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Consultancies

Volume 170: debated on Monday 2 April 1990

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To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the total amount spent by his Department in 1989 on management and computer consultancy contracts, excluding hardware and software purchases; if he will list each management or computer consultancy contract awarded by his Department in 1989, giving in each case the name of the consulting firm and the subject of the assignment; and what is the total amount that his Department has budgeted to spend in the current year.

[holding answer 28 March 1990]: My Department's expenditure on consultants engaged in the financial year 1989–90 is estimated to be £6,979,000 of which £3,967,000 is for computer consultancy contracts excluding hardware and software purchases. The allocation for 1990–91 will be set shortly in the light of the Department's annual activity and resource management review. Expenditure on management consultants is not recorded separately.The following is the list of management or computer consultancy contracts awarded for the financial year 1989–90:

Firm and subject of assignment

National Computing Centre—Focus Software Quality Paper Update
Trichem Consultants Limited—Petrochemical Industry Study
Trichem Consultants Limited—Petrochemical Industry Study
Trichem Consultants Limited—Petrochemical Industry Study
Ernst and Whinney—Inward Investment Study
SEMA Group (UK) Limited—IT Security Standards
Benchmark—Engineering Computer Survey
Martec Associates—Diesel Generating Sets—Market Study
Policy Studies Institute—Evaluation of OSTT and AIT Ref (1725)
March—Maintenance Initiative Report
Coopers and Lybrand—Barriers To Takeover
Victor Hausner & Associates—Task Forces Advice and Support On Policy Guidance
Taylor Hitec—Famos Management
W. S. Atkins—IMM Market Study
SEMA—Slumen MR OSI Network Management
J. Westgate (Consultants) Limited—OSI Network Study
EOSYS Limited—OSI Implementor Groups
National Economic Research Association (NERA)— Copyright Protection Study
T. William 0lle Associates—Open Distributed Processing Reference Model
T. William 0lle Associates—Data Management Reference Model
SEMA Group Limited—OSI Upper Layer Architecture
Data Dictionary Systems Limited—Study On International Standards
Lighting Industry Federation—Certification of Lighting Equipment
Secure Information Systems Limited—Cleft Test Evaluation
Standardcorp—Nursery Goods European Standards
International Project Councellors Limited—Feasibility Study—Open Cast Mine
SEMA Group Limited—OSI Upper Layer Architecture
Coopers & Lybrand—Scrutiny Of Demand And Funding For Departmental Central Services
Malcolm Associates—Safety Critical Systems
Business in the Community (BIC)—Enterprise and education Sectoral Initiative
Coopers and Lybrand—Environmental/safety controls on chlorinated substances
Intermatrix—Study on the Japanese market for speciality chemicals: Opportunity Japan campaign stage II
Metra Martech Limited—Expo 92—Spaniards' attitudes towards Britain survey
P-Four Consultancy Limited—Open systems technology transfer module (OSTT)
Segal Quince Wicksteed Limited—Consultancy initiatives evaluation next phase 1989/90
Dodwell Marketing Consultants—Study on the Japanese market for speciality food and drink
PA Consulting Group—Microengineering study
British Mining Consultants Limited—Mining sector study in Latin and South America
A. T. Kearney Limited—Computer integrated manufacturing market study
Artificial Intelligence Limited—Study of the adoption of parallel computing architectures
General Technology Systems—HDTV technology market study
General Technology Systems—Television studio equipment study
QU O-Tec Limited—Materials matter technology transfer programme
Ernst and Whinney—USSR consultancy opportunities study
Mott Macdonald International—Oman water master plan study
Peat Marwick McLintock—IT systems classification study
Peat Marwick McLintock—Public purchasing in the excluded sectors
HP-ICM—Management best practice/Action briefings
Furniture Industry Research Association—Furniture industry study
AMTRI—Study into human factor engineering in manufacturing
Coal Research Establishment—China coal utilisation study
Aspinwall and Co. Limited—Manufacturing sector environmental study
Logica Consultancy Limited—United Kingdom input to the ISO lower layer security model
Technopolis Limited—Science policy research unit electronic equipment sources study
National Council for Educational Technology (NCET)—CD Rom in schools
Coopers and Lybrand Associates Limited—Inward investment review
Ernst and Young—DTI enterprise initiative scheme contractors review
Scoll—DTI IT Security policy development
Coopers and Lybrand—CFC market study
Sambrook Research International—Evaluation of demonstration firms scheme
March Consulting Group—Batteries and accumulators community directive study
Coopers and Lybrand—Computing services industry study
National Computing Centre—Starts programme management
Cox Computer Consultants—Mobile monitoring data processing programme
Segal Quince Wicksteed Limited—Study (1) Survey on Otis and Techalert
Segal Quince Wicksteed Limited—Study (2) survey on Otis and Techalert
Segal Quince Wicksteed Limited—Regional enterprise grants evaulation
Roskill Information Services Limited—Chrome market assessment
Satellite International Limited—RAL polar platforms instruments studies
