The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has had two private finance initiative (PFI) contracts between 1997 and 2010 as follows.<\/p>
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Information Technology (IT) managed service<\/em><\/strong><\/p> <\/p> The Department's IT service is provided through a PFI managed service contract with CGI (formally Logica) which was let from 1 April 2002. The contract currently runs until 30 November 2015 and provides for further extension options until 31 March 2017.<\/p> <\/p> <\/em><\/strong><\/p> <\/p> Communications managed service<\/em><\/strong><\/p> <\/p> The Department's communications are provided through a managed service PFI contract with Level 3. This was let from 1 April 2006 and the contract runs until 30 November 2015.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The remaining Law Officers\u2019 Departments have not contracted any PFI projects during the specified period of time.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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