AQW 19038/11-15
Mr Danny Kinahan
Ulster Unionist Party
South Antrim
Tabled Date: 28/01/2013
Answered On Date: 06/02/2013
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to (i) list the consultancy firms his Department has engaged with in each of the last three years; (ii) the purpose of each engagement; and (iii) the total amount paid to each firm.
Answer:
A list of firms engaged by my Department in relation to external consultancy assignments, as classified in accordance with guidelines set out by the Department of Finance of Personnel (DFP), is set out below. The tables below set out, in alphabetical order, the firms, the purpose of each engagement and the amount of spend incurred on external consultancy in the last three financial years. Clearly, such firms may also be engaged on other areas of work, which are not classified as external consultancy in accordance with DFP guidelines. Spend in relation to such activities is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. 2009-2010 Consultant | Purpose of external consultancy assignment | £ | Addleshaw Goddard | Schools Modernisation Programme | 8,698 | Barnardos | Consultation with Children and Young People on draft Education (Pupil Records and Reporting) Regulations | 6,000 | Class Consultancy | Security validation of new system | 4,163 | Deloitte | ESA delivery models and location options | 44,926 | Donal Rogan | Speaker’s Fee Autism Conference | 100 | EMQC | Chartermark Re-assessment | 801 | Frank | Education Skills Authority (ESA) Corporate Identity and Education Brand | 3,750 | FSG McClure Watters | Diversity training needs in early years sector, schools and youth | 3,678 | Goteborg University | Speaker’s Fee Autism Conference | 1,931 | Hamill Bosket | ESA Corporate Identity and Education Brand | 2,750 | Hays Group | Determination of terms and conditions of ESA directors | 12,315 | Kings College | Speaker’s Fee Autism Conference | 974 | Marcella Leonard | Child Protection Training | 672 | McCadden | ESA Corporate Identity and Education Brand | 3,960 | Millward Brown | Readiness Change | 2,015 | Papermouse Design | Promoting Emotional Health and Wellbeing (PEHAW) Homework diary inserts | 2,275 | Parents’ Advice Centre | Parenting Forum | 1,250 | Parents’ Advice Centre | Consultation on Transfer | 2,300 | Parity Solutions | Programme Manager ESA | 65,745 | Patricia Daly | Speaker’s Fee Autism Conference | 221 | Price Waterhouse Coopers | Provision of an assessment centre ESA | 60,855 | Prof Fiona McNicholas | Speaker’s Fee Autism Conference | 225 | QBM | Implementation of Review of Public Administration Programme | 7,400 | Richard Black | Discretionary cases relating to working with children | 5,646 | Robert Savage | Speaker’s Fee Autism Conference | 193 | Tandem Design | ESA Corporate Identity and Education Brand | 3,755 | The Connectives | Design preparation and delivery of workshops at Governors’ conference | 3,413 | Vivienne Walker | Strategic Human Resources/Workforce Issues | 10,113 | Total 2009-10 | | 260,124 |
2010-11 Consultant | Purpose of external consultancy assignment | £ | Arthur Cox | Lisanelly Project | 7,027 | Brian Whalley | Governance & Accountability Training Seminars | 11,742 | Chambre of Public Affairs | Controlled Schools Sectoral Body Working Group | 2,807 | EMQC Ltd | Customer Service Excellence Model | 2,014 | FGS MCClure Watters | Needs assessment and Feasibility Study | 16,500 | Goldblatt McGuigan | CESG Listed Advisor Scheme (CLAS) – system security validation | 2,813 | Jacqui Simpson | Turbaries Barrister Costs | 3,500 | KPMG | Lisanelly Project | 24,287 | Martin Sykes | Appointment of Independent Procurement Expert to SEELB | 4,450 | Papermouse Design & Advertising | Homework diary inserts | 1,860 | Parity Solutions | Programme Manager ESA | 275 | Participation Network | Community Relations, Equality and Diversity (CRED) Public Consultation | 6,705 | | | | Total 2010-11 | | 83,980 |
2011-12 Consultant | Purpose of external consultancy assignment | £ | Arthur Cox | Lisanelly Project | 2,377 | Early Years | Early Years Consultation with Children | 4,390 | EMQC Ltd | Customer Service Excellence Model | 3,335 | Encription IT Security & Forensic Services | Independent IT Health Check | 4,840 | KPMG | Lisanelly Project | 20,271 | Martin Sykes | Independent Procurement Expert for SEELB | 9,102 | Moore Stephens | St. MacNissi's Pension Provision advice | 1,819 | Papermouse Design | Revision to Homework Diary inserts | 720 | Pierce Communications | Branding of PEHAW | 1,360 | Sean Madden | Restoration of Legal Documents | 11,500 | Smalltown America Limited | Speaker’s fee | 361 | | | | Total 2011-12 | | 60,075 |
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