United Biscuits outsources IT to India

Five-year contract will cover all aspects of IT support

Biscuit and snack manufacturer United Biscuits (UB) has announced a five-year multi million pound managed services contract for applications development and IT support in the UK.

The contract, with Indian vendor Tata Consultancy Services, will provide United Biscuits with end-to-end IT support services ranging from application support, projects, business analysis services, strategic IT programmes and value-added initiatives for their UK markets.

TCS will also be charged with servicing critical applications covering key business functions of manufacturing and Supply Chain.

Steve Airton, UK information services controller, says he was happy with the contract.

'I am confident that TCS will provide United Biscuits with the best possible solutions, helping us to grow our business and operate more effectively and efficiently,' he said.

'We needed a provider that would be able to work strategically with us to help us achieve our business goals, and implement long term IT programmes.'

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