Select Committee on Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence

SUPPLEMENTARY MEMORANDUM BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS (DAR ID)

CONSULTANCIES AND RESEARCH CONTRACT COSTS

  The Department employs consultants and commissions research to help inform the development and implementation of policy. Consultants are also employed to help deliver services necessary for the effective and efficient running of the Department.

  Listed below are details of all contracts let by DETR(C) worth £15,000 or more, current in the financial year 2000-01.

  The "Estimated Total" column represents the total expected spending on that contract and may be spread over several financial years.

ENVIRONMENTAL

Consultancy Contract Title	Contractor	Estimated total costs (£k)
Expert group on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons	AEA Technology	17
Air Quality Research Contract Management	John Stealey	30
Local Air Pollution Control Development of Risk-based Charging Scheme	Risk and Policy Analysis	28
Inspection and enforcement—contained use of GMOs	Health and Safety Executive	112
Inspection and enforcement—marketing and release of GMOs	CSL	302
Facilitation and Monitoring of DETR's Radon "roll-out" programme to encourage greater levels of remediation amongst householders1	Insight Research and Consulting (formerly known as Community Economic Development Associates)	1122
IPCC Projects	IPCCC Members	3
Draft Climate Change Project	WS Atkins Consultants	3

¹  Contract let to support the programme known as the Radon Measurement and Support for Remedial Works Campaigns in England as specified in the Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes Order 2000.

²  This contact has been let for the duration of the 3-year programme. The total maximum liability of the contract is £112,323. This equates to approximately £37,000 per year, but total yearly costs may be less due to advantageous discount arrangements.

³  Total estimated cost to be confirmed.

PLANNING

Consultancy Contract Title	Contractor	Estimated total costs (£k)
Attitudes to the built environment	CURS/University of Birmingham	59
Methodologies for the built environment	Llewelyn-Davies	122
Planning for leisure and tourism developments	The Tourism Company	140
Promoting mixed-use (especially housing) development in town centres	Llewelyn-Davies	105
Mediation in the planning system	Michael Welbank	60
Town centres: defining boundaries for statistical monitoring - pilot study	University College London	274
Planning for development in public transport corridors	Llewelyn-Davies	126
Manual of compulsory purchase	Drivers Jonas	166
Quinquennial review of the land use planning research programme	Ecotec Research & Consulting	51
Revision of land compensation guidance	Drivers Jonas	47
Derelict land and Section 215 powers	Arup Economics and Planning	33
Transport assessment of development proposals	Steer Davies Gleave	132
Good practice guidance on dealing with fly-posting	Arup Economics and Planning	28
Impact of the UCO and GDPO on the delivery of integrated transport and other planning policies	Baker Associates	86
Delivering affordable housing via the planning system	Entec UK Ltd	97
RUDI web site	Oxford Brookes University	31
Improving Housing Design	Llewelyn-Davies	121
Good practice in plan preparation and management of the development process	Baker Associates	140
Metadata Series	Earth Observation Sciences	57
The advantages and disadvantages of peripheral areas	Cardiff & Aberdeen Universities	76
Work Ass. With European Commission ESDP study programme	University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne	127
Dissemination of the ESDP in England	Roger Tym & Partners	40
NWMA INTERREG IIC Programme: Gemaca II	London School of Economics	55
INTERREG IIC Atlantic Area Programme: network of short sea shipping promotion areas	Gloucestershire CC	15
INTERREG IIC North Sea Area Programme (integrated city and area planning: datashare)	Edinburgh CC	19
Habitat agenda: report on progress	Roger Tym & Partners	66
National Land Use Database: development of phase 2 methodology and preparation of work plan for phases 3 and 4	Andrew Harrison	25
National collation of the AM97 results	British Geological Society	121
Procedural guidelines for the conduct of benthic studies at aggregate dredging sites	CEFAS	46
Use of recycled materials as aggregates in road construction and maintenance: options for government policy	Aspinwall	126
The potential for woodland establishment on landfill sites: site monitoring	Forestry Commission	34
Effective approaches and techniques in landscaping and reclamation of hard rock quarries	Wardell Armstrong	224
Effectiveness of aftercare provision	Aspinwall	135
Monitoring of limestone landform replication field trials	University of Sheffield	101
Survey of land for mineral workings, 2000	Ove Arup	78
Dealing with radon emissions in respect of new development	British Geological Society	188
Seismic monitoring in Great Britain: long-term monitoring	British Geological Society	787
Minerals information for development plans - first phase	British Geological Society	498
Environmental information systems for sustainable urban planning and management	British Geological Society	300
Seabed characterisation - Thames Estuary	British Geological Society	28
Assessment of rehabilitation of the seabed following aggregates dredging	CEFAS	527
Monitoring and assessment of peat and alternatives	Aspinwall	175
Mineral resources of East Dorset	British Geological Society	399
Summaries of UK minerals statistics	British Geological Society	176
Brick clay: resource and supply issues for planning	British Geological Society	123
Planning for waste disposal and management: identifying the best practicable planning option	Land Use Consultants	99
Mineral planning authority fees for monitoring mineral permissions	Ove Arup	60
Analysis of planning policies for waste management	Land Use Consultants	32
Quinquennial review of the minerals, land instability and waste planning research programme: 1993/94 - 1998/99	Symonds	89

WATER AND LAND

Consultancy Contract Title	Contractor	Estimated total costs (£k)
Provision of expert advice and assistance on matters associated with distribution system undertakings	Mr C Evins	25
Expert advice on final water sampling points and advice on instrumentation, control and automation in relation to drinking water quality	Instrumentation Control Solutions Ltd	30
Assistance on European Standards	Mr Laurie Young	30
Assistance in dealing with DWI incidents	DTS Associates	28
Audit and advice on final water sampling points on cryptosporidium and advice on water treatment in relation to drinking water quality incidents and continue any future work on sampling units	Mr B Hoyle	76
Assistance with investigation of drinking water quality incidents 1999/00 and audit of water companies	Mr R M Walls	32
Assistance with investigation of drinking water quality incidents 1999/00 and audit of water companies	Binnie Black & Veatch	99
Assistance with investigation of drinking water quality incidents 1999/00 and audit of water companies	WS Atkins Water	90
Call off contract for expert advice on cryptosporidium analysis, analysis of regulatory cryptosporidium samples and training in cryptosporidium analysis	CREH Analytical Ltd	50
Provision of technical support to the Committee on Chemicals and Materials of Construction for use in Public Water Supply and Swimming Pools	WRc plc	18
Provision of technical support to the Committee on Chemicals and Materials of Construction for use in Public Water Supply and Swimming Pools	LGC (Teddington) Ltd	23
Celtic Seas Directory	JNCC	105
MEHRAs Consultation—Stage 2	Safetec	34
Water Research Centre input into assessment of combined monitoring and modelling procedure (COMMPS) under WFD, Article 16	WRc plc	30
Advice on Reservoir Panel Appointments	Institute of Civil Engineers	33

TRANSPORT

Consultancy Contract Title	Contractor	Estimated total costs (£k)
Multi-Modal Studies South-East Manchester multi-modal study	Steer Davies Gleave	950
West Midlands multi-modal study	Aspen Burrow Crocker	617
West Midlands to North West conurbation multi-modal study	Ove Arup & Partners	1,250
A453 Nottingham to M1 junction 24 multi-modal	Pell Frischmann Consultants Ltd	556
Cambridge to Huntingdon multi-modal	Mouchel Consulting Ltd	848
Tyneside multi-modal	Ove Arup & Partners	1,230
Hastings multi-modal	Steer Davies Gleave	277
London orbital multi-modal	Brown & Root Services Consulting	1,936
M27 multi-modal	MVA	374
A27 Worthing/Lancing multi-modal	WS Atkins Consultants Ltd	383
South and West Yorkshire multi-modal	MVA	2,423
Preparation of guidance on the methodology for multi-modal studies	MVA	106
Roads and Traffic Urban safety and vulnerable road user research	Universty of London	222
Motorway tolling systems advisers	PA Consulting	1,044
Integrated transport programme: LINK programme director	Howard Wyborn Consultancy	116
Inland surface transport: LINK programme director	Howard Wyborn Consultancy	177
COBA, QUADRO & URECA maintenance	Transport Research Laboratory	104
Updating the databank of origin destination surveys	Brown & Root Services Consulting	29
Work to be undertaken by TRL for DITM	Transport Research Laboratory	264
RDS—TMC project management	Oscar Faber TPA	183
Technical advice on issues concerning the bus industry	The TAS Partnership Ltd	30
Extension of cycle challenge contract	Bikerail	60
Monitoring assaults on buses	Oscar Faber TPA	54
Greener fleet certification scheme	AEA Technology Environment	193
North/South movements on the M1 in East Midlands	WS Atkins Consultants Ltd	664
A36/A46 study	Parkman Ltd	93
Transxchange	CAP Gemini UK plc	130
Technical advice on dangerous goods	Scientifics Ltd	33
Project management consultancy	John Fearon Consultancy	75
Study of advice and standard setting functions	Transport Planning (Int) Ltd	38
UN package testing and certification	PIRA	230
Transport module 1999-01 British Social Attitudes	Social & Community Planning Research	84
Pilot of assistance for schools in developing school travel plans	Oscar Faber Group Ltd	116
Best practice on increasing bus use for school journeys	WS Atkins Planning Consultants Ltd	76
School travel database of classroom material	Cleary Hughes Associates	31
Evaluation of pilot programmes of site specific advice on travel plans	The Transport Studies Group	50
Further development of Integrated Transport White Paper impact policy	WS Atkins	41
Clear zones co-ordinator	Transport & Travel Reset Ltd	59
Alternative traffic control strategies	University of Southampton	81
Traffic signal control evaluation facilities	The Ian Routledge Consultancy	229
UG274—Provision of differential, priority within SCOOT	Transport Research Laboratory	200
UG298—Implications of stage skipping in SCOOT	Transport Research Laboratory	225
Cost 342 project	Transport Research Laboratory	60
Accident & incident database 1996/97/98 (RAMTED)	National Radiological Protection Board	18
London parking supply study: Stage II	MVA	251
Older people and transport provision	WS Atkins	65
In car safety and associated personal security needs of female drivers and passengers	University of Loughborough	112
Bus driver training	The Crime Concern Trust Ltd	35
Secure transport pilot route	The Crime Concern Trust Ltd	28
Personal security issues—buses	The Crime Concern Trust Ltd. Oscar Faber	69
Local bus customer satisfaction survey	NOP Consumer	620
Junction improvements for vulnerable road users	Oscar Faber TPA	640
Behavioural Psychology	Dr I Brown	105
Management of child development programme of fundamental research	Prof Chapman	46
Safer city project management	Owen Williams	97
The ageing driver	University of Manchester	396
Child development and road safety education research programme	University of Sussex	217
Child development and road safety education research programme	University of Strathclyde	183
Requirements for training and qualification as an improved driving instructor	Ross Silcock Ltd	274
Behavioural Psychology	Scientific & Allied Services	24
Unlicensed drivers	Ross Silcock Ltd	273
Development and implementation of a cost recovery system for speed and red light cameras	PA Consulting Group	230
Medical aspects of driver fitness	DERA	133
Behavioural Psychology	University of Surrey	20
"Looked but failed to see" causation factors	Dr I Brown	16
Co-operative crash injury study phase 6	Transport Research Laboratory	2,900
Agricultural vehicles—braking systems	DERA Land Systems Sector	187
Particulate research programme	Ricardo Consulting Engineers Ltd	1,288
Quality and field of vision	ICE Ergonomics Ltd	132
Compatibility and frontal and side impact test procedures	Transport Research Laboratory	2,068
Foresight vehicle LINK programme	Johnson Matthey Technology Centre	100
On spot accident data collection	Transport Research Laboratory & ICE Ergonomics Ltd	2,116
Improved injury criteria project proposal	Transport Research Laboratory	1,224
Rail research strategy co-ordinator	AEA Technology	131
AEROCERT project	DERA	49
Road user charging	Transport Research Laboratory	225
LINK project	DML	221
LINK project	Buro Happold Ltd	163
LINK project	University of Loughborough	102
LINK project	University of Loughborough	20
Driver behaviour strategy	University of Strathclyde	55
LINK project	RWL Ltd	60
LINK project	University of Nottingham	63
