AQW 39698/22-27


Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast


Tabled Date: 03/02/2026
Answered On Date: 03/04/2026
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount spent by (i) his Department; and (ii) its arm's-length bodies, on services provided by, (a) Deloitte; (b) PA Consulting; (c) PwC; (d) Gartner; and (e) KPMG, ,in the last five financial years including the current year


Answer:
Details of expenditure by (i) my Department and (ii) its arms’-length bodies on services provided by, (a) Deloitte; (b) PA Consulting; (c) PwC; (d) Gartner; and (e) KPMG, in the last five financial years are set out in the table below. Mid-year expenditure is not yet readily available as such data is unaudited at this time.
DoH Expenditure £’000
Provider Name
2020/21
2021/2022
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
Deloitte LLP
233
673
594
162
103
PA Consulting Services LTD
0
0
0
0
0
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
189
0
0
0
0
Gartner
424
1,244
2,669
717
72
KPMG
426
12
0
0
350
Total
1,272
1,929
3,263
879
525
DoH Arm’s Length Bodies - £’000
Provider Name
2020/21
2021/2022
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
Deloitte LLP
862
1,721
2,587
4,118
3,679
PA Consulting Services LTD
222
211
430
212
144
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
110
75
238
188
351
Gartner
644
444
414
1,855
1,827
KPMG
0
0
0
0
3
Total
1,838
2,451
3,669
6,373
6,004