HM Revenue & Customs(HMRC) has
agreed a restructuring of its Aspire IToutsourcingcontract to save cash. HMRC is aiming to cut its IT running
costs by around 10% by 2010-2011.
Deepak Singh, HMRC CIO, said, "I am delighted that we have been
able to secure such a positive outcome that further strengthens our
commitment to working with Aspire over the coming years."
The restructuring of the Aspire contract balances the need for
HMRC to meet its commitments to cost reductions under the 2007
Comprehensive Spending Review, without "compromising our drive
to become a world class IT function", said Singh.
The contract is being extended by a further three years to 2017
as a result. Aspire is HMRC's contract with
Capgemini and a number of other "ecosystem" suppliers for the
provision of IT services.
The contract was originally signed in 2003/2004 and replaced the
contracts the Inland Revenue had with
EDS and
Accenture for IT services and the National Insurance Recording
System (NIRS2) respectively.
Following the merger of Inland Revenue and HM Customs &
Excise in 2005, the latter's IT services contract with
Fujitsu was incorporated with Aspire in April 2006.
The existing contract term was for ten years and was due to end
in June 2014. The contract has been extended by three years to June
2017.