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IT supply bids possible


A review of senior MPs’ salaries, including office supplies, could open up bids for up to £2 million of computer software. MPs currently purchase their own IT equipment with funds from the House of Commons’ office costs department, but the review recommends that the supply of equipment should be centralised.
Heavy cuts in IT outlay


Spending on consulting and systems integration is facing heavier cutbacks than any area of IT spending, according to a survey by financial services company Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.
Power surplus predicted


The National Grid has predicted a potential electricity surplus of more than 45 per cent in England and Wales by 2008. Generation capacity is expected to increase by 18.8 per cent to 86.5 gigawatts in this time, with the largest increase in northern England.
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New system for Barclays


Barclays Bank is implementing a new e-procurement system to bring all of its £500 million spending online by the middle of next year. The system will be accessible to 30,000 staff in 2,500 locations.
J2C to close operations


Struggling business-to-business Internet services group J2C is to close all but one of its operations after it failed to find a buyer. The only operation that J2C, formerly known as Just2Clicks, will now run is BestValueZone, which provides e-procurement services to the public sector. www.just2clicks.com
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Microsoft keeps talking


Microsoft has promised to continue its dialogue with customers after lobby group the Infrastructure Forum complained to the Office of Fair Trading that the company’s new system of licences for desktop software will increase annual licence fees by 94 per cent. www.microsoft.co.uk
Missile bid invitations


The Ministry of Defence has invited two international consortia led by Lockheed Martin and BAE Dynamics to compete for a contract worth more than £300 million for a “fire-and-forget” anti-armour guided missile system. Proposals are due in by early next year.
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