Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 25 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 February 2005. It was answered by Patricia Hewitt (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 February 2005 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many contracts in her Department have been granted to (a) EDS, (b) Fujitsu and (c) jointly in each of the last two years; whether they were open to competition; for what they were granted; for how much, and over what period of time; and if she will make a statement.

Answer: Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many contracts in her Department have been granted to (a) EDS, (b) Fujitsu and (c) jointly in each of the last two years; whether they were open to competition; for what they were granted; for how much; over what period of time; and if she will make a statement. [211611] Ms Hewitt: The information requested is as follows: (a) From 2003 to 2004 four contracts were awarded to EDS. Three of these related to the broadband aggregation project and one related to management information. (b) The DTI has a long-term PFI contract with Fujitsu and orders to Fujitsu during this period were under this contract. The type of orders related to our existing IT infrastructure and associated services and applications. The PFI contract was of course the subject of a major competition and extends until 2014. The DTI is not disclosing the amounts for these particular contracts as this information is protected by Section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (commercial prejudice). (c) No contracts were awarded jointly to EDS and Fujitsu.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 211611; 431 c552W;431 c548W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Contracts Department of Trade and Industry Government departments Electronic Data Systems Fujitsu
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk