IRELAND:HP LOSES $600M BANK CONTRACT

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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2010/05/24/hp_ireland/
IRELAND:HP LOSES $600M BANK CONTRACT 
HP has been removed from the shortlist of runners for a Bank
of Ireland services contract.The deal was won by HP in 2004 when it
described the $600m, seven-year deal as Ireland’s largest ever IT
services contract.But HP is not being considered for renewal of the
contract. Instead the Bank of Ireland is considering bids from HCL and
IBM.An internal email, seen by The Register, said after a nine-month
evaluation process that HP would not be considered. Instead HCL and IBM
will go head-to-head for a contract, which should be awarded in the next
few weeks.Bank of Ireland staff are asked to be sensitive to HP workers
who have also received the news and will be wondering what impact it
will have on their own jobs.

Bank of Ireland said: “After a
detailed evaluation and assessment process over the past nine months, a
decision has now been taken to proceed with a shortlist of two
suppliers, IBM and HCL, to the next stage of the competitive process,
which is expected to be completed in the coming weeks.  As a result,
Bank of Ireland will not be progressing further with HP as part of this
process.”Some 500 IT staff moved from Bank of Ireland to HP when the
deal was originally signed.

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May 24, 2010 at 10:20 AM