UK-based technology services provider Computacenter
awarded four-year contract.
Contract expected to reduce current costs by around 64%
(£84m).
Covering over 220,000 devices in use by MOD personnel
worldwide.
Digital services across Defence will be transformed in a £150
million contract awarded to UK-based technology services
provider, Computacenter.
The four-year contract will support tens of thousands of laptops
and desktop computers used by MOD personnel worldwide, from head
office to the front line, as well as creating additional jobs at
Computacenter’s Hatfield and Nottingham sites.
Reducing operating costs by around £84 million, the new services
will provide a high-quality, secure and sustainable service to
defence personnel, enabling defence to more rapidly respond to
changing needs and market conditions.
The contract represents a wider MOD move away from large,
aggregated contracts to smaller, more measurable contracts that
will improve organisational flexibility.
Defence Digital’s improvement programme is a priority for the
MOD, and we are investing over £4 billion annually in our
digital transformation, to streamline the MOD’s processes and
increase our operational capability.
Minister for Defence Procurement, , said:
Delivering on our digital transformation will ensure
high-quality, rapidly accessible global data, which is a critical
component of our fighting power. Bolstered technology can
strengthen our deterrence, our resilience, and our national
prosperity.
The service will improve performance standards and speed of
access across 220,000 devices including laptops, desktops,
peripherals and software applications.
MOD Chief Information Officer, Charles Forte,
said:
This new relationship is a significant component in our ongoing
progress to bring new business into the team and ensures we are
modernising and innovating in support of our international
customers to deliver greater value for money.
