IT support in London: Soca agrees major outsourcing deal
IT support in London: Soca agrees major outsourcing deal: "Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) has become the latest organisation to agree a major IT outsourcing deal.
Soca has decided to delegate responsibility for its IT infrastructure to a third party in a £157 million, ten-year deal.
The move has been made in light of the government's £81 billion public spending cuts, with many public-funded institutions turning to outsourcers to provide increased IT efficiencies.
Soca's outsourcing plan was approved by the Home Office and Treasury following a full review conducted by the Cabinet Office's Efficiency Reform Group.
Trevor Pearce, director general of SOCA, said: 'This contract secures an efficient and sustainable IT platform which will enable us to modernise and enhance our technological capabilities in fighting crime.'
He added that the IT infrastructure 'would improve the effectiveness of UK law enforcement in dislocating criminal markets'.
Last week, it was reported that NASA had signed a ten-year deal to outsource its IT operations to a third party support provider."
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