Written question asked by Lord Lansley (Conservative) on Wednesday, 31 January 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 February 2001. It was answered by Ian McCartney (Labour) on Thursday, 15 February 2001 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Cabinet Office

Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was paid to Compaq during its unsuccessful bid for the Government Gateway project; how much has so far been paid to Microsoft for services related to the project; and what the expected cost of the project is. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Lansley: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much was paid to Compaq during its unsuccessful bid for the Government Gateway project; how much has so far been paid to Microsoft for services related to the project; and what the expected cost of the project is. [148656] Mr. Ian McCartney: Compaq undertook work for the Cabinet Office and a final settlement figure of £5.6 million, including VAT, has been agreed. This includes £2.2 million worth of hardware that is to be redeployed throughout Government Departments. Details of specific payments to Microsoft and other suppliers remain commercially confident at this stage. We expect the first phase of the project to cost an additional £18.3 million, including VAT. This is within the project budget.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 148656; 363 c268W
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Disclosure of information Contracts Software Costs Central government Computers ICT Government departments Electronic government Microsoft Compaq Computer
Contains statistics: Yes
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