FFW advises the Government Offices for the English Regions on major IT Outsourcing
25 July 2006
Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP (FFW) has advised the Government
Offices for the English Regions on the outsourcing of its IT
services to Fujitsu, a leading provider of IT and communications
solutions. The multi million pound contract will cover
a 5 year period and will deliver significant savings to the
Government Offices.
Representing ten Whitehall departments, the Government Offices
are the primary means by which a wide range of Government policies
are delivered in the English regions. The Offices are
involved in regenerating communities, fighting crime, tackling
housing needs, improving public health, raising standards in
education and skills, tackling countryside issues, and reducing
unemployment. The Government Office Network consists of the
Regional Co-ordination unit based in London and nine regional
offices.
This is the first time that the Government Office Network has
outsourced its IT systems. Fujitsu will be responsible for taking
over the entire IT desktop infrastructure and developing it to meet
the Government Offices’ future needs.
The project once again underlines FFW’s position as a leading
adviser on public sector outsourcing agreements and follows on from
recent IT outsourcing projects for the Department for Communities
and Local Government (formerly known as the Office of the Deputy
Prime Minister), the Foreign Office and the UK Passport
Service.
Head of technology, Michael Chissick led the FFW team. He
was assisted by pensions partner, David Gallagher and employment
partner, Richard Kenyon.
Michael Chissick said:
“This outsourcing is strategically very important to the
Government Offices for the Regions and follows on from a similar
project FFW worked on with the Department for Communities and Local
Government. It brings the number of large public sector
desktop outsourcing projects we have advised on over the last two
years to 13.”
Fujitsu was advised by in-house counsel Christopher Jay.
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Ben Girdlestone, Communications Manager on 020 7861 4968
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