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Written question asked by Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Young of Norwood Green (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 February 2010.

Buying Solutions

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much was paid by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and its agencies to (a) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) KPMG, (c) Deloitte, (d) Ernst and Young, (e) Grant Thornton, (f) BDO Stoy Hayward, (g) Baker Tilly, (h) Smith and Williamson, (i) Tenon Group, (j) PKF, (k) McKinsey and Company, and (l) Accenture, in each of the past five years for which information is available; how they monitor contracts with those firms; and how the department reports (1) during, and (2) at the end of contracts, to Buying Solutions.
Answer

Central records indicate that the following amounts have been paid since the creation of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, announced on 5 June 2009:

Pricewaterhouse Coopers £1,452,078
KPMG £860,480
Deloitte £1,455,475
Ernst and Young £148,995
Grant Thornton £1,793
BDO Stoy Hayward £28,953
Baker Tilly £Nil
Smith and Williamson £Nil
Tenon Group £Nil
PKF £28,731
McKinsey and Company £Nil
Accenture £41,141

Contract monitoring regimes will be determined on a case-by-case basis. The department may choose to voluntarily provide feedback to Buying Solutions but is under no obligation to do so. I have asked the chief executives of the executive agencies to respond directly to the noble Lord.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2079; 717 c270-1WA
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Contracts Consultants Expenditure Monitoring Department for Business, Innovation and Skills EY PwC Pannell Kerr Forster KPMG McKinsey and Company Grant Thornton Tenon BDO Stoy Hayward Buying Solutions Deloitte Accenture Smith and Williamson Baker Tilly
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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