British Fashion Council—Fashion designer industry market study
SEMA Group—Performance testing of manufacturing networks
Benchmark Research—The 1989 Eureka materials survey
Levelphase Limited—Intelligent documentation advisory system
Headway Systems—Castelmaine design support
BT Research Labs—Ella behavioural synthesis
March Consulting Group—Managing maintenance in manufacturing programme
Power Management Associates—Research in hydraulic equipment
National Computing Centre—IT security awareness programme for business
Trichem consultants—Link asymetric synthesis programme
Optimat Limited—Materials technology audits
P-E Inbucon—EMC technology transfer campaign
Computer Services Association—CSA single European market study
Intermatrix Group—Japanese market for aerospace products
Peat Marwick McLintock—IT effectiveness report
SPG Management Consultants Limited—Market study: Textile machinery
Peat Marwick McLintock—Marketing testing and survey of accounts branch services
Touche Ross and Company—Assessment of consultancy initiatives in the industry
Peat Marwick McLintock—Market assessment study on the recycling of tyres
Segal Quince Wicksteed—Consultancy initiatives evaluation next phase—1989–90
PA Consulting Group—Review of the information retrieval services (IRS)
Welding Institute The—Market study: United Kingdom welding market
PIRA—Study 6: Papermaking machinery
PIRA—Study 4: Printing machinery
Grant Thornton—Use of information systems in small/ medium enterprises
Electrical Installation Equipment Manufacturing Association Limited (EIMA)—House service cuttout market study
Corporate Intelligence Group Limited—Construction and earth moving equipment
Coopers and Lybrand—Managing into the 90's programme: Review
Cousins Stephens Associates—Small firms constraints survey
Instruction Set—Consultancy to assess software for press office and IBB
Cranfield Institute of Technology—Import substitution mechanical handling
Federation of Materials Institutes—Requirements in structural materials technology
Topexpress Limited—United Kingdom advancement of the security framework
Douglas Westwood Associates—Compressors oil hydraulic and pneumatic control equipment
Escovale Research—United Kingdom market for electric motors
Corporate Development Consultants Limited—Industry profile of printed cartons in EC market study
Instruction Set—Open systems standards market study
Aegis Systems Limited—Very small aperture terminals (VSAT) study
RAPRA Technology Limited—Rubber and plastics working machinery study
Leicester Expertise Limited—Leather plan and machinery market study
Price Waterhouse—English unit consultancy
PA Cambridge Economic Consultants—Leisure engineering markets study
ERA Technology Limited—Market study on cable
PIRA—Printing, papermaking and packaging machinery
P-E Inbucon—Skill shortage in chemical industry market assessment study
Ernst and Young—IMM market with west midlands community assessment study
Merz and McLellan—Fabricator industries study
Merz and McLellan—Secondary battery industry market study: Import substitution
Michael Shortland Associates—Implementation of IED strategy for human computer interaction
General Technology Systems Limited—Britain's future competitiveness study
A. T. Kearney Limited—Wooden and upholstered furniture market assessment study
Quo-tec Limited—Computerised materials data market study
Trichem consultants—Review of United Kingdom valve industry
Communication Studies and Planning Limited—BNSC's press office distribution system
Electronic Publishing Services Limited—European information products and services study
PRS Consultancy Services Limited—Automotive components
Salford Software Services—OSI user application study
Benchmark Research Limited—MAS: CAD/CAE take-up constructional steel Fabrication sector
British Ceramic Research Limited—Glass and ceramics machinery
Quo-tec Limited—Materials matter case study
General Technology Systems Limited—Materials matter case study
Institute of Metals—Materials matter case study
Andrew Irvine Associates—DTI Enterprise and Education Initiative market study
PA Cambridge Economic Consultants—Non-survey methods to evaluate regional policy
Electrotech Research Limited—Jessi board support group
B.F.P.M.S—Electronic publishing strategic market study
Rail Technology Services—United Kingdom light rail transit vehicle market survey
British Computer Society (SGES)—Best manufacturing intelligence award
Levelphrase Limited—Evaluation and assessment measures for KBS
Rapra Technology Limited—Recycling of polymers from scrap products
WS Atkins—Environmental monitoring instrumentation market study
Fibre Research Consultants Limited—Construction of straw paper pulp mill
PDA International—Design and operation of an environmental labelling scheme
March Consulting Group—Cadmium community directive market assessment study
G. P. Wild (International) Limited—DTI photographic unit's study
BIS Mackintosh Limited—Capabilities of European GAAS electronic companies
Metra Martech—Single market campaign: barriers to trade
Institute of Electrical Engineers—Computer based systems safety practice
Ferranti Computer Services—Quantifying software costs estimation
John Westgate (Consultants) Limited—OSI products (2nd issue).
Ferranti Computer Services—Formal verification support for Ella.
Ferranti Computer Services—Sensing/Sensor fusion in complex man-machine systems
PA Cambridge Economic Consultants—Evaluation of ICU's task force programme.