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Olympic Games 2012: Consultants

Volume 482: debated on Tuesday 4 November 2008

To ask the Minister for the Olympics what consultancy contracts have been issued in relation to the 2012 Olympics in each year since 2004; and what the (a) value of contract, (b) purpose of contract and (c) contractor was in each case. (219262)

The following tables show information on consultancy contracts issued by the Government Olympic Executive (GOE), the now disbanded Olympic Programme Support Unit (OPSU) and the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), in relation to the 2012 Olympics in each financial year since 2004.

These costs reflect the process of preparing the bid, establishing and building up the requisite high level commercial and financial capacity in these organisations, while ensuring that key delivery milestones are, and continue to be, achieved across the programme. For example, this expert advice has helped us to:

Undertake detailed work to deliver the funding package for the Games just 21 months from bid win, well ahead of any other Games;

Begin construction on the Olympic Stadium over 2 months ahead of schedule.

Government Olympic Executive (GOE)

The GOE information on consultancy contracts gives the value of contracts issued as at August 2008.

Contracts issued 2004-05 to 2008-09

Supplier

Task

Value (£) including VAT

2004-05

Partnerships UK

Bid preparation

33,000

Partnerships UK

Legacy Proposals

21,131

PWC

Bid preparation

182,000

2005-06

Accenture

Preparation, facilitation for, and write up of cross-departmental workshop

29,328

Central Office of Information

Advertising for Chief Executive

60,609

Hays

Assessment of the terms and conditions of the ODA Chief Executive

10,340

KPMG

Post bid-win Olympics Cost Review

1,190,000

Odgers, Ray and Berndtson

Recruitment

25,876

Rockpools

Recruitment

72,850

2006-07

Judith Riley Ltd.

Workshop facilitation

6,627

CABE

Feasibility Study for Architecture and Built Environment Centre in Park

20,000

PWC

5 Boroughs Deprivation Study

23,289

Stanton Marris

Change management of GOE

16,616

2007-08

20:20 Delivery

Governance and delivery planning

75,460

PWC

Development of the Evaluation Framework

73,320

Deloitte

Review of the Olympic Programme Support Unit (OPSU) (Part 2) and provision of advice on the transfer of OPSU functions to GOE

187,801

Giles Emerson

Contribution to the Legacy Promises Document

4,418

TFG International

Provision of Best Practice advice from the Sydney Olympic and Paralympic Games

44,146

Sarah Hunter

Scoping of Community Engagement Project

800

Odgers, Ray and Berndtson

Recruitment

179,126

Central Office of Information

Organisation of “Ask the Team” events

70,113

Central Office of Information

Olympics Legacy Research

121,409

2008-09

Deloitte

Facilitation of GOE workshop

3,402

Sports Recruitment International

Recruitment

34,158

Stanton Marris

Facilitation of GOE workshop

7,270

Decision Analysis Services

Implementation of NAO recommendations on Olympic programme risk management

9,183

Olympic Programme Support Unit (OPSU)—disbanded in September 2007, after which functions were absorbed into GOE

Contracts issued 2005-06 to 2007-08

Supplier

Task

Value (£) including VAT

2005-06

Accenture

Establishment, and interim operation of OPSU

881,937

2006-07

Ann Kennedy

Staff training

2,700

Moorhouse Consulting Ltd

Staff training

2,600

PTP Associates

Staff training

9,043

PWC

Development of Olympic Sustainability Strategy

94,000

2007-08

Deloitte

Review of OPSU (Part 1)

31,107

Forum for the Future

Staff training

16,770

Turner and Townsend

Programme Management Support

87,859

Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA)

In my previous answer to the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid-Kent (Hugh Robertson) on 16 October 2007, Official Report, column 977W, I stated that the ODA had spent some £50 million on consultancy as at 9 July 2007. However, the ODA have since advised me that the information they provided for that answer included the cost of contracts and or elements of contracts that were not strictly consultancy services and therefore should not have been included in the figures provided in my reply. The amended figures for the periods are as follows:

£

2006-07

13,676,095.21

2007-08 (up to 9 July)

1,155,508.00

For accuracy, the non-consultancy elements, that should not have been included in the figures provided in my reply, have been taken out of the information provided in the following table.

