Written question asked by Lord Laird (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 April 2007.

Waterways Ireland

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 22 March (WA 228) concerning Waterways Ireland, how many consultants were considered for a review of the structures; how the successful consultancy was awarded; and what was the cost.

Answer: I understand from Waterways Ireland that the organisation review was let by public tender. Forty-nine consultants requested tender information packs and 11 valid tenders were received. The organisational review steering group had approved a scoring mechanism prior to the receipt of the tenders. The tenders were evaluated using the agreed scoring mechanism. The tender was awarded to the consultants who achieved the best overall score. The cost of the successful tender was £36,000 excluding VAT.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 3015; 691 c88WA
Session: 2006-07
Related items: Waterways Ireland
Thursday, 22 March 2007
Written questions
House of Lords; Waterways Ireland
Wednesday, 2 May 2007
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Contracts Costs Consultants Reorganisation Waterways Ireland
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk