Au Royaume-Uni, Barclays signe un contrat de 400 millions de livres sterling avec ACCENTURE
( BW) Business Editors
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2004--Au Royaume-Uni, Barclays a signé un contrat sur six ans de plus de 400 millions de livres sterling avec Accenture (NYSE: ACN), portant sur l'externalisation du développement et de la gestion d'applications informatiques concernant ses systèmes britanniques de banque d'affaires et de détail.
Accenture fournira le personnel et les services pour le développement, l'amélioration, les activités d'assistance technique et de maintenance des systèmes, des fonctions qui sont actuellement prises en charge par le département informatique de Barclays.
Business Editors
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 2004--Barclays in the UK has
signed a six-year contract worth more than GBP 400m to outsource
information technology (IT) application development and management
related to its UK-based commercial and retail banking systems to
Accenture (NYSE: ACN).
Accenture will provide staff and services related to systems
development, enhancement, support and maintenance activities,
functions currently managed by Barclays shared IT service function.
Barclays retains
responsibility and management oversight for IT strategy development
and will maintain staffing in selected areas. The investment banking
and asset management operations at Barclays Capital and Barclays
Global Investors are not in scope.
The project is designed to help Barclays respond quickly to market
demands for changes in technology and improve resource flexibility, in
addition to lowering the costs associated with developing and
maintaining its software applications. The contract is part of
Barclays ongoing strategy to improve the agility, efficiency and
capability of its information technology, which includes selective
outsourcing to strategic suppliers.
As part of the agreement, approximately 900 Barclays employees
will transfer to Accenture in the UK over a 12-month period. Creating
the most positive outcome for the employees involved was a key focus
of the contract negotiations, which included consultation both with
employees and with UNIFI, Europe's largest specialist finance sector
trade union.
The transfer terms will maximise employees' career options and
maintain their employee benefits. There will be no compulsory
redundancies for the first two years of the contract. The transfer
terms agreed set new standards above and beyond UK legal requirements.
David Weymouth, Chief Information Officer, Barclays says: "Working
with a recognised leader in global technology capability is an
important step in ensuring that we deliver top-quartile capability and
productivity in the vital area of systems development. We have worked
closely with our union partner UNIFI and Accenture to manage the
impact on employees and remain committed to being an employer of
choice without compromising our ability to drive the business
forward."
"Selective outsourcing is an increasingly important strategy for
high-performance companies and can help Barclays differentiate itself
in the marketplace," said Stephen G. Racioppo, global managing partner
for outsourcing for Accenture's Financial Services operating group.
"Our goal is to help Barclays realise its strategy by making
Accenture's skilled staff, IT development and maintenance tools,
capabilities and delivery centres a seamless part of the Bank's global
operating model for IT."
Lead negotiator for UNIFI, Keith Brookes, said today: "UNIFI is
happy with the deal. Negotiations have been tough, but were conducted
in an open atmosphere where both parties recognised their respective
interests."
About Barclays
Barclays is an international financial services group engaged
primarily in banking, investment banking and investment management. In
terms of market capitalisation employed, Barclays is one of the
largest financial services groups in the UK. The Group also operates
in many other countries and is a leading provider of global services
to multinational corporations and financial institutions in the
world's main financial centres. Worldwide, the Barclays Group had
2,916 branches at 31st December 2003. Barclays has been involved in
banking for over 300 years and operates in over 60 countries with
74,800 employees (UK: 58,000).
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 95,000 people in
48 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$11.8 billion
for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2003. Its home page is
www.accenture.com.
CONTACT:
Barclays
Hilary McVitty, 0207 699 2674
hilary.mcvitty@barclays.co.uk
or
Andrew Routledge, 0207 699 4509
andrew.routledge@barclays.co.uk
or
Accenture, New York
Janet A. Sparre, ++ 917 452 0710
janet.a.sparre@accenture.com
or
Accenture, London
Anthony Hatter, ++ 207 844 5525
Anthony.Hatter@accenture.com
or
UNIFI
Keith Brookes, 0113 245 2626
Mobile No: 07764 655734
or
Dai Davies, 07801 693815
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SOURCE: Accenture