The Metropolitan Police has awarded Accenture with a new five-year contract to help increase the use of digital technologies.

The new contract – valued in £86m – includes the management of core information technology applications, the enhancing of core applications and the rationalisation of the application portfolio.

Chris Naylor, digital policing lead at Met Police, said: “The contract is part of the force’s integrated multi-supplier delivery model and would see Accenture deliver a more modern, flexible IT environment that would reduce costs and improve the level of technology available”.

The new deal is expected to create 60 new technology roles at Accenture’s base in Newcastle.

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