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Mastek
Coverage of Mastek in the Nexus archive.
UK Home Officeorganization2PA Consultingorganization2Accentureorganization2Atlas immigration systemtopic1Public Contracts Regulationstopic1AWSorganization1Atlastopic1Casework Information Database (CID)topic1Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigrationorganization1Public Accounts Committeeorganization1
- Home Office hands £28M to immigration IT incumbents after procurement challenge
The UK Home Office awarded £28 million in non-competitive contract extensions to PA Consulting and Mastek for the delayed Atlas immigration system after a legal challenge disrupted an earlier procurement. The procurement was withdrawn following Mastek's claims of scoring errors and unequal information access, with the Home Office denying any wrongdoing.
- Atlas shrugs: New UK asylum seeker IT system failed to help case workers learn from appeals
The UK Home Office's new asylum case management system, Atlas, