Commons attacks Siemens contract

The committee was "disturbed'' by the apparent lack of an agreed approach between Siemens and sub-contractor Perot Systems over the mix of off-the-shelf and bespoke software during the pre-contract and IT development phases of the project.

It revealed that Siemens has not received any milestone payments and 70% of its expected return on the contract will not be paid until productivity improvements are delivered. The company has agreed to mitigate additional expenditure by the Home Office.