The Home Office has awarded its £650meBorders contractto a consortium led
byRaytheon Systems.
The project will see the development and implementation of the
nation's "e-Borders" project, an advanced border control and
security programme.
Members of the Trusted Borders consortium have already started
work on the e-Borders programme, building upon the country's
current pilot programme for border control and expanding it into a
scalable e-Borders capability within two years.
Ninety-five percent of the work will be carried out in the
UK.
As the prime contractor for the Trusted Borders consortium,
Raytheon will be responsible for systems integration, travel
services and overall project management, drawing upon its extensive
development and production base in the UK as well as the company's
worldwide technology resources.
Supporting members of the consortium include Serco, Accenture
and Capgemini.