Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 17 December 2020 to Question HL9906 on Coronavirus: Screening, what (a) qualifications and (b) experience are required of consultants working on the covid-19 Test and Trace programme; and what the average daily rate is of the consultants employed by each of those firms so deploying consultants on that programme.

The Test and Trace programme has required qualified multi-disciplinary capabilities within areas such as digital technology, supply chain, logistics, procurement, programme and project management, to be able to deliver a major Government project. The suppliers contracted to deliver these services are responsible for ensuring that the consultants hold the necessary qualifications, skills and experience.

All consultancy firms have been selected from pre-competed Crown Commercial Services frameworks that requires an assessment of skills and experience for a place to be awarded.