micro Business Systems PLC
- South Wales Computers Limited (now Applecentre SW)
The value of individual contracts is a matter of commercial confidentiality.