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229200

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department issues on the use of local contractors in tendering processes.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	228651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice is mandated to encourage Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) engagement and the policy is set out by the Cabinet Office; this is a government wide agenda. SME participation is encouraged by removing barriers and making the procurement process faster and less complex. Most recently the government issued policy supporting a number of new reforms to make public procurement even more accessible to businesses, particularly SMEs. These new reforms take account of the wide consultation and engagement that the Government has undertaken with public bodies, small businesses and trade bodies over the last two years and in response to Lord Young’s recommendations to Government in his report ‘Growing Your Business’ (May 2013). These reforms are implemented in Part 4 of the new Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and have been embedded into MoJ procurement processes.</p><p>Secondly the Social Values Act must be taken into consideration. Thought must be given to the economic, social and environmental well being of the relevant areas and applied as appropriate to the procurement process.</p><p>The full policies can be found at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-04-12-procurement-supporting-growth-supporting-material-for-departments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-04-12-procurement-supporting-growth-supporting-material-for-departments</a></p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0315-reforms-to-make-public-procurement-more-accessible-to-smes" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0315-reforms-to-make-public-procurement-more-accessible-to-smes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0315-reforms-to-make-public-procurement-more-accessible-to-smes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/3/enacted" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/3/enacted</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61169/The_20Compact.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61169/The_20Compact.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The MoJ has exceeded the Government’s stated aspiration that 25 per cent of government procurement expenditure goes to SMEs. The MoJ is one of the top performing departments, with over £1.7bn (37 per cent) of procurement expenditure going to SMEs in 2013/14.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 25/03/2015 17:56:45 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

224767

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the amount (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	226064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>On 25 February the Government published on GOV.UK departmental spend data with small and medium-sized enterprises, directly and through the supply chain, for 2013-4:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/central-government-spend-with-smes-2013-to-2014<br><br>For 2014-14, 37.4% of Ministry of Justice business went to SMEs, exceeding our aspiration of 25%.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/03/2015 17:29:23 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

222880

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made in publishing a new Code of Practice for Freedom of Information which apply to services delivered by external providers.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	224973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We have previously made clear our intention to issue a revised Code of Practice under section 45 of the Freedom of Information Act (‘FOI Act’). I regret that it will not now be possible to bring forward the Code of Practice during this parliamentary session as we had previously intended.</p><p> </p><p>However, we do recognise the challenge which the outsourcing of public services poses for transparency. It is our wish that public authorities and their contractors should interpret their FOI obligations broadly, in a way which applies as high a level of transparency as possible, and takes due regard of the principles for public authorities required by the FOI Act. This is one of the reasons why, outside the context of the FOI Act, all central Government contracts over £10,000 have been published on Contracts Finder since 2011.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 26/02/2015 15:57:08 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

222621

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total value of contracts his Department has with private sector providers was in each of the last five years for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	224664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>Noted below are the values for contracts with private sector providers awarded in each of the financial years, the values show the average annual spend for the financial year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><p><strong>2010 - 11</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>2011 - 12</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>2012 - 13</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>2013 -14</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>2014 – 15</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>£256,880,714</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£568,924,146</p></td><td><p>£438,322,765</p></td><td><p>£276,327,267</p></td><td><p>£1,086,494,704</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The private sector has an important role to play in helping deliver much needed reforms. We remain committed to promoting a diverse market including public, private and voluntary sectors, as well as ensuring rigorous contract management and high standards of behavior.</p><p> </p><p>We have undertaken a major review of contract management to ensure that we have in place robust and accountable systems. We will continue to improve our commercial capability and share this crucial learning across Government.</p><p> </p><p>When buying products and services we always seek best value for taxpayers' money and find savings were possible.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 27/02/2015 09:38:28 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