LINK project	Dunlop Tyres Ltd	32
LINK project	Transport Research Laboratory	56
LINK project	IRISYS Ltd	126
Improved elasticities and methods	ME & P. Halcrow-Hague Partnership. MVA Consultancy	217
Specification of the future development of the NRTF system and the production of a database	Technical Software Services	127
Updating car ownership forecasts	Institute for Transport Studies	40
Travel time variability follow-on research	Mott MacDonald	79
Laser enhancement project	Marcial Echenique & Partners	174
Surface transport costs and charges	ITS Leeds	80
Variable matrix appraisal software	Mott MacDonald	65
Costs & benefits of traffic policies which reduce noise nuisance	Mott MacDonald	21
Valuation of transport related noise in Birmingham	University of East Anglia/CSERGE	90
Urban street activity in 20 mph zones	Allott & Lomax	444
RDS-TMC introductory service in UK	C & MT Ltd	428
RDS-TMC introductory service in UK	Automobile Association Developments Ltd	332
RDS-TMC introductory service in UK	RAC Motoring Services Ltd	301
UTMC03—UTMC strategies to reduce vehicle emissions	Transport Research Laboratory	294
UG171—Cycle facilities and engineering	Transport Research Laboratory	293
Countryside traffic measures	Transport Research Laboratory	231
Mode transfer of short trips	UCLi Ltd	166
UTMC04—Network monitoring, modelling and management	MVA	236
UG211—TRAMAQ	Ove Arup & Partners	91
Civilising cities	The RAC Foundation for Motoring	120
Transport choices in urban and rural areas	Thorburn Colquhoun	54
Monitoring quality bus partnerships	The TAS Partnership Ltd	110
Quality partnerships and market structure	Institute for Transport Studies	86
UG154b—Light rail & complementary measures: Part 2	MVA	75
Multi-modal modelling—A new look	David Simmonds Consultancy	52
Development of a public transport information internet site and subsequent research	FWT Studios Ltd	20
Travel information policy	CAP Gemini	84
UG214—TRAMAQ	Transport Research Laboratory	289
Shared use facilities for pedestrians and cyclists	WS Atkins Consultants Ltd	60
UG219—TRAMAQ	AEA Technology	228
UG212—TRAMAQ	Transport & Travel Research Ltd	121
UG217—TRAMAQ	Transport Research Laboratory	37
Home zones—monitoring the pilot programme	Transport Research Laboratory	581
UG250—sources of particulates	ERM	176
Behavioural responses to road user charging	University of Newcastle	36
Enforcement policy and practice especially for satellite based systems	University of Newcastle	38
Economic geography for road user charges	University of Oxford	45
Road user charges and social exclusion	University of Leeds	66
Scheme generation and user acceptance	University of Westminster	48
Effects of charging for the use of roads on the shape of towns and cities	University of Southampton	66
Urban congestion costs in England	University of Cambridge	21
UG253 - Drivers perception of cyclists	Transport Research Laboratory	199
Issues surrounding the implementation of the work place parking levy	Oscar Faber	52
Monitoring significant activities related to the international interoperability of smart cards in transport	University of Newcastle	27
UTMC26 - Increasing the value of road and road side detectors	University of Southampton	177
Factors influencing owners decisions when they scrap cars and HGV's	Institute for Transport Studies	73
The impact of the personal tax regime on modal choice	The Open University	21
The use of business mileage allowances by employees	MVA	46
Aviation CAA statutory audit	Touche Ross	125
AAIB flight recorder replay and analysis facilities	Bassom Computer Consultancy	493
Air traffic forecasting issues	Stan Abrahams	30
Preliminary site search for new airport capacity in the south and east of England	Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick & Co Ltd	63
South East and East of England regional air service study	Halcrow Fox	80
Regional air service and airport co-ordination study	WS Atkins Consultants Ltd	477
Study of air quality at airports	AEA Technology Environment	54
Noise advice consultancy	Mr P Kearsey	200
NATS PPP National air traffic services—PPP financial advisers	Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Ltd	4,000
National air traffic services—PPP technical advisers	Real Time Engineering	166
NATS PPP—Technical adviser	Ove Arup & Partners	258
Legal services	Slaughter & May	2,280
Railways Channel tunnel rail link	Mott MacDonald	5,060
Channel tunnel rail link	McKenna & Co	5,000
Legal advice on channel tunnel rail link	Allen & Overy	35
Transport in London London area transport survey	The MVA Consultancy	485
Management & development of the London transportation studies model	MVA	3,698
Consultant to GOL/transport task force	Ms C Grant	26
London transport statutory audit	KPMG Management Consulting	175
London transport grant audit	KPMG Management Consulting	15
Vehicle emissions and air quality in London	SEIPH	15
Other Street works advice and assistance	TRL/Andrew Boyle Associates Ltd	80
Domestic waterborne freight statistics for 1998-99	MDS Transmodel	32
General Lighthouse Fund—Investment & cash flow management	HSBC Asset Management Ltd	500
Police liaison Officer	Sussex Police	440
Brand identity for PTI 2000	Designhouse Consultants Ltd	27

  LU PPP costs have been subject to a separate PQ and are not included here for the reasons stated in our initial response. The figure to date is £60 million.

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Prepared 20 September 2000