Asked by: Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2016 to Question 44352, for what contracts the largest three total payments were made to (a) PwC, (b) Deloitte, (c) Ernst and Young and (d) KPMG in the last three years.
Answered by Harriett Baldwin - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
Details of the Ministry of Defence contracts with the highest expenditure over the past three years, with PwC, Deloitte, Ernst and Young, and KPMG are provided in the following table.
Contract title | Supplier | Total expenditure – 2013-14 to 2015-16 £ |
MANAGED SERVICE PROVIDER CONTRACT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES | PWC LLP | 11,866,144 |
PROVISION OF EXTERNAL SUPPORT TO DEFENCE INTERNAL AUDIT | PWC LLP | 7,453,821 |
SUPPLY OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF DE&S RECRUITMENT AND DELIVERY PROGRAMME | PWC LLP | 7,395,956 |
EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PROVISION OF IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT FOR THE DEFENCE INFRASTRUCTURE ORGANISATION TRANSFORMATION LOT 1 & 2 | DELOITTE LLP | 11,274,792 |
HUMAN RESOURCES EXTERNAL SUPPORT FOR DE&S | DELOITTE LLP | 3,900,000 |
EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF THE DE&S OUTPUT REVIEW PROGRAMME | DELOITTE LLP | 3,360,000 |
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT TRANSFORMATION PHASE 3 | ERNST & YOUNG LLP | 38,215,660 |
EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT FOR LOGISTIC COMMODITIES AND SERVICES INVENTORY MANAGEMENT OPTIMISATION PHASE 2 PROJECT | ERNST & YOUNG LLP | 7,000,888 |
EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT FOR LOGISTICS, COMMODITIES AND SERVICES PROJECT | ERNST & YOUNG LLP | 3,546,641 |
MOD COST ASSURANCE AND ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME | KPMG LLP | 56,484,928 |
MATERIEL STRATEGY-PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ADVISOR | KPMG LLP | 18,161,930 |
COST ASSURANCE AND ANALYSIS SERVICE (CAAS) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME - COST ESTIMATING | KPMG LLP | 4,905,124 |
The information provided reflects the fact that we are making fundamental changes to the way we manage the business of Defence, and independent experts with specialist skills are making a valuable contribution to this work. They benefit our permanent workforce by making us more self-reliant and resilient in providing the cutting-edge capabilities our Armed Forces need to keep our country safe.
Asked by: Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times his Department has used the services of (a) PwC, (b) Deloitte, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) KPMG and (e) other consulting firms in the last three financial years; and what (i) work was undertaken and (ii) the cost to the public purse was on each such occasion.
Answered by Harriett Baldwin - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
Detailed information about the work undertaken in individual contracts could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The table below shows the number of times the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has used the services of PwC, Deloitte, Ernst and Young and KPMG and the total expenditure for each financial year.
Vendor Name | Number of Contracts | 2013-14 Payments | 2014-15 Payments | 2015-16 Payments |
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP | 20 | £12,291,493 | £10,495,047 | £17,459,400 |
DELOITTE LLP | 44 | £22,239,558 | £12,325,152 | £12,342,592 |
DELOITTE MCS LIMITED | 12 | £6,142,266 | £6,792,413 | £2,675,673 |
ERNST & YOUNG LLP | 10 | £17,258,841 | £16,996,746 | £18,786,874 |
KPMG LLP | 24 | £25,284,417 | £38,350,698 | £33,175,164 |
Total | 110 | £83,216,575 | £84,960,056 | £84,439,703 |
Although the MOD can identify its direct expenditure with individual companies it does not specifically record centrally if the company is a consultancy firm. It is therefore not possible to identify (e) other consulting firms without being provided with a list of specific companies. Non-consulting companies can also provide consultancy services to the MOD as part of a larger contract.
Asked by: Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a list of all secondees to his Department from (a) PwC, (b) Deloitte, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) KPMG and (e) other consulting firms in the last three financial years; and what the role was of each of those secondees.
Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
Fewer than five employees from PwC, Deloitte, Ernst and Young, KPMG and other consulting firms were seconded to the Ministry of Defence within the last three years. Due to the low numbers involved, a breakdown of companies and job roles has not been provided.