NI Education Authority halts £500m Fujitsu contract

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NI Education Authority halts £500m Fujitsu contract

The Education Authority (EA) in Northern Ireland has decided not to proceed with a contract with Fujitsu worth almost £500m.

The contract was to provide a new IT system for all schools in Northern Ireland.

The ********* firm has faced criticism

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Fujitsu created the faulty Horizon software which wrongly calculated money was missing from Post Office branches.

In a letter to school principals, the EA said the parties had mutually agreed not to continue with the contract, but no reason was given for ending the deal.

A number of

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are among those to have wrongful convictions quashed.

The issue was highlighted by the

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, which was broadcast in January 2024.

The EA had awarded Fujitsu a £485m contract for schools’ IT in December 2023, just before the ITV drama was aired.

In a letter to school principals obtained by BBC News NI, the EA said that contract had been awarded “following a robust procurement process”.

But it went on to say that “after an extensive negotiation ******* between EA and Fujitsu, the parties have mutually agreed on a no-fault basis not to continue with this contract with immediate effect”.

However, the letter said that schools would “not experience any disruption to services as a result of this decision.”

“All existing services delivered through the current managed service will continue to be delivered and supported.”

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