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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many contracts in his Department have been granted to (a) EDS, (b) Fujitsu and (c) jointly in each of the last two years; whether they were open to competition; for what they were granted; for how much, and over what period of time; and if he will make a statement. [211618] Mr. Ingram: In calendar year 2003, 47 contracts were placed with EDS, with a value of £62.1 million and of these 29 were open to competition. Nine contracts were placed with Fujitsu, with a value of £22.5 million and two of these were open to competition. In calendar year 2004, 203 contracts were placed with EDS, with a value of £21.3 million and 56 of these were open to competition. 11 contracts were placed with Fujitsu with a value of £12.2 million and of these three were open to competition. The table indicates the type of work for which the contracts have been granted: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. EDS Fujitsu Type of work 2003 2004 2003 2004 Concept 3 -- -- -- Assessment 1 2 -- -- Manufacture 1 4 1 3 In-service 9 9 2 3 Project support 5 1 -- -- External assistance -- -- -- 1 Provision of services 23 187 1 2 Other 5 -- 5 1 Not recorded -- -- -- 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The majority of contracts with EDS for the "Provision of services" were Time and Material orders with a value below £100. We are not able to provide information regarding contracts placed jointly with EDS and Fujitsu or determine "over what period of time" the contracts have been placed, since to do so would necessitate contacting 22 Integrated Project Teams and this information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

430 c1174-5W; 211618

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Contracts Government departments Ministry of Defence Electronic Data Systems Fujitsu

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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