Overview
- This week reports confirmed Fujitsu was placed on the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 framework, a list that lets approved suppliers bid for framework work or contract extensions.
- The Cabinet Office said putting a firm on a framework follows procurement rules and does not guarantee any contract will be awarded to that supplier.
- Fujitsu says it has a voluntary pause on bidding for new public contracts and that its inclusion mainly supports extensions or rebids with existing government customers while it discusses a contribution to compensation.
- Campaigners, MPs and many former subpostmasters criticised the placement because Fujitsu has not directly paid victims and the government has so far funded about £1.5 billion in interim redress with some claims not expected to be fully settled in 2026.
- The Horizon inquiry, led by Sir Wyn Williams, is still under way and its final report, due in coming months, could shape future accountability, procurement rules and how remaining compensation is resolved.