In an aim to create a European leader in cloud computing, cybersecurity and Big Data, Atos has made a bid of £502m to buy Bull. Atos claims that its bid to buy Bull does not affect its current bid to buy Steria as well.

Bull, a French services company, has a current ten year contract worth £70m with Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council to manage their IT services. Signed in 2006, they formed a joint venture company to manage the contract with Barnsley.

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