BAE Systems Detica have been select as the preferred bidder for delivering a service management integration framework (SMI) by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).

The contract, which is expected to be signed over summer, will see the selected supplier managing FCO’s range of suppliers delivering services to more than 260 estates around the world, delivering to more than 1,400 employees. As the supplier BAE will also seek to drive efficiencies and reduce costs through system improvements.

The global framework contract is expected to be worth as much of £80 million over the six year contract length.

Managing Director of BAE Systems Detica, Martin Sutherland, said that BAE was looking in the coming months: “to deliver a solution for the FCO that allows the organisation to achieve dynamic resilience in its IT infrastructure across the world.”

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