174455

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that the successful bidder for Compliance and Enforcement Service Project offers value for money.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	221188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The final bids submitted by the remaining three bidders on 5 January 2015 for the competition for Compliance and Enforcement Services are going through a robust evaluation process and HMCTS will award the contract based upon the bidder which submits the most economically advantageous tender. The evaluation criteria takes into account price and non price factors and the overall achievability and financial viability of the bids.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this the agreement that will be put in place with the selected service provider will deliver value for money through a combination of the payment mechanism which incorporates a Payment By Results element based upon performance, Key Performance Indicators and penalties for underperformance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 22/01/2015 16:03:03 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

173789

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who bid for the contract arising from his Department's Compliance and Environment Services Project in response to the notice published in the Official Journal of the EU; and which bidders remain in the competition.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	220850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>HMCTS invited Atos, Just CD, Synnex Concentrix, BT and Capita to bid for the Compliance and Enforcement Services contract. Atos and Capita withdrew from the competition. Just CD, Synnex Concentrix and BT reached the Invitation To Negotiate stage of the competition.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 19/01/2015 17:45:54 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

173790

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to award a contract arising from his Department's Compliance and Enforcement Services Project.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	220838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The contract will be awarded following full evaluation of the Final Bids and governance of the project’s Full Business Case. It is anticipated that this will be in early 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 19/01/2015 17:44:02 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

169881

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what contracts his Department has awarded to Just Solutions International in each of the last five years; what the value and length of each such contract is; and with whom in his Department each such contract was signed.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	218418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>No contracts have been awarded to Just Solutions International in each of the last five years.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 16/12/2014 16:41:30 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

169007

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which contracts worth more than £5 million his Department has signed since 1 September 2014; with whom such contracts have been signed; for what purpose; what the (a) annual and (b) total cost of each such contract is; and what the length of each such contact is.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	217819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>When buying products and services we always seek best value for taxpayers' money and find savings were possible.</p><p> </p><p>Please refer to Annex A for the answer.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that 24 contracts worth more then 5 million have been signed since 1 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The Transforming Rehabilitation Programme successfully signed 21 contracts to run probation services for low and medium risk offenders across the whole of England and Wales in December 2014. These services replace the previous delivery of these services to low and medium risk offenders from probation trusts and will now also provide &quot;through the gate&quot; support and services to offenders serving sentences of less than 1 year. The contracts include a payment by results element to reward providers who are successful at reducing reoffending rates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The contracts are for 7 years with a further 3 year extension option and an exit period available at the discretion of the Authority. The values stated for the Transforming Rehabilitation contracts are estimates based on a 7 year contract term. A range of values is provided indicating the value of the contract with no Payment by Results payable and with all available Payment by Results payable to the suppliers. Actual values are non-indexed and may vary depending on volumes, indexation and demand for services to the National Probation Service.</p><p> </p><p>The Contract Award date is the signed date.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 25/02/2015 13:53:38 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous attachment 1 file name Annex A - Cost of Contracts.XLS title Cost of Contracts
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

156381

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any (a) external contractors and (b) consultancy companies engaged by his Department have charged more than the initial price agreed for their services since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	214990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>(a) Expenditure for external contractors is aligned within the Ministry of Justice to that of Cabinet Office Controls. Contractors are sourced via Pan Government contractual arrangements and rates are set by the contract in line with contractors experience and the job role required. Contractors are not able to charge more for their services than the initial price agreed at time of appointment. Pan Government arrangements date back to 1/4/11 and no information prior to this date is available.</p><p> </p><p>(b) Since May 2010 there have been around 70 contracts awarded by The Ministry of Justice to provide the provision of consultancy.</p><p> </p><p>To establish whether a consultancy company have charged more than the initial price agreed for their services we would need to interrogate both the files and companies to obtain the information required and then review and collate that information. By doing so we would incur disproportionate costs in answering this question.</p><p> </p><p>Temporary staff and consultants are only used to fill business critical posts and provide essential services where they can provide a fast, flexible and efficient way to obtain necessary skills that are not currently available in house.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 25/11/2014 17:40:53 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans