The Department of Health (DH) has shortlisted three suppliers for the procurement of their Electronic Staff Record (ESR) contract worth between £200m - £400m. Up to six suppliers have been involved in the bidding process, including CSC, IBM, TCS, Steria, Atos and BT/Accenture. The three successful shortlisted companies have not been announced for commercial reasons. McKesson have had the ESR contract since 2001 and will see it through until August 2015.

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