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Departmental Contracts

Volume 450: debated on Monday 9 October 2006

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what contracts were awarded by his Department to Bird and Bird Solicitors in each year since 1997; what the (a) value and (b) duration of each such contract was; and if he will make a statement. (88159)

The information requested is provided in the following table.

Department for Work and Pensions: Contracts with Bird and Bird Solicitors

Description

Start date

End date

Value (£)

Medical Services (Impact ‘97—Property issues)

10 October 1997

25 September 2003

69,467.92

Extension of medical services contract to cover DTI

16 January 1998

10 July 1998

22,307.69

Estates contractual issues

13 February 1998

9 February 2000

76,821.27

Accommodation and Office Services Procurement Advice

12 November 1998

17 November 1999

31,402.55

War Pensions Agency: Ilford Park Polish Home

18 February 1999

10 May 1999

4,819.27

IT commercials (Accord)

29 April 1999

9 June 1999

9,905.74

Contract Change Advice

27 September 2000

27 December 2000

2,115.00

Medical Services (Impact ‘97) commercials

13 February 2001

15 February 2001

1,369.58

IT commercials—Accord Contract Review

21 November 2002

10 March 2003

42,173.08

Warbreck House, Blackpool

16 May 2002

6 January 2003

881.25

Dinerth Road Colwyn Bay—Renewal

7 January 2003

6 May 2003

587.50

Commercials—Disaggregation of Contracts

7 January 2003

2 April 2003

28,883.85

Resource Planning

5 March 2003

27 June 2003

30,599.18

Web Portal and Hosting Agreement

2 July 2003

20 October 2003

14,119.42

Medical services provision project

20 November 2003

20 July 2006

888,370.44

IT commercials—Office Infrastracture

18 December 2003

5 March 2004

9,320.75

IT commercials—accommodating supplier’s equipment

4 December 2003

2 February 2004

10,954.62

Office Services Retender

22 March 2005

5 July 2006

43,475.00

Medical Services Contract Management

18 March 2005

23 June 2006

78,509.99

IT commercials—Operating System Upgrade

7 June 2005

2,741.12

Office Services Retender

2 June 2005

470,388.77

Logistic Service Integrator—commercials

23 November 2005

6 December 2005

2,255.35

Total

1,841,469.34

Note:

DWP was created in 2001 and earlier figures relate to the ex-DSS.