so which bob consultancy took over the DWP contract from HP

[eek]

Word on the grapevine is that it's CSC that took it off them. Difference in bids were quite surprising.

From all accounts CSC are pricing bids with next to no margin in order to gain presence in the UK.

Didn't they quit the market in the mid 2000s having discovered that that approach did actually result in profits?

[stek]

Looks like TechMahindra from the JS alerts I've been getting today....

[bobspud]

Didn't they quit the market in the mid 2000s having discovered that that approach did actually result in profits?

I think they have been licking their wounds in a corner somewhere Anyhow most government contracts have next to no margin on the job in hand because Civil Servants are great at cashing cheques with their mouths and then changing their mind. Or more importantly for the consultancy constantly missing their deadlines so that the vendor collects more cash in terms of slippage and impact.

[Sausage Surprise]

Weekly commute from Newcastle to Portsmouth. It was that or Newport

I once did Sunderland to Weston Super Mare for 2 months.