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Departmental ICT

Volume 487: debated on Monday 9 February 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the initial estimated (a) cost and (b) delivery date was of each ICT project initiated by his Department since its inception; what the (i) outturn cost and (ii) completion date was of each such project subsequently completed; which contractors were hired for each project; and how much has been paid to each contractor in respect of each project to date. (251376)

From our records, the following ICT projects have been initiated by the Department and its agencies. Only projects where either the initial estimated or outturn cost is greater than £200,000 have been listed.

Project

(a) Initial estimated cost

(b) Initial delivery date

(i) outturn cost

(ii) completion date

Contractors

Total paid (£)

DIUS UnlTE Project (ICT services contract)

1,700,000

February 2008

1,700,000

February 2008

Fujitsu

1,700,000

DIUS website redevelopment

425,000

March 2009

n/a

n/a

Atticmedia

38,000

Eduserv

Nil

Patents Electronic Case File System

3,800,000

March 2008

3,100,000

March 2008

n/a

3,100,000

Fast Track Trade Mark Application

290,000

April 2008

270,000

April 2008

n/a

270,000