Transparency data
BIS exceptions to spending controls: consultancy - October to December 2012
Updated 1 March 2013
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| Department | Organisation Name | Project name | Basis for expenditure approval | Total Value requested (£M) | Total Value Approved (£M) | Date of update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIS | Core BIS - Estates | ICT/Estates Interface Project | IT Consultancy Specialist knowledge required which was not available in-house | 7,500 | 7,500 | 10/1/2012 |
| BIS | Core BIS - Knowledge and Innovation Analysis | Executive Search for Research Councils Chief Executive Officers and Chairs | HR Consultancy These are ministerial appointments and Ministers are keen to appoint candidates of the highest calibre. In addition the specialist knowledge required which was not available in-house | 320,000 | 200,000 | 10/10/2012 |
| BIS | National Measurement Office | National Physical Laboratory Future Development Project | Multi-Discipline The Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willetts wishes to initiate an innovative international competition to create a postgraduate institute on the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) site at Teddington and to secure new academic partners for the operation of the NPL itself. Specialist knowledge required which was not available in-house | 750,000 | 750,000 | 10/11/2012 |
| BIS | Core BIS - Shareholder Executive | Business Bank Workstream 1 :Wholesale Funding Activities | Economic, Business Management Consultancy The Wholesale Funding Activities workstream focuses on how best to deploy the £1bn of new money that HM Treasury has set aside for the Business Bank. This may take the form of a wholesale aggregator entity or more direct methods of intervention. Advice is required from external consultants on the design of the business model of the entity and the types of financial intervention that it may undertake. | 1,200,000 | 800,000 | 11/1/2012 |
| BIS | Core BIS | Sector Strategy - Automotive Council Business Case for Advance Propulsion Centre | Technical Consultancy The Secretary of State for BIS announced a whole-of-government approach to industrial strategy, where government develops strategic partnerships with key industry sectors to drive investment and growth. Automotive is one of those key sectors. This specialist technical consultancy is required to ensure the business case for the creation of an Advanced Propulsion Centre of Excellence achieves both Government and industry buy-in | 20,000 | 20,000 | 12/18/2012 |
| BIS | Core BIS | Sector Strategy - Automotive Council Business Case for Business Environment and Supply chain | Multi-Disciplinary Consultancy The Secretary of State for BIS announced a whole-of-government approach to industrial strategy, where government develops strategic partnerships with key industry sectors to drive investment and growth. Automotive is one of those key sectors. This specialist multi-disciplinary consultancy is required to support policy formulation in a number of key areas associated with renewed and sustainable investment in the automotive supply chain and in assessing the UK's competitiveness as a place to invest. | 20,000 | 20,000 | 12/18/2012 |
| BIS | Core BIS - Shareholder Executive | Executive Search Advisors for Business Bank Project | HR Consultancy To meet Ministerial ambitions for the pace of setting up the Business Bank and appoint candidates of the highest calibre. In addition the specialist knowledge required which was not available in-house | 370,000 | 370,000 | 11/23/2012 |
| BIS | HM Land Registry | Assessment of Internal Risk Management Capability | Multi-Disciplinary Consultancy Provision of independent assurance to the Executive and Land Registry Boards on its ambitious business strategy and hence accrue the expected benefits from the planned investment of over £100m for the programme overall, including £20m capital expenditure. | 50,000 | 50,000 | 12/4/2012 |
| BIS | Core BIS - Markets and Local Growth | Due Diligence Exercise for Competition and Markets Authority | Multi-Disciplinary Consultancy The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Transition Team in CCP need to carryout a comprehensive due diligence exercise on the two legacy bodies, the Office of Fair Trading and Competition Commission as part of the transition process for establishing the new CMA. This work cannot be carried out in-house we will need to tender for specialist external consultants to deliver this critical piece of work | 120,000 | 120,000 | 12/6/2012 |
| BIS | HM Land Registry | Land Registry Business Strategy - Commercial Model Support | Commercial Consultancy The Land Registry has developed a new business strategy to make sure it can fully contribute to the HMG’s growth agenda, the government digital strategy, the objectives of the Public Data Group (PDG) and driving efficiency across the public sector. The strategy has been endorsed by our Minister, Michael Fallon, who has asked that all alternative future commercial models for Land Registry be explored. This workstream also has the full support of the commercial models team in Cabinet Office. | 80,000 | 80,000 | 12/14/2012 |