Firms bid for ID cards contracts

イギリスの身分照明の機構を動かす£500mまでのの価値を持つ契約のための入札手続はそれぞれ進水した。

5つの会社はコンピュータ機器を供給し、カードの適用そして発行を管理するために選ばれる。

政府はそれが2009年にイギリスの居住者に出されたIDカードを見る£5.3bnの機構のことを提供の「重要なマイル標石」だったことを言った。

The smallest contract will be for £50m, while two are expected to be worth up to £500m.

‘Institution’

These are thought to be some of the most expensive ever awarded by the government and will run for up to 10 years.

A host of firms, including IBM, Accenture, BT and Fujitsu services, are expected to bid for the contracts.

In June, Home Office minister Liam Byrne said the ID card scheme would become a “great British institution” on a par with the railways in the 19th century.

The government says the change is needed to fight terrorism, illegal immigration, people-smuggling and identity fraud.

But opponents, including the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, have questioned the cost and effectiveness of ID cards, and argue that they will damage civil liberties.

BBC

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