Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 25 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 February 2005. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Thursday, 3 February 2005 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, 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. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Hancock: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many contracts in his Department have been granted to (a) EDS, (b) Fujitsu and (c) EDS and Fujitsu 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. [211608] Yvette Cooper: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, on behalf of the Government offices for the regions has granted two contracts to Fujitsu in the last two years. These were for Managed IT Services to the Government Offices for the Regions, and were annual extensions of an existing contract pending recompetition. The contracts were each worth £1.75 million, and were procured through the Office of Government Commerce GCAT catalogue. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has granted no contract to EDS or jointly EDS and Fujitsu in either of the last two years.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 211608; 430 c1078-9W;430 c1079W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Contracts Government departments Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Electronic Data Systems Fujitsu
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk