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Home Office

Answer

Mr. Flight: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many outsourced IT contracts have been signed by his Department in each year since 1997; how much each of these contracts is worth; with whom they are signed; how many have been renegotiated; how many are still in place; and if he will make a statement. [126198] Fiona Mactaggart: Since 1997 the Home Office, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) have outsourced the following IT services, which are listed: Home Office (central) 1. 2000--HO central--Provision of IT infrastructure services for the core Home Office: signed with Sirius consortium (Fujitsu (formally ICL) supported by IBM (formally PWC) and Global Crossing). Contract value £209 million. Not renegotiated. Contract still in place. 2. 2001--NPD--Provision infrastructure services: signed with Steria Group. Contract value £50 million. Not renegotiated. Contract still in place. Agencies 1. 1998--UKPA--Provision of front end passport scanning: signed with Siemens Business Services. Contract value £80-100 million. Not renegotiated. Contract still in place. 2. 1998--UKPA--Passport printing service: signed with Security Printing and Systems Ltd. Contract value £134.2 million. Not renegotiated. Contract still in place. 3. 1999--UKPA--Provision of IT infrastructure services: signed with SEMA. Contract value £3.8 million. Not renegotiated. Contract still in place. 4. 2000--Prison Service--Provision of IT infrastructure services: EDS supported by PA and Global Crossing (Quantum). Contract value £200 million. Renegotiated in 2002. Contract still in place. 5. 2000--Crime Reduction Bureau--Provision of IT infrastructure services (10 years): signed with Capita group. Contract value £400 million. Not renegotiated. Contract still in place. 6. 2000--Criminal Cases Review Commission--Provision of IT managed service: signed with Integris/Steria. Contract value £1,370,956. 2000-04. Renegotiated 2002. Contract still in place. NDPB 1. 2000--National Intelligence Service (seven years)-- Provision of IS support services: signed with Capita group. Contract value £2.5 million per year. The contract is due to be renegotiated in September 2003. Contract still in place.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

126198; 410 c59W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Contracts Finance ICT Government departments Home Office

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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