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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what savings he expects to achieve for the DECS PPP (a) as a result of changes in management practice and (b) as a result of inventory effectiveness; and what savings the DECS PPP has achieved so far.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what savings he expects to achieve for the DECS PPP (a) as a result of changes in management practice and (b) as a result of inventory effectiveness; and what savings the DECS PPP has achieved so far.
Asked by
James Gray
(Conservative)
Answered by
Adam Ingram
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 June 2002
For answer on
2 July 2002
Answered on
2 July 2002
Mr. Gray: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what savings he expects to achieve for the DECS PPP (a) as a result of changes
in management practice and (b) as a result of inventory effectiveness; and what savings the DECS PPP has achieved so far. [64801]
Mr. Ingram: The Defence Electronic Commerce Services (DECS) Public Private Partnership (PPP) provides an electronic portal and
associated infrastructure through which we can do business more effectively with our industrial partners. DECS hosts software
applications, each of which are contracted individually. The first service, covering e-purchasing, has already enabled the DLO's
Non-Project Procurement Office to generate savings of over £350,000 and the savings for May 2002 alone were estimated to exceed
£100,000 when compared to the cost of transacting business in the traditional manner. We expect further savings to be generated as
the DECS applications are developed and become more widely used across the Department. However, because DECS is designed to enable
the defence acquisition community to operate more effectively, savings are not broken out and attributed directly to the system
itself, or to management practise or inventory effectiveness.
Subjects
Contracts; Defence equipment; Public private partnerships; Defence Electronic Commerce Service
Date
2 July 2002
Reference
388 c231W; 64801
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what budget his Department has for e-business projects. - Includes figures. (Holding answer 23 October 2000).
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what budget his Department has for e-business projects. - Includes figures. (Holding answer 23 October 2000).
Asked by
Robert Key
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Moonie
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
19 July 2000
For answer on
25 October 2000
Answered on
25 October 2000
Mr. Key: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what budget his Department has for e-business projects. [132178]
Dr. Moonie: [holding answer 23 October 2000]: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not have a separately identified budget for
e-business projects. Exploitation of new electronic means of doing business--which might also be labelled as e-commerce,
e-Government, or responding to the information age--is taking place across the range of MOD activities. The budget for any given
project therefore normally forms part of the wider budget for the individual MOD management area that is responsible for its
delivery. Nevertheless, there are a number of MOD projects of this type that are of sufficient size and importance for their
individual budgets to be readably identifiable. These include the following:
Defence Electronic Commerce Service (DECS) The Defence Logistics Organisation is developing DECS, a new electronic procurement
system that will include on-line catalogues of products and automatic transaction facilities. DECS will provide the MOD with a
single view of the Services' procurement needs and transactions, allow communication across a variety of technologies and
departments, and speed up purchasing. The current provision for the DECS project is £45 million over 10 years.
Modernising Government Delivery The Defence Procurement Agency is developing shared data environments with industrial partners on
major equipment programmes and investing in web-based publishing and information exchange in business areas that communicate with
industry and the general public. The current provision for this project is £10.5 million over five years.
On-line weather services and UK Hydrographic Office Information Services The UK Meteorological Office and the UK Hydrographic Office
provide specialist services on-line to industry and the general public. The UK Meteorological Office provides on-line weather
forecasts and Severe Weather Warnings and can accept payment electronically. It is also developing mobile Internet and digital TV
services. The overall cost of this programme is £2.5 million for this financial year. The UK Hydrographic Office is developing an
on-line service for customers to request and pay for hydrographic information. The estimated cost of this programme is £7.5 million
over five years.
Electronic Purchasing Service The Defence Evaluation and Research Agency is implementing an electronic central inquiry service,
information request service, and electronic purchasing to serve Government Departments, industry and the general public. The
estimated start-up cost of this programme is £7.8 million. In addition, the MOD remains committed to using the best available
electronic technologies to improve our operational capabilities and enhance the effectiveness of the UK Armed Forces. Further
information on MOD IT projects delivering business support and front-line military capability is available in my letter to the hon.
Member for Hereford (Mr. Keetch), dated 25 January 2000, a copy of which is in the Library of the House. In concert with other
Government Departments, the MOD is producing a Departmental e-business strategy that will outline how we intend to achieve the
Government's electronic service delivery targets. This document is expected to be published later this year and will be updated
regularly.
Subjects
Defence; Advisory services; Budgeting; Defence equipment; Finance; Fees and charges; Electronic commerce; Forecasts; Procurement; Ministry of Defence; Weather; Standards; Met Office; UK Hydrographic Office; Defence Electronic Commerce Service
Date
25 October 2000
Reference
355 c131-2W; 132178
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Ministry of Defence
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Ministry of Defence
Committed on
28 September 2000
Originated on
18 September 2000
Received on
28 September 2000
Subjects
Contracts; Defence equipment; Electronic commerce; Defence Electronic Commerce Service
Lords Library location
HINF 2000/1544
Date
28 September 2000
Reference
HINF 2000/1544
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will announce the placement of a contract for the Defence Electronic Commerce Service IT system. - (Holding answer 7 June 2000).
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will announce the placement of a contract for the Defence Electronic Commerce Service IT system. - (Holding answer 7 June 2000).
Asked by
Paul Keetch
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Spellar
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 June 2000
For answer on
19 June 2000
Answered on
19 June 2000
Mr. Keetch: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he will announce the placement of a contract for the Defence Electronic
Commerce Service IT system. [124797]
Mr. Spellar: [holding answer 7 June 2000]: I announced on 30 May that Cap Gemini Ernst & Young has been selected as the preferred
supplier of the Defence Electronic Commerce Service to the MOD. Subject to a successful conclusion to negotiations, we hope to place
a contract under PPP arrangements, and commence delivery of the service, in early July.
Subjects
Contracts; Defence equipment; ICT; Electronic commerce; Public private partnerships; EY; Cap Gemini; Defence Electronic Commerce Service
Date
19 June 2000
Reference
124797; 352 c31W
House
House of Commons