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Departmental Purchasing

Answer

I have placed information for the core Department, the Small Business Service and Employment Tribunals Service in the Libraries of the House.I have asked the Chief Executives of DTI's other Executive Agencies to respond directly to the hon. Member.Letter from Claire Clancy to Mr. Chris Grayling, dated 20 July 2005:"I am responding to your recent parliamentary question to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on behalf of Companies House which is an Executive Agency of the DTI.""Companies House has purchased goods or services of a total value above £l million from the following companies in each of the last three financial years."

2002–03
	£
Computacenter Ltd.	4,665,289
The Lewis Group Plc	1,966,534
O R Telematique	1,656,051
HBS Group Ltd.	4,174,286
HEDRA Consortium	2,624,927
Vertex Data Science Ltd.	2,168,250
Logica UK Ltd.	2,591,689

2003–04
	£
Computacenter Ltd.	2,723,346
The Lewis Group Plc	2,164,421
O R Telematique	1,905,689
HBS Group Ltd.	4,588,798
Vertex Data Science Ltd.	2,239,575
Logica UK Ltd.	2,441,669

2004–05
	£
Computacenter Ltd.	2,856,698
The Lewis Group Plc	2,113,639
O R Telematique	1,831,112
HBS Group Ltd.	4,750,339
Vertex Data Science Ltd.	2,370,538
Logica UK Ltd.	1,175,000
ServiceTec Ltd.	1,446,361

Letter from Ron Marchant to Mr. Chris Grayling, dated 20 July 2005:"I am responding to this parliamentary question, tabled on 11 July 2005, concerning the purchase of goods and services from companies with a total value above £1 million in each of the last three years, and how much was spent in respect of each company.""A nil return is appropriate for the Patent Office."Letter from Dr. Jeff Llewellyn to Mr. Chris Grayling, dated 20 July 2005:"The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has asked me to reply on behalf of the National Weights and Measures Laboratory (NWML) to your question regarding the list of companies from which NWML has purchased goods and services of a value of above £1 million, in each of the last three years.""NWML over the last three years has not purchased goods and services of a total value of above £1 million."Letter from Desmond Flynn to Mr. Chris Grayling, dated 20th July 2005:"The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has asked me to reply to you directly on behalf of The Insolvency Service in respect of your question (706/2005) asking for a list of the companies from which the Agency has purchased goods and services of a total value above £1 million in each of the last three years; and how much was spent in respect of each company.""A table is attached to this letter showing the information you have requested."

Over the last three years The Insolvency Service has purchased goods and services of a total value above £1 million from the following companies:
£000
Company Name	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05
Argles, Stoneham, Burstows	—	1,502	1,422
B and HS Management Ltd.	1,525	—	—
Brindley, Twist	1,070	—	—
Taft and James
Capital and Regional Property Mgt	1,608	—	—
Cobbetts Solicitors	1,041	—	—
Dickinsons, Dees Solicitors	1,335	1,321	1,843
Fujitsu Services	5,599	7,738	7,675
Hays Office Support	—	—	2,460
Howes Percival	2,069	1,892	1,431
Indigo Selection	4,700	4,005	4,555
London Borough of Camden	1,328	—	—
Michael K. Howard Ltd.	—	—	2,886
Prudential Property Investment Mgt Ltd.	1,410	2,717	3,410
R.J Lewis Group	1,038	—	—
The Mall Corporation Ltd.	—	1,650	2,020
The Stationery Office	—	—	1,322
Wragge and Co.	2,058	1,068	1,529

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

11737; 436 c1737-9W;436 c1737-9W

Session

2005-06

Related items

Deposited Paper DEP 05/1092
Wednesday, 20 July 2005
Deposited papers
House of Commons

Subjects

Department of Trade and Industry Procurement