Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 13 October 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what procedures his Department uses when engaging external consultants.
DWP is subject to a Treasury/Cabinet Office ‘freeze’ on consultancy spend and spend is permitted only in cases of operational necessity and where there are no suitable in-house resources.
DWP obtains ministerial sign-off for any spend exceeding £20,000 in value and has this reapproved on a rolling three-month basis. Additionally DWP submits contracts in excess of nine months and those for procurement related consultancy to the Minister for the Cabinet Office and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury for approval.
DWP has a framework agreement, compliant with the requirements of the EU procurement regulations, of consultancy suppliers that it uses as its default sourcing route once spend has been approved.
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