HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has committed to channel all core external IT spend through the Aspire contract with Capgemini through its subsidiary Capgemini UK and major sub-contractors Fujitsu and Accenture, for the provision of IT services that runs until 2017. In return, the revised agreement will enable HMRC to reduce its IT running costs.
The company said that the transformation program has been established to implement standardised systems with common industry components, and investment in modern, flexible, technologies to meet the needs of its integrated organisation and drive cost savings that will be realised from financial year 2011/12.
Under the revised Aspire agreement, Capgemini, Fujitsu and Accenture have committed to save £110m a year for HMRC, in addition to the £70m per annum savings committed in 2007.
As per the revised contract, service providers under Aspire have been granted on all project delivery for HMRC until April 2013, with a minimum revenue commitment on project work, in addition to exclusivity on data centre services delivered through the subcontract with Fujitsu until 2015.
Reportedly, the existing desktop service has also been extended, whereby Capgemini will act as HMRC’s procurement agent in respect of office IT equipment and consumables.
Nigel Martin, CEO of Capgemini Aspire said: The latest change to the Aspire contract has been made possible by collaboration both with HMRC and Capgemini’s Aspire partners particularly Fujitsu, our core infrastructure partner, and Accenture. Together we`re helping HMRC respond to a challenging environment and our flexible contract is continuing to set the standard for all outsourcing arrangements 5 years after it was first signed. The new agreement would not have been possible without our track record of reliable service and up to 200 projects delivered on time and within budget for HMRC each and every year.
