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Dept of Health

Answer

Mrs. Dunwoody: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the contracts that exist between SERCO and the Department, its executive agencies and associated public bodies; and if he will list those which have existed in the last three years. [151345] Mr. Denham: NHS bodies with contracts for goods or services provided by Serco since May 1997 are: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Period Value (£) Coverage Leicestershire Royal Infirmary August 1996-July 2003 40 million over seven years All non-clinical support (University Hospitals of services Leicester NHS Trust) Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals April 1994-March 1999 20 million over five years Full Facilities Management NHS Trust contract (catering, estates, portering, transport, switchboard, domestic). Contract partially cancelled July 1998 except catering and domestic which continued until the end of the contract in March 1999 Norfolk and Norwich Health Care January 1999-December 2001 7.5 million over two years Domestic, portering and ward NHS Trust (option to extend to December beverage service. Contract is 2003) for existing hospital August 2001-July 2006 11.1 million per annum Soft services within the PFI new hospital Services include grounds maintenance, domestics and portering, catering, waste disposal, laundry, car parking and security, non-emergency transport and utilities dealt with as they pass through Premier Health NHS Trust October 1999-September 2002 (a) £48,000 (b) £22,000 (a) Wheelchair modification (b) Preventative maintenance Mid Staffordshire General October 1999-September 2002 (a) £69,000 (indexed) per annum Wheelchair services Hospitals for repair (b) £33,000 (indexed) per annum for annual inspection Birmingham Specialist Community April 1994-September 2001 130,000 per annum Wheelchair repair service Health Worcestershire Community and April 2000-March 2003 67,000 per annum plus £13.65 Repair service for all Mental Health per hour for modifications wheelchairs and minor modifications Rampton Hospital Authority September 2000-August 2001 Estimated at £2,000. Time Authorising Engineer Services charge basis as and when for three disciplines--high required voltage, low voltage, pressure systems University Hospitals of Leicester August 1996-July 2003 7.2 million per annum Full facilities management (LRI, Leicester General and comprising of: Estate service, Glenfield) catering, domestic, car parking, switchboard, portering, security, reception, linen service, post room service. North East Essex Mental Health 1998-ongoing 10,000 per annum Serco subcontract gardening services from the trust to fulfil contract with new possibilities New Possibilities NHS Trust Rolling Contract 500,000 per annum All non-clinical services Southend Hospital January 2001-ongoing 6,000 per annum Medical Records Storage Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals April 1994-March 1999 20 million over five years Facilities and Estates NHS Trust/Sussex Ambulance NHS Management Trust Sussex Ambulance NHS Trust Rolling contract 1,000 per annum Wheeled Bin Collection Service for commercial waste Eastbourne Hospital NHS Trust 1 June 1995-7 September 1998 33,543.28 Trust contract van hire 1 April 1996-10 March 1999 104,862.31 ECS contract van hire 30 April 1998-11 May 1999 5,585.89 Contract van hire and excess mileage charge Hastings and Rother NHS Trust Rolling contract until 5 March 4,222.40 per annum Refuse disposal at Bexhill 2001 Hospital and Rye Clinic Medway NHS Trust Rolling contract since 1995 7,500 per annum Staff discount scheme at local leisure centre Kent Ambulance Service Rolling contract since 1997 100 per annum Waste Collection--Herne Bay Rolling contract since 1997 200 per annum Waste Collection--Canterbury Parkside Health NHS Trust April 1999-March 2004 (option 574,000 per annum Wheelchair maintenance to extend to 2006) South West London NHS Trust April 2001-March 2006 430,000 per annum Wheelchair maintenance _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Others The Department, its agencies and associated public bodies, have also used Serco for a number of very small one-off payments.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

151345; 364 c239-40W;364 c239-41W

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Contracts Government departments Department of Health Serco

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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