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Question

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 relating to the council’s expenditure on management consultancy services, including services provided by the "Big Four" firms: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Ernst & Young (EY), Deloitte, and KPMG. For the financial years 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25, please provide the following information: ________________________________________ 1. Expenditure on the Big Four consultancies • Total amount spent with each of the following firms, broken down by financial year: PwC, EY, Deloitte, and KPMG. • • • The highest day rate paid to each of these firms in each financial year. • • ________________________________________ 2. Expenditure on other management consultants • Total amount spent on management consulting services excluding the Big Four, broken down by consultancy and financial year. • • • For each engagement, please include: • • o The name of the consultancy firm o o o The financial year of the expenditure o o o A brief description of the project or services provided (e.g. project title or internal reference) o o o The start and end dates of the engagement (or anticipated end date if ongoing) o o o The procurement route used (e.g. open competition, framework agreement, direct award) and the name of the procurement framework, if applicable o o ________________________________________ 3. Additional Information (if available without exceeding cost limits) If it is possible within the cost limit: • Please state the number of individual consultants provided by each firm for each engagement. • • • Please indicate whether any deliverables were produced (e.g. reports, action plans) and whether these are publicly available. • • • Please confirm whether any of the consultancy work covered tasks that would normally be performed by in-house council staff or roles that were vacant at the time.

Answer

The council’s expenditure on management consultancy services, including services provided by the "Big Four" firms: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Ernst & Young (EY), Deloitte, and KPMG. For the financial years 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25, please provide the following information: Expenditure on the Big Four consultancies 1. Total amount spent with each of the following firms, broken down by financial year: PwC, EY, Deloitte, and KPMG. PWC 2022/23 = £0 2023/24 = £0 2024/25 = £260 Ernst & Young 2022/23 = £0 2023/24 = £0 2024/25 = £0 Deloitte 2022/23 = £0 2023/24 = £0 2024/25 = £0 KPMG 2022/23 = £0 2023/24 = £0 2024/25 = £0 2. The highest day rate paid to each of these firms in each financial year. The payment to PWC in 2024/25 was one off payment, did not specify day rate. Expenditure on other management consultants 3. Total amount spent on management consulting services excluding the Big Four, broken down by consultancy and financial year. NIL 4. For each engagement, please include, the name of the consultancy firm, the financial year of the expenditure, a brief description of the project or services provided (e.g. project title or internal reference), the start and end dates of the engagement (or anticipated end date if ongoing), the procurement route used (e.g. open competition, framework agreement, direct award) and the name of the procurement framework, if applicable. N/A Additional Information (if available without exceeding cost limits) 5. Please state the number of individual consultants provided by each firm for each engagement. N/A 6. Please indicate whether any deliverables were produced (e.g. reports, action plans) and whether these are publicly available. N/A 7. Please confirm whether any of the consultancy work covered tasks that would normally be performed by in-house council staff or roles that were vacant at the time. N/A