Computacenter ditched as HMRC turns to SCC
SCC wins big government contract as HM Revenue and Customs snubs previous provider
Pan-European integrator SCC has ousted Computacenter from a multi-million pound supply chain management services contract with HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC).
SCC claimed the four-year contract, worth up to £560m, is its largest one to date. It will form support for the e-Governance vision (CRN, 29 August), and will see SCC provide services, such as catalogue management, across HMRC’s entire technology infrastructure until 2009.
A representative for HMRC was unwilling to reveal why Computacenter had been dropped, but said SCC would replace it to supply
the government department with
IT, telecommunications, audiovisual equipment and services.
“SCC offered operational flexibility combined with the best value appr-
oach and will ensure departmental supply of goods and services. This is designed to save HMRC time and money,” the representative said.
Tracey Westall, UK sales director for public sector and alliances at SCC, said the contract will help HMRC realise cost savings.
“We will deliver a level of skill, expertise and professionalism to HMRC, including a compelling online proposition. We have worked with local government before and this will help HMRC drive through some of their cost savings and the contract is substantial,” said Westall.
Sir Peter Rigby, chief executive of the SCC, said in a statement: “This is an important, high value customer win for SCC, representing our most significant contract to date with one of the largest central Government departments in the UK.”
Tony Conophy, finance director at Computacenter, said it was unfortunate for Computacenter to have lost the contract.
“The contract was up for renewal and we bid for it , along with around 40 other businesses, but our price was obviously not competitive enough. This doesn’t make a great impact to Com-putacenter, its unfortunate, but you win some and you lose some,” he said.