Northern Ireland adds £15M to Fujitsu education deal without competition

Northern Ireland's Education Authority plans to add £15 million to Fujitsu's EA One contract without a new competition, taking its ceiling to £55.4 million. The authority intends to exercise five one-year extension options already built into the deal, keeping the Japanese supplier in place until March 31, 2032. The current term …

[Paul Herber]

Fujitsu seem to have a permanent stamp of approval.

Looks like disguised employment to me!

[elsergiovolador]

These corporations are exempt from IR35. They can supply "disguised employees" and make profit.

[VoiceOfTruth]

Suggestion for revised subheading

>> Japanese supplier remains in place despite scrutiny over its Horizon role

... despite supposed scrutiny ...

[Anonymous Coward]

I wonder who got some event tickets, maybe a trip somewhere, maybe a nice dinner?

Or was it more "give us the work or we'll shut down the rest of our operation here"

[Anonymous Coward]

They should be permanently kicked out of the UK for the horrific crimes they committed against post masters. A case of never forgotten never forgiven for this corporation.

[Anonymous Coward]

Yet 'another' Fujitsu contract/extension/whatever?

Bloody unbelievable.

Makes me wonder if (instead of usual brown envelopes) the parties involved are not being offered actual shares in the corporation ...

Would make sense.

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