To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will list each management or computer consultancy contract awarded by the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency in 1987, giving in each case the name of the consultancy firm and the subject of the assignment;(2) if he will list each management or computer consultancy contract awarded by Her Majesty's Treasury in 1987, giving in each case the name of the consultancy firm and the subject of the assignment.
[holding answer 30 March 1988]: The following management or computer consultancy contracts were awarded by Her Majesty's Treasury in 1987. With the exception of the first six, all were placed by the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA):
Firm
| Subject of assignment
|
| BIS Applied Systems | Employment of a Technical Author |
| Logica Consultancy Limited | Preparation of an IBM Company profile |
| C. J. Makemson | GOSIP (Government OSI Profile) virtual terminal profiles |
| EPI Limited (Electrical Power Interface) | Study of Power supply to DHSS Birkenhead |
| Butler Cox and Partners | User System Interaction Study |
| EFD Limited (Electronic Facilities Design) | MITSY Evaluation Project |
| The Instruction Set Limited | Common Applications Environment for Government |
| BIS Applied Systems Limited | Study on Video Teleconferencing in Government (Vitesse) |
| Oasis Limited | Study to produce a plan for standards |
| Model Systems Limited | Ad hoc support to SSADM Implementation Field Trials |
| Data Dictionary Systems Limited | Ad hoc support to SSADM Implementation Field Trials |
| Model Systems Limited | Review of Computer assisted support environment (CASE) |
| Coopers and Lybrand plc | Quality Assurance on Terms of Reference for PROMPT Enhance Project |
| National Computing Centre (NCC) Limited | Enhancement to PROMPT II Methodology |
| Knudsen Computer Systems | Database Conversion |
| Kermon Associates Limited | Consultancy for Government Data Network (GDN) Project |
| N Way Associates | Review of Contracts Handbook |
| J Kenny Microelectronic Services | Provision of consultancy services for MITSY Project |
| Advance Management Limited | Security in IT Turnkey Systems |
| Lorien Computer Services Limited | Provision of consultancy for Programme and Data Management Branch |
| Online People Incorporated | Development of Proteo demonstrator |
| Metron Technology Limited | Development of a protype interface between SSADM and a capacity planning tool |
| PA Computers and Telecommunications | Consultancy Support for the Government Data Network (GDN) Project |
| Systems Designers Scientific | Network security consultant |
| Systems Designers Scientific | Distributed Secure Systems Technology Demonstrator |
| ICL (Defence Technology Centre) | Project SPACE |
| Logica Space and Defence Systems | Audit Trail Analysis |
| Praxis System plc | Development of Computer Aided Support Environment (CASE) |
| Nolan Norton and Company | Investigation into Function Point Analysis (FPA) |
| Babelease Limited | ERA Model of SSADM Implementation in COBOL and Quickbuild |
| Babelease Limited | Computer Supported Process Logic Definition |
| ICL (UK) Limited | Knowledge Engineering Consultancy |
| Learmonth and Burchett Management Systems (LBMS) | SSADM Consultancy Support |
| EOSYS Limited | Integrated Information Systems Study |
| Learmonth and Burchett Management Systems (LBMS) | Development of Compact Support Tools |
| Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co. | Production of an IT Management Guide on Fault Tolerant Systems |
| PA Computers and Telecommunications | Consultancy support for the Government IT Infrastructure Management Methodology (GITIMM) |
| Computer Sciences Company Limited | Consultancy support for the Government IT Infrastructure Management Methodology (GITIMM) |
| IBM (UK) Limited | Consultancy support for the Government IT Infrastructure Management Methodology (GITIMM) |
| ICL (UK) Limited | Consultancy support for the Government IT Infrastructure Management Methodology (GITIMM) |