Question reference: S6W-24466
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 12 January 2024
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 25 January 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government which external consulting firms are working or advising on preparations for a National Care Service, and what the cost of any such contracts (a) has been to date and (b) is projected to be in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer
a) A list of external consulting firms engaged to provide consultancy for research, co-design, engagement, and external support, and the cost of these contracts to date is provided in the following table.
These figures are as of 15 January and are provisional and subject to adjustment prior to and at year-end. Further costs may be incurred before the year-end.
Supplier Awarded Contract | Contract Expenditure to Date |
Anderson Anderson Brown LLP (AAB) | £54,605 |
Anderson Anderson Brown LLP (AAB) | £26,220 |
Deloitte | £80,400 |
KPMG | £655,200 |
PwC | £82,032 |
PwC | £107,021 |
Socitm (Society for Innovation, Technology and Modernisation) | £380,778 |
Storm ID | £56,760 |
Capgemini Invents | £58,800 |
Capgemini Invents | £406,476 |
IPSOS Mori | £103,800 |
This is Milk | £30,376 |
This is Milk | £12,240 |
Civic Computing | £74,880 |
Total Contract Expenditure to Date | £2,153,762 |
There are two contracts in the preceding table totalling £24,174 that are attributed to the consultancy costs, but which do not relate to the NCS. These are included in total contract expenditure to date, but are not reported individually.
A further invoice of £12,240 relating to services provided by This is Milk is anticipated to be received before the end of the financial year.
b) No estimate of consultancy expenditure for financial year 2024-25 has been finalised, and no consultancy expenditure has been committed to for that year.