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 Wednesday, 2 February 2005. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 February 2005 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, 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. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development 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. [211613] Hilary Benn: No contracts have been awarded to EDS in the last two years. Fujitsu were awarded one contract to maintain Video Conference facilities for one year from 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004, at a cost of £152,098. The contract was awarded under a competitive Office of Government Commerce (OGC) Framework Agreement. DFID has also purchased equipment from Fujitsu using the OGC Framework Agreement.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 211613; 430 c915W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Contracts Department for International Development Government departments Electronic Data Systems Fujitsu
Contains statistics: Yes
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