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Northern Ireland seeks new £851M schools IT provider after Capita exit
Northern Ireland's education department has launched a new procurement for a schools IT system worth up to £851 million, following the termination of Capita's contract. The move comes after a previous award to Fujitsu was scrapped. The contract covers managed IT services for schools across the region.
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The repeated contract failures highlight the challenges of large-scale public sector IT projects, where vendor lock-in and procurement delays can undermine digital transformation efforts.
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