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<p>The CPS is fully aligned with the Government Commercial Function paper <em>"Exiting
Major IT Contracts: Guidance for Departments</em>”.</p><p>The programme to disaggregate
and replace ICT services delivered through a PFI contract with CGI (formally Logica)
since 2002 is well advanced and will complete in 2019. Throughout the programme the
CPS has worked in partnership with the Government Digital Service and the Crown Commercial
Service, securing spending control approval from Cabinet Office and HM Treasury where
appropriate. The CPS’s strategy ensures that it is aligned with the government’s Technology
Code of Practice including the principle of cloud-first services.</p><p>In 2015 the
CPS carried out a major review of its internal capability across all aspects of ICT
including technical, service management, commercial and programme management. As a
result a new separate ICT Commercial Team was established and a number of new roles
were established and filled in its Digital Technology Services Directorate.</p><p>The
CPS operates detailed programme plans and associated risk logs to manage each phase
of the disaggregation including pre-market engagement, procurement, service transition
and service exit.</p><p>The CPS has used pan-government frameworks, let and managed
by the Crown Commercial Service to replace network, telephony, print and applications
hosting and management services. It is planning to use these frameworks to replace
service desk and end user computing services in 2018. As part of each procurement
process, it undertakes market engagement, the extent of which is dependent on the
size and complexity of the contract to be awarded.</p><p>The CPS provides ICT services
to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and HMCPSI.</p><p>The Serious Fraud Office
(SFO) does not have any large outsourced single vendor IT contract in place.</p><p>It
uses a multi-vendor approach, selecting suppliers based on their ability to support
their specialised systems, and that is combined with in-house teams, which have grown
in size in recent years as they reduce their reliance on external providers.</p><p>The
SFO regularly reviews all its IT contracts taking into account the potential for disaggregation,
benefits, costs, timing, risks, and overall value for money, in line with the guidance
provided by the Government Commercial Function.</p><p>The largest contract currently
in place is with Capita, and that contract is due to expire in July 2019. Ahead of
that, a full review will take place, to determine whether it continues to outsource
this service to Capita or another provider, or bring the service in house.</p><p>The
Government Legal Department (GLD) does not hold any large single provider contracts
worth over £20 million per year which fall within the guidance published in November
2017. GLD uses its own in-house IT services as well as using a multi provider approach
when delivering any IT services. It is committed to following the principles contained
within the guidance where applicable.</p><p> </p>
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