Justice written question – answered at on 19 February 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the (a) objective and (b) value was of each contract placed with (i) Deloitte and Touche, (ii) Ernst and Young, (iii) KPMG, (iv) PricewaterhouseCoopers and (v) PA Consulting by his Department, its predecessor Department and its agencies in each year since 2004-05.
In the financial years from 2004-05 to 2006-07, the last full year for when figures are available, the Ministry of Justice and its predecessor Department and agencies engaged the organisations named above to deliver consultancy services as outlined in the following table.
While details of expenditure on other categories of service delivered by these organisations are held by individual business managers for the period in question, they are not held centrally by my Department and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Financial year 2004-05 | ||
Supplier | Objective | Value (£) |
Deloitte and Touche | Update of Libra business case and finance model. | 79,529 |
Deloitte and Touche | Implementation of IT Shared Services including creation of a new DCA IT delivery organisation. | 1,603,700 |
Ernst & Young | Independent Regulatory Review of the Regulatory Framework for Legal Services in England and Wales. | 235,256 |
KPMG | Consultancy support connected with public register of fines and judgements. | 101,000 |
KPMG | Consultancy support connected with corporate reorganisation of DCA centre and subsequent transition planning. | 817,751 |
KPMG | HR review and assessment connected with post of Head of Scotland Office | 2,816 |
KPMG | Review of Finance Division functions and roles. | 68,750 |
KPMG | Specialist audit by independent consultants of fraud risk at Court Funds Office. | 22,000 |
KPMG | Management review and assessment of SCS processes on behalf of Human Resources. | 26,704 |
KPMG | Review and assessment of European Policy and Information Rights Division. | 5,747 |
KPMG | Advising on balance sheet accounting issues, standardisation manual and project management for HMCS Estates. | 17,137 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | A number of projects, including Vulnerable Customers Project; Civil Justice Consumer Research & Criminal Justice Experience Project that fed into the Consumer Strategy Review. | 2,162,000 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | Review of Court Private Finance initiative schemes accounting treatment and review of annual reporting. | 34,150 |
PA | Consultancy support connected with Courts Act Pilots and data / performance analysis and best practice identification. | 1,304,050 |
Financial year 2005-06 | ||
Supplier | Objective | Value (£) |
Deloitte and Touche | Update of Business Case to Treasury relating to Supreme Court Implementation Programme. | 92,950 |
Deloitte and Touche | Support with implementation of the IT Shared Services Project. | 174,570 |
Deloitte and Touche | Supported development of Libra Business Case. | 35,227 |
Deloitte and Touche | Project/programme management connected with Gateway Review. | 88,076 |
Deloitte and Touche | Project and programme management connected with eDG Assignment Initiation Document. | 64,652 |
Deloitte and Touche | Finance & Project Accounting support to eDG, Costing & Charging Process Assurance, Contract Management Team Review. | 888,688 |
Deloitte and Touche | Change management co-ordinators for implementation of Oracle 11i financial software. | 52,370 |
Ernst & Young | Provided financial advice connected with HM Treasury Green Book analysis. | 23,412 |
Ernst & Young | Development of policies and procedures regarding expense payments to Lord Lieutenants. | 21,951 |
Ernst & Young | Development of a number of financial management modelling tools for use by HMCS. | 323,000 |
KPMG | Risk management review of DCA corporate Governance structures. | 86,160 |
KPMG | Re-shaping HQ Delivery of its 5 Year Strategy Plan. | 173,900 |
KPMG | Review of DCA Governance structures to highlight gaps, inconsistencies and issues. | 73,200 |
KPMG | Review and development of Performance Management Framework. | 86,750 |
KPMG | External recruitment campaign for senior change management personnel. | 58,827 |
KPMG | Redesign of Assessment Centre for Senior Staffing & Talent Management. | 10,000 |
KPMG | Analytical support and advice on existing financial systems and processes for Financial Systems Implementation (FSI) project. | 382,073 |
KPMG | Financial management accounting assessment. | 12,870 |
KPMG | Modelling and financial analysis on behalf of Legal Services Commission. | 33,119 |
