As at 1 April 2007, the agencies and consultancies shown in the following table are undertaking work commissioned by my Department and its agencies. The table also provides information on the purpose and cost of each commission.
Details of agencies undertaking work Purpose of commission Cost of commission (£) Grafton Recruitment Agency State Pathologist Department, medical personal secretary vacancy 10.97 hourly rate plus agency fee Tim Lewis Recruitment Development of electronic authorisation and knowledge maps 10,000 estimated cost for 2007-08 Provision of causeway Team Leader Not available, staff substitution ongoing Grafton Recruitment Staff substitution 69,000 cost for 2007-08 Organisational development 30,000 cost for 2007-08 Mr. Scott Forensic accountancy advice, consultation and court attendance 60,000 per annum T&S International Training and Consultancy Partnership Consultancy and training on quality management 20,000 estimated cost for 2007-08 Ben Lee Human Rights Consultant 19,200 for 2007-08 Collin Burrows Advisor to UK Steering Group examining alternative policing approaches to the management conflict 217,778.80 from 2002-03 to date Karolyn Cooper Drafting of legislation 117,778.80 from 2001-02 to date Odgers Ray and Berndtson Executive search and advertising for Police Ombudsman appointment process Not yet known Deloitte Total Reward and Benefits Ltd. Cross borders senior police officer pension transfers 37,451.95 from 2005-06 to date DOMILL/DSTL Review of AEP/taser (children and vulnerable adults) Nil to date Dr. Gaston Specialist adviser on new consultant contracts Hourly rate 56.70 Mott MacDonald Ltd. FSNI new accommodation project, project management and technical design services Daily rates apply Watson Napier Consulting Project management and technical design advice 3,000 estimate for 2007-08 Anderson Spratt Contracted PR advice 40,000 estimate for 2007-08 Public relations support 15,000 estimated cost for 2007-08 Computer Research Associates Configuration of ICIS downloads for the purpose of statistical analysis of prosecution, conviction and sentencing data 15,000 cost for 2007-08 Biznet Development of individual victims and witnesses walkthrough website 10,000 cost for 2007-08 Parasol Process re-engineering and implementation of IT service desk 55,000 estimated cost for 2007-08 Jenkinson Consultancy IIP advice 2,500 estimated cost for 2007-08 PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountancy Advice (FRS 17) 2,500 estimated cost for 2007-08 Nicholson and Bass Ltd. on behalf of McCadden Design Printing and folding of “Don’t Discount Crime” postcards 4,838 Peninsula Print and Design Design and printing of HIPA scheme leaflets 426 Design and printing of crime prevention and home safety tips for older people 1,298 Coppernoise Design and production of two pop-ups for message in a bottle campaign 695 DTZ Consultancy Evaluation of the implementation of ASBOs 30,000 to date, further expenditure expected Social and Market Research Research into the views and experiences of people involved in Neighbourhood Watch schemes in NI 8,325 Peter Leitch Consultancy Ltd. Provision of Programme Manager Not available, staff substitution ongoing Kairos Organisational development 17,000 cost for 2007-08 Community Dialogue Research project 29,900 cost for 2007-08 Whitewater Grafton Organisational development 12,251 cost for 2007-08 Watts and Partners Economic Appraisal and Feasibility Study 75,000 per annum up to 2010 Newell and Budge IT Project and Programme management 15,176 cost for 2007-08 DJ Thompson Organisational development 53,000 cost for 2007-08 BDP Architectural/Planning 15,000 cost for 2007-08 Aedas Architectural/Planning 19,617 cost for 2007-08 OHS DHSS Staff substitution 64,000 cost for 2007-08 Hayes Construction and Property Staff substitution 215 one day per week RPS Architectural/Planning 7,250 cost for 2007-08 Office of Government Commerce IT application development 18,000 cost for 2007-08 Healthy Buildings International Research Project 4,000 cost for 2007-08 Sean McConville, Queen May and Westfield College Quality Accreditation 12,000 cost for 2007-08 Scrutiny Panel Architectural/Planning 1,700 cost for 2007-08 Quest Consulting Strategic management 10,000 cost for 2007-08 BT IT security services 7,050 cost for 2007-08 BDO Economic appraisal 72,000 cost for 2007-08 Carecall Staff substitution 60,000 cost for 2007-08 Note: This information does not include the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland.