British MPs are actively looking for violations in government contracts with the Japanese software giant.
The interest of British parliamentarians in the contracts of the Japanese corporation Fujitsu with government agencies has grown sharply against the background of the recent Horizon software scandal.
The Treasury Committee of the British Parliament sent a request to the Ministry of Finance with a request to provide information on all state contracts with the Japanese IT company Fujitsu. We are talking about agreements with 21 state bodies and organizations from 2019.
Deputies want to find out whether tenders were held for these contracts or whether they were concluded directly. "If the contract was signed directly, please provide a justification," the letter says.
Earlier, the media reported on a number of Fujitsu contracts with central and regional authorities, which were extended without competition. The latest such decision was the extension of the contract for the maintenance of the flood warning system by 2 million pounds.
The interest of parliamentarians is caused by the scandal surrounding the Horizon system developed by Fujitsu for the UK postal service. Due to errors in the system, more than 900 branch managers were wrongly convicted of fraud. 60 people even committed suicide.
Although the problem has existed for many years, the main attention to it was attracted by the release of a TV movie on the ITV channel in early 2023. After that, Fujitsu announced the termination of participation in the UK state tenders.
In the letter, the committee asks for information on all contracts with Fujitsu, including their cost and duration. Also, parliamentarians are interested in whether problems with the Horizon system were taken into account when making decisions on entering into contracts and whether it was planned to introduce a ban on Fujitsu's participation in tenders.
The response must be submitted by February 1, 2024. Fujitsu's contracts with the HMRC tax service, concluded without tenders, attracted particular attention of MPs.
The interest of British parliamentarians in the contracts of the Japanese corporation Fujitsu with government agencies has grown sharply against the background of the recent Horizon software scandal.
The Treasury Committee of the British Parliament sent a request to the Ministry of Finance with a request to provide information on all state contracts with the Japanese IT company Fujitsu. We are talking about agreements with 21 state bodies and organizations from 2019.
Deputies want to find out whether tenders were held for these contracts or whether they were concluded directly. "If the contract was signed directly, please provide a justification," the letter says.
Earlier, the media reported on a number of Fujitsu contracts with central and regional authorities, which were extended without competition. The latest such decision was the extension of the contract for the maintenance of the flood warning system by 2 million pounds.
The interest of parliamentarians is caused by the scandal surrounding the Horizon system developed by Fujitsu for the UK postal service. Due to errors in the system, more than 900 branch managers were wrongly convicted of fraud. 60 people even committed suicide.
Although the problem has existed for many years, the main attention to it was attracted by the release of a TV movie on the ITV channel in early 2023. After that, Fujitsu announced the termination of participation in the UK state tenders.
In the letter, the committee asks for information on all contracts with Fujitsu, including their cost and duration. Also, parliamentarians are interested in whether problems with the Horizon system were taken into account when making decisions on entering into contracts and whether it was planned to introduce a ban on Fujitsu's participation in tenders.
The response must be submitted by February 1, 2024. Fujitsu's contracts with the HMRC tax service, concluded without tenders, attracted particular attention of MPs.
