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Written question asked by Baroness Northover (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Thursday, 18 March 2010.

Buying Solutions

Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was paid by the Department of Energy and Climate Change and its agencies to (a) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (b) KPMG, (c) Deloitte, (d) Ernst & Young, (e) Grant Thornton, (f) BDO Stoy Hayward, (g) Baker Tilly, (h) Smith & Williamson, (i) Tenon Group, (j) PKF, (k) McKinsey and Company, and (l) Accenture, since its creation; 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

Since its inception Department of Energy and Climate Change has made following payments to the companies listed above

Supplier’s Name Amount Paid (£)
PricewaterhouseCoopers 4,199,192.61
KPMG 924,091.86
Deloitte 1,244,427.34
Ernst & Young 992,837.46
Grant Thornton Nil
BDO Stoy Hayward Nil
Baker Tilly 403,125.00
Smith & Williamson Nil
Tenon Group Nil
PKF Nil
McKinsey and Company 104,000.00
Accenture 201,825.00

Contracts are managed in accordance with DECC’s delegated budget management procedures and unsatisfactory performance escalated as appropriate and reported to Buying Solutions in the normal way.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2093; 718 c218WA
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Contracts Consultants Expenditure Monitoring EY PwC Pannell Kerr Forster Department of Energy and Climate Change 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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