UK govt dept sent a document 'in error.' Now it's being used in a £370M contract lawsuit
The UK's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is involved in a lawsuit with Sopra Steria over a £370 million contract. The dispute centers around a document that the DWP claims was shared in error with Sopra Steria's subsidiary, SSCL. Both parties are contesting the implications of this document in the procurement process for a new shared service contract.
- ▪The DWP awarded a £370 million Business Process Service contract to Capita earlier this year.
- ▪Sopra Steria is suing the DWP after its bid for the contract was rejected in favor of Capita's.
- ▪The DWP claims it inadvertently shared a confidential document with SSCL, which was then shared with Sopra Steria.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); Public Sector UK govt dept sent a document 'in error.' Now it's being used in a £370M contract lawsuit Comparison between 2 vendors was never meant to be seen ... or made Lindsay Clark Lindsay Clark Published tue 28 Apr 2026 // 09:30 UTC The UK's pensions and welfare ministry has slammed its outsourcing provider, SSCL, for sharing a document the department says it "inadvertently provided", a document that later surfaced in a legal dispute over a £370 million contract.
…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at The Register.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from The Register
