so which bob consultancy took over the DWP contract from HP

[Sausage Surprise]

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

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

[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.

[stek]

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

[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?

[Incognito]

and think they can get decent SC cleared programmers for £280....

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.

[Mich the Tester]

I have 50 Bulgarian programmers and a veterinary anaesthetist that managed to walk past customs sniffer dogs without raising any alarms. Will they do?

ftfy?

[DodgyAgent]

I have 50 Bulgarian programmers that managed to walk past customs sniffer dogs without raising any alarms. Will they do?

[FGB]

That will be because we're all working down south and competing for 'Worse Commute' status

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

[eek]

That will be because we're all working down south and competing for 'Worse Commute' status

Not going to win that one. 68 miles to Leeds A1M/M1 home 1 mile from junction, office 1/2 mile from junction.

Travelodge 4 miles away when feeling lazy.....

Prior to that the holiday camp (Sage) was 40(+) minutes drive depending on team valley......

[FGB]

I doubt they will have much luck finding any programmers around there. The contractor market in the North East isn't exactly big.....

That will be because we're all working down south and competing for 'Worse Commute' status

[eek]

Who says they want decent programmers?

I doubt they will have much luck finding any programmers around there. The contractor market in the North East isn't exactly big.....

[Platypus]

What makes you think that HP hadn't got a load of bobs in there anyway?

[Mich the Tester]

Who says they want decent programmers?

[eek]

and think they can get decent SC cleared programmers for £280....