Computacenter checks out £19m M&S deal

Five-year managed services contract builds on existing partnership

Corporate reseller Computacenter is feeling flush after bagging a £19m managed service win with Marks & Spencer.

The five-year contract, which builds on an existing outsourcing partnership between the pair, covers more than 4,000 head office staff across six sites.

Computacenter will deliver IT services across 7,000 servers and PCs throughout the retailer, as well as disposing of its electronic equipment.

Damone Quigley, head of infrastructure at Marks & Spencer, said: “The partnership with Computacenter Services will enable us to align IT more closely to the business and deliver tangible results at lower and predictable costs.

“The new managed service will enable us to provide a more efficient response to head office users.”