Departmental Contracts Mr. Stewart Jackson 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. Mr. Jim Murphy The information requested is provided in the following table. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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.| | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------