TCS bags 8-year contract worth 350 million pounds from UK Govt: Report

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the leading IT services, business solutions and outsourcing firm, has bagged a eight-year contract from the UK government worth 350 million pounds, which is for modernization of the newly formed disclosure and Barring services (DBS), as mentioned in a media report.

The company, reportedly bagged the order, piping UK based provider Capita, that managed UK's Criminal Records Bureau disclosure service for over 10 years under a deal worth around 400 million pound. Further, the order, which is the first exception to the UK government policy of not awarding any public sector contract greater than the value of GBP 10 million to a single vendor, is expected to commence operation in 2013.

The DBS is the merger of the Criminal Records Bureau, which aids employers make safer recruitment decisions, and the Independent Safeguarding Authority, which prevents unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children.