CSC to help transform UK Visa application process and implement the capture of biometric details for Visa applicantsEL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 28 -- Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) announced today that it has signed a business process outsourcing contract with UKvisas, a joint UK Home Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office directorate which operates as the overseas arm of the United Kingdom’s integrated border management. CSC estimates the value of the agreement, which has a five-year base period and two one-year options, to be approximately $275 million (140 million pounds sterling) if all options are exercised.
Under the terms of the agreement, CSC will establish Visa Application Centers in three regions covering 15 countries. In addition, CSC will provide information services, through Internet, e-mail and call centers, to an additional 87 countries in the Europe, Americas and North African regions.
CSC will be responsible for transforming and managing the process of administering Visa applications. This will include provision of information to Visa applicants through a variety of channels, including multilingual call centers and web sites; establishment of Visa Application Centers; and capture of biometric details of all Visa applicants, including photograph and fingerprints.
"I am very pleased that UKvisas will be working in partnership with CSC and I look forward to a productive alliance,” said Mark Sedwill, Director of UKvisas. “With its strong record of delivery and innovation, CSC will be crucial to UKvisas achieving its key objectives over the next five years."
I am delighted that UKvisas has awarded this contract to CSC as it builds on our success to-date in delivering transformational services to the benefit of the UK government and the citizen,” said Guy Hains, president of CSC’s European Group. “We look forward to helping UKvisas achieve its key business results.”
Computer Sciences Corporation is a leading global information technology (IT) services company. CSC’s mission is to provide customers in industry and government with solutions crafted to meet their specific challenges and enable them to profit from the advanced use of technology.
With approximately 77,000 employees, CSC provides innovative solutions for
customers around the world by applying leading technologies and CSC’s own advanced capabilities. These include systems design and integration; IT and business process outsourcing; applications software development; Web and application hosting; and management consulting. Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., CSC reported revenue of $14.7 billion for the 12 months ended Dec. 29, 2006. For more information, visit the company’s Web site at
www.csc.com.