The following table provides information on ODA consultancy spend to July 2008, not the value of contracts. I am unable to give details of the total value of the ODA consultancy contracts at this stage, as this could compromise the ODA's commercial negotiating position and lead to an increase in cost.

Contracts issued 2005-06 to 2007-08

Supplier

Task

Value of ODA consultancy spend as at July 2008 (£)

2005-06

Aon Limited

Operational services—pension advisory services

5,048,182

EC Harris LLP

Transport advice

1,532,728

Ernst and Young LLP

Provision of financial advisory services and interim staff to the ODA, prior to the recruitment of permanent ODA finance staff

8,344,509

John Rowan and Partners LLP

Procurement advice

122,414

OGC

Procurement advice

379,296

Rockpools

Recruitment

5,257,036

2006-07

Augmentis Integrated Services Limited

Procurement policy and development of operating procedures

174,036

Bentley Systems

IT/software

43,398

Bravo Solution UK Ltd

e-sourcing services

1,587,324

Business Systems Group Limited

IT goods and services (data network and telephony)

193,141

Capgemini UK PLC

Project management support

676,941

Cedar Open Accounts Limited

Finance open accounts system

2,115

COA Solutions Ltd

Annual maintenance and access licensing for Cedar Open Accounts

84,770

Computer People

IT services

263,548

Cornwell Management Consultants plc

Data and records management services

31,548

Elstree Computing Limited

Quality Management Services (Transport)

97,579

ES Group Ltd

Event support

3,525

Eminence Grise Consultancy

Organisational services

34,639

Eurodata Systems plc

IT goods and services

808,279

Future Inclusion Limited

Transport: Access Audit—Olympic Transport Plan

3,525

Hedra plc

Procurement advice

2,630,542

Intelligent Risk Pty Ltd

Security advice

233,092

Jago Consultancy

Transport consultancy

37,021

Jobs Go Public Limited

Recruitment

66,423

John Donoghue Associates

Industrial Relations consultancy.

5,805

KPMG LLP

Financial advice

1,581,764

Matura Limited

Health, safety and environmental advice

11,586

Norman Broadbent

Equalities and diversity

505,298

Norwich Union

Financial advice

62,698

Pan-Leisure Consulting Limited

Velopark advice

52,581

Parsons Brinckerhoff Ltd

Sustainability advice

365,309

Longwood Associates Ltd

Industrial relations

38,682

Pringle Brandon LLP

Office configuration

12,288

Quo Imus Ltd

Transport advice

1,125,614

Rullion Computer Personnel Ltd

IT provision

276,642

SpencerMayes

Office configuration of Planning Decision Teams' office

3,576

Steer Davies Gleave

Transport advice

955,414

Turner & Townsend Ltd

Procurement advice

2,013,870

Welcom Software Technology International Total

IT consultancy

37,001

2007-08

WS Atkins

Engineering, design, and infrastructure consultancy

13,583

Ove Arup and Partners Limited

Design, transport, and infrastructure consultancy

377,253

Backhouse Jones Solicitors

Legal advice

2,703

Bond International Software (UK) Ltd

IT/software

22,055

Booz Allen Hamilton Ltd

Transport security advice

41,125

Capita Symonds

Project management support

107,518

Davis Langdon LLP

Project Management support

4,175

Faber Maunsell Ltd

Transport advice

16,330

Fujitsu Services Limited

Back office systems and services

4,051,344

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Financial advice

261,244

Jane Cowmeadow Communications and Management

Event support

5,922

Ottaway Strategic Management Ltd

Equalities and diversity evaluation

15,975

Segens Solicitors

Legal advice

2,650

T-Three Consulting Ltd

Human resources

18,140

Deltek UK Ltd

On-site consultancy services

23,232