Cumbria Council’s IT outsourcing contract with Computacenter has fallen through less than two weeks before the proposed switch over.

It was announced yesterday that the five-year deal would no longer go ahead after the council announced "following extensive discussions with Computacenter, it has not proved possible for the two parties to conclude the finalisation of the proposed contract".

Cumbria Council announced in January that Computacenter was their preferred bidder, winning the contract that was due to be worth £33 million in total. A Computacenter spokesperson said “We can’t discuss the specifics of contract negotiations, however, we can confirm that we haven’t been able to agree terms agreeable to both parties.”

Agilsys will continue to provide services for the council until a new provider is found.