To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many outsourcing contracts were granted by his Department or agencies in each year since 1990, indicating the nature and value of each contract; and if any additional work was added and of what value to (a) Hoskyns/CAP Gemini Segeti, (b) AT and T Istel, (c) EDS, (d) SEMA Group, (e) Datasolve, (j) ITN Net, (g) Andersen Consulting, (h) Centre file, (i) BIS, (j) Telecom Capita, (k) ICL, (l) Digital Equipment, (m) CFM, (n) Siemens, (o) Nixdorf, (p) CMG and (q) Logica. [36998]
Since 1990 my Department has let one outsourcing contract to SEMA Group for the provision of IT support. The contract was let on 1 November 1994 and was worth approximately £50 million over five years, excluding VAT. There has been no additional work added to the contract.