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<p>The Department complies with the Government's Transparency programme. As part of
this all of the Department's contract opportunities with a value greater than £10,000
and all contracts subsequently awarded are published on Contracts Finder.</p><p> </p><p>The
maintenance of central records of all contracts let by the Department commenced from
August 2012. Therefore, I can provide information on the contracts let in the period
August 2012 to date only.</p><p> </p><p>According to these records one contract has
been let in the £1m to £3m range and two contracts have been let with a value in excess
of £3m.</p><p> </p><p>I am not aware that any contracts are about to be let with a
value above £1m.</p><p> </p><p>Records are not kept on the numbers of officials monitoring
these contracts or the cost of so doing.</p><p> </p><p>I have approached the Chief
Executives of the Department's Executive Agencies (Insolvency Service, Companies House,
National Measurement Office, Intellectual Property Office, UK Space Agency, Ordnance
Survey, Met Office, and the Land Registry) and they will respond to the Hon. Member
directly. A letter from the Skills Funding Agency will be placed in the libraries
of the House.</p><p> </p>
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