Written Question · S1W-28430 · Session 1
With regard to the appointment of consultants for proposed PFI/PPP schemes and housing stock transfers in each year since 1997, (a) which c…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the appointment of consultants for proposed PFI/PPP schemes and housing stock transfers in each year since 1997, (a) which consultants were appointed and what the value of the contract was in each case and (b) how many of these consultants are involved in providing other services to (i) local and (ii) central government.
The answer
Data on appointments of consultants for proposed PFI/PPP contracts is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Details relating to how many of these consultants are involved in providing other services to the Executive are not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. It is Scottish Executive policy that services should be acquired following competition wherever possible. Where the value of a consultancy contract is anticipated to be above the EC threshold, business is only awarded following a competition compliant with the EC Services Directive.Local authority contracts are a matter for the local authority concerned.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-28430 by reference.