§ Earl Russellasked Her Majesty's Government:
What contracts have been placed with the company EDS since 1991 and what is their value.
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Blatch)Full information on contracts placed with EDS since 1991 is not held centrally, and can only be provided at disproportionate cost. However, significant contracts placed with EDS, and approximate contract values are as follows:
Royal Air Force Logistic Support System to assist in the acquisition and service support of all new weapon systems. The contract was placed in 1993 with a value of £14 million over 3 years.
Royal Navy strategic Upkeep and Store Supply (UPKEEP) system. The contract was placed in 1994 with a value of £25 million over five to 10 years.
Department of Transport privatisation of DVOIT, the former IT arm of the Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Agency. The privatisation was completed in 1993 and at the same time, contracts with a value of £69 million over five years were let to EDS by the Department for the provision of IT services.
Department of Social Security Child Support Agency. Four projects with contracts placed between 1992 and 1995: Operational accounting system; maintenance assessment; support to the live running of the system; and a technical services agreement to provide resources to develop the system. The total value of these projects is £23 million.
Inland Revenue outsourcing of the majority of the Department's Information Technology systems and services. The contract was placed in 1994 with an estimated value of £1,000 million over 10 years. This contract involves taking over the delivery of the majority of Inland Revenue Information Technology Services, including responding to future needs over the 10-year period.
Department of Social Security ITSA (Information Technology Services Agency) outsourcing. This project is to outsource the department's data centre services. The contract came into effect in 1995 and is for a period of 10 years and is a volume/output based contract with a value depending on future levels of business. Current estimates are that charges will be in the region of £600 million. These contracts involve taking over the complete data centre services provision for the DSS.