KPMG | Consultancy support with DCA Senior Civil Service Assessment Centres. | 5,000 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | Provided financial analysis to support the draft Legal Services Bill and produced an actuarial report on the Compensation Fund. | 150,000 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | External research, analysis and project management of major survey of public attitudes to and engagement with the Criminal Justice System | 325,530 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | External research and analysis of business information held across the Criminal Justice Service. | 106,000 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | Support connected with the cross-government Administrative Burdens Reduction project. | 95,020 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | HR consultancy concerning provision of Learning and Development advice and delivery of a plan for the "new" Department. | 128,352 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | Workforce Development Strategy, summary document and advice | 8,852 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | Consultancy on Performance Management | 19,588 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | Provided support and advice on setting up HMCS Finance plus transition of other DCA Finance functions. | 74,025 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | Project management connected with implementation of Oracle 11i financial software. | 204,163 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | External Review of DCA Internal Audit Function. | 24,400 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | Development and implementation of financial reporting tool. | 167,000 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | Development of a risk management identification and reporting format. | 77,000 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | Cost Benefit Analysis of Civil justice Centre, Liverpool. | 22,090 |
PA | Embedding programme and project management techniques within Constitution Directorate. | 13,074 |
PA | Programme & Project Management of major change programme within Constitution Directorate. | 37,900 |
PA | Provide consultancy support to help build the evidence base to inform HM Courts Service Business Strategy | 92,500 |
PA | Electronic Filing & Document Management (EFDM) feasibility study | 136,300 |
PA | Expert development of the Electronic Filing & Document Management (EFDM) business case. | 373,700 |
PA | Support with various consultancy projects associated with roll out and in support of the National Enforcement Programme whose aim was to improve enforcement performance within HMCS. | 1,523,196 |
PA | Development of capacity modelling tool leading to improved performance by HMCS Enforcement (London) region. | 141,900 |
PA | Development of high-level business case and implementation plan for the HMCS Business Strategy to improve operating efficiency and effectiveness. | 482,026 |
PA | Development of a capacity modelling tool designed to improve operational performance in the magistrates courts. | 40,373 |
PA | Strategic consultancy advice for developing supplier market. Analysed market and advised on development of supplier strategy to improve operation and process. | 299,109 |
Financial year 2006-07 | ||
Supplier | Objective | Value (£) |
Deloitte and Touche | — | Nil return |
Ernst & Young | — | Nil return |
KPMG | Project Management consultancy support and advice for Performance Management Division. | 31,800 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | Diversity consultancy to support better and more focussed use of resources across the staff networks. | 55,351 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | Business process re-engineering at the Public Guardianship Office and Court of Protection. | 459,092 |
PA | Delivery of project to undertake fundamental review of judicial training | 31,564 |
PA | Consultancy connected with transfer of Access Rights Unit to Information Rights Division. | 95,628 |
PA | Consultancy support connected with the completion and publication of the Carter Review of Legal Aid Procurement. | 50,597 |
PA | Development and implementation of operating procedures to support eDG in management of DISC programme. | 1,812,175 |
PA | Review/ and assurance of supplier project plans for workstream development, including knowledge transfer in the Service Upgrade Programme Study (SUPS). | 377,963 |
PA | Support to develop and implement the National Enforcement Service and HMCS Enforcement Programme. | 1,476,563 |
PA | Expert advice and support to a major IT enabled business change programme within Civil, Family and Customer Services Division. | 740,000 |
PA | Consultancy support to HMCS Enforcement Programme in London including a detailed impositions analysis of traffic offences across the London Region. | 115,881 |
PA | Analysis and review of listing processes to identify potential cost and efficiency savings within the Asylum & Immigration Tribunal. | 207,500 |
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