Culture Media and Sport written question – answered on 5 February 2008.
Sarah Teather
Shadow Secretary of State (Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what consultancy contracts his Department issued in each year since 2005; what the (a) value, (b) purpose and (c) contractor was in each case; and whether the consultant's report is publicly available in each case.
Margaret Hodge
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism)
The information requested is as follows:
| 2005 | |||
| Consultants | Contract | Value (£) | Availability |
| Opis Renewal Consulting | Framework for NDPB reviews | 66,900 | Published on DCMS website |
| Hedra PLC | NDPB governance—drafting of good practice guidance | 47,600 | No published report. |
| Pricewaterhouse- Coopers | Sponsorship of British Library | 24,000 | Internal report |
| KPMG | Olympic Games cost validation | 255,000 | Internal report |
| Ubiqus | Summary of consultation exercise re: BBC charter review | 38,500 | Incorporated into final BBC review. Already public |
| Verdus | Public appointments advice | 14,000 | No report required. |
| Rockpools | Executive recruitment | 30,000 | No report required |
| Pricewaterhouse- Coopers | Assessment of fees of be charged by authorities under 2003 Licensing Act | 29,500 | Internal Report |
| Precedent | Development of DCMS e-communication strategy | 27,400 | Internal Report |
| 2006 | |||
| Consultants | Contract | Value (£) | Availability |
| Frontier Economics | Economic impact of DCMS cultural investment | 55,000 | Published on DCMS website |
| Pricewaterhouse- Coopers | Review of library standards | 99,000 | Used to produce consultation document published by MLA |
| Deloitte | Olympic programme assurance | 50,000 | Internal report |
| Frontier Economics | Live music impact study | 42,700 | Published on DCMS website |
| Frontier Economics | Creative industries analysis | 50,000 | Published on DCMS website |
| BMG | Preparation for digital switchover of residential and nursing care homes | 40,000 | Published on DCMS website |
| Hedra | IT consultancy support | 71,000 | Internal report |
| Pricewaterhouse- Coopers | Development of London 2012 sustainability plan | 30,000 | |
| Atisreal | Property/estates advice | 246,000 | Internal report |
| 2007 | |||
| Consultants | Contract | Value (£) | Availability |
| Odgers Ray and Berndston | Executive search/recruitment for chair of ODA | 35,000 | No report |
| Saxton Bamfylde Hever | Recruitment of chair of English Heritage | 36,000 | No report |
| Pricewaterhouse- Coopers | Assessment of costs and benefits of World Heritage Site (UK) | 69,000 | Currently ongoing |
| Deloitte | Review of Olympic programme support unit | 99,000 | Internal report |
| Deloitte | Review of ICT security review and compliance | 76,000 | Internal report |
| Ql Consulting | Development of DCMS ICT strategy | 16,200 | Internal report |
| Work Foundation | Consultancy on creative economy programme Green Paper | 49,000 | Published on DCMS website |
| Ql Consulting | Security audit of business continuity planning | 27,300 | Internal report |
| Stanton Marris | DCMS board awayday strategy | 24,000 | Internal report |
| TFG | Expert advice of lessons learned from Sydney Olympics | 80,000 | Project ongoing |
| OCR LLP | Specialist advice on horserace betting levy | 59,400 | Internal report |
| Deloitte | DCMS transformation programme | 126,000 | Project ongoing |
| Brian McMaster | Review of excellence in the arts | 30,000 | Published on DCMS website |
| University College London | Scoping study into climate change | 8,000 | Project ongoing |
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