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Written question asked by John Robertson (Labour) on Friday, 27 January 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 February 2012. It was answered by Nick Hurd (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 February 2012 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

JCB

Question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what contracts the Government has awarded to JCB and its associates since May 2010; and what the (a) net and (b) individual value of each such contract was.
Answer

Since January 2011, as part of the Government's programme to increase transparency, central Government Departments have been required to publish on Contracts Finder information on the contracts they award. Contracts Finder also provides access to procurement information published on Tenders Electronic Daily. The following table summarises contracts award notices originally published on Tender Electronic Daily and imported into Contract Finder. Further information is held by the relevant public sector bodies.Please note the result of this search indicates no contracts were awarded to JCB from central Government, however a number were awarded, from the wider public sector as follows:

Supplier Procuring authority Contract Value (£)
JCB Finance Ltd Reading borough council Financial leasing services 900,000
Watling JCB Ltd Warwickshire county council Transport equipment 539,364
JCB Finance Ltd Bridgend county borough council Financial leasing services 225,000
BC Plant JCB Finance and Personnel, Northern Ireland Supply and delivery of 23-25 tonne excavator ¹148,714
Scot JCB Ltd Tayside Procurement Consortium Grounds-maintenance equipment 23,500
Greenshields JCB Ltd Braintree district council Grounds-maintenance equipment ²—
Scot JCB Ltd Aberdeenshire council Tractors ²—
Scot JCB Ltd West Lothian council Lawnmowers ²—
Scot JCB Ltd East Ayrshire council Motor vehicles ²—
Holt JCB Ltd Joint Procurement Unit Agricultural and horticultural products ²—
¹ Tenders Electronic Daily entry shows value between £112,764 and up to £148,714.
² No data.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
92991; 539 c646-7W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Government departments JCB
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk