Category: ´óÏó´«Ã½
Date: 06.05.2004
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Procurement of technology provision and sale
of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Technology reaches final round
The ´óÏó´«Ã½ has announced today that a third stage shortlist
of bidders have been selected to the final round in the procurement
process for the new technology services agreement for the Corporation,
and sale of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Technology.
The sale is subject to the approval of the Secretary
of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
The contract is worth up to £2bn.
The three companies that have made the third stage of
the bidding process are Accenture, CSC
and Siemens.
The bids received from the final eight were of extremely
high quality and were selected through a rigorous EU procurement process
conducted by the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s evaluation team.
The move to procure a new technology contract followed
an internal strategic review of the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s technology requirements.
The review identified potential annual savings for the
´óÏó´«Ã½ of at least £20-£30m if its technology services were outsourced.
As part of the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s vision to revolutionise the use
of technology within the ´óÏó´«Ã½, to make and distribute programmes, the
´óÏó´«Ã½ is looking for a partner that will share its technology vision and
make it happen over the next 10 years.
The technology partner will provide
the ´óÏó´«Ã½ with skills and expertise to reach its goals in programme innovation.
John Varney, Chief Technology Officer, ´óÏó´«Ã½, commented:
"We have been impressed by the quality of the bids both in technology
skills and delivery of services.
"The shortlisted bidders have shown their ability
to invest in technology innovation and enable us to revolutionise the
way we make programmes over the next ten years.
"They have also shown a cultural alignment with
the ´óÏó´«Ã½ that is one of the most important parts of this contract.
"I am confident that these three companies meet
our requirements in order to progress to the final stage.
"The commitment from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Technology board and staff
has been extremely professional during this period and our timetable
to complete the process is on track, and we will be making an announcement
on the winning bidder by this Autumn."
´óÏó´«Ã½ Staff and the Unions are being kept fully informed
during the process.
Notes to Editors
About ´óÏó´«Ã½ Technology Ltd
Founded in March 2001, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Technology Ltd provides products
and services for the ´óÏó´«Ã½, other broadcasters, platform owners, content
owners and government organisations.
Drawing on eight decades of pioneering technical expertise
and innovation for the ´óÏó´«Ã½, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Technology Ltd helps organisations create,
manage and distribute content more effectively across multiple platforms.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Technology Ltd's products and services include:
the award-winning Colledia product portfolio which creates a tape free
broadcast environment, media communications, internet solutions and
consulting services.
Customers include: ´óÏó´«Ã½ News, BSkyB, DirecTV, Inc., ESPN
Inc, Hutchison 3G, SABC and Scottish Enterprise.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Technology Ltd has 1400 staff and a turnover of
£230m.
About ´óÏó´«Ã½ Technology Direction
´óÏó´«Ã½ Technology Direction is a global operation within
the ´óÏó´«Ã½ that aims to identify the technology requirements for the Corporation
now and in the future.
The division is accountable for both delivering best
technology practice across the ´óÏó´«Ã½, and reducing the cost of production
processes, along with creating and delivering the technical innovations
that make the ´óÏó´«Ã½ a world leading broadcaster.
The division is lead by John Varney, CTO, ´óÏó´«Ã½ and a
Head of Technology (HoT) for each division in the ´óÏó´«Ã½.
About BECTU
BECTU is the independent union for those working in
broadcasting, film, theatre, entertainment, leisure, interactive media
and allied areas who are primarily based in the United Kingdom.
The union represents permanently employed, contract
and freelance workers within these sectors.
About the Shortlist
About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology
services and outsourcing company.
Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates
with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and
governments.
With deep industry and business process expertise, broad
global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the
right people, skills and technologies to help clients improve their
performance.
With approximately 90,000 people in 48 countries, the
company generated net revenues of US$11.8bn for the fiscal year ended
31 August 2003.
About CSC
Founded in 1959, Computer Sciences Corporation is a
leading global information technology (IT) services company.
CSC's mission is to provide customers in industry and
government with solutions crafted to meet their specific challenges
and enable them to profit from the advanced use of technology.
With approximately 90,000 employees, CSC provides innovative
solutions for customers around the world by applying leading technologies
and CSC's own advanced capabilities.
These include systems design and integration; IT and
business process outsourcing; applications software development; Web
and application hosting; and management consulting.
Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., CSC reported revenue
of $13.8bn for the 12 months ended 2 January 2004.
About Siemens
Siemens is a global innovator in the information, communications
and media industries.
The Company has 415,000 people working to develop leading
edge products, design and install sophisticated systems and projects,
and tailor a wide range of services for media and technology companies
worldwide.
Our world-leading research and development programmes
are crucial to maintaining our 150 year heritage of new inventions and
our ability to keep customers in 190 countries at the leading edge of
communications technology.
In an age of converging voice, data, video and media
technology, Siemens is committed to driving technology convergence to
the benefit of the client's business.
Siemens Business Services is leading the bid on behalf
of the Siemens Information & Communications group, which generated revenues
of €22bn globally in 2003.
Siemens is bringing together Siemens Information and
Communications Networks, Siemens Information and Communications Mobile
and a team of partners.
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