To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the 20 largest procurement projects initiated by his Department since May 1997 were; what the (a) original budget, (b) cost to date and (c) consultancy fees were; and what the final cost was of each project which has been completed. (106575)

The following information refers to the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) only. It does not include information for its Agencies, NDPBs or the 11 Departments of the Northern Ireland Administration.

The question refers to the 20 largest procurement projects, however these are the only procurement projects that have been initiated since 1997. In some cases the information is not available, such as when completed and final cost of each project. There are several IT projects within Public Prosecution Service for which information could be provided only at disproportionate costs as the data are not readily available.

Causeway Programme (IT)

(a) Original budget: £43,178,105 (£27,374.000—procurement costs)

(b) Cost to date: £23,279,792

(c) Consultancy fees: £2,345,947

FSNI New Accommodation Project (2004)

(a) Original budget: £26,000,000

(b) Cost to date: £326,000

(c) Consultancy fees: £124,000

Regional Office Accommodation—Ballymena, Omagh and Lisburn (2005)

(a) Original budget: £19,889,000 (include all running costs over 15 years)

(b) Cost to date: £3,169,345

(c) Consultancy fees: £519,740

Expected completion July 2008

Final cost estimated £19,889,000

Juvenile Justice Centre Project (2003)

(a) Original budget: £19.2 million (includes construction contract of £16.8 million)

(b) Cost to date: £17.4 million (construction cost as at building handover January 2007)

(c) Consultancy fees: £1.5 million

Not completed yet.

Belfast Office Accommodation (2006)

(a) Original budget: £9,976,836 (include all running costs over 15 years)

(b) Cost to date: £1,407,896

(c) Consultancy fees: £115,575

Expected completion October 2007

Final cost estimated £9,976,836

New Mortuary Project (2004)

(a) Original budget: £4,865,000

(b) Cost to date: £595,000

(c) Consultancy fees: £9,000

Flax (IT) (2003)

(a) Original budget: £8.5 million

Final cost—£8.5 million

Employment Checking Project (2007)

(a) Original budget: £2,415,000

(b) Cost to date: £436,000

(c) Consultancy fees: Nil

Completion—Ongoing

Oasis Refresh (1999)

(a) Original budget: £2.2 million

Final cost £2.2 million

Employment Checking Project (2006)

(a) Original budget: £154,000

(b) Cost to date: £129,000

(c) Consultancy fees: £2,000

Initial Review on Way Forward

(a) Original budget: Not Known

(b) Cost to date: £13,038

(c) Consultancy fees: £13,038