Hosting provision for the Computerised Environment for Self-Assessment (CESA)

Description

The Authority has a requirement for a bridging contract to ensure continuity of essential services as we migrate to new arrangements. Lot 1: The Authority has a requirement for a bridging contract to ensure continuity of essential services as we migrate to new arrangements. HMRC has awarded a 3-year contract to Fujitsu Services Ltd to provide hosting and associated services for the CESA application utilising Fujitsu's proprietary Modern VME Environment. The CESA application administers the collection of Income Tax for all taxpayers under Self-Assessment. As CESA is Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), HMRC requires the secure and uninterrupted delivery of support to the application and considers the award of the new contract to be the only option for ensuring delivery of CESA until the migration to new arrangements. A programme has been set up to migrate the CESA application before this contract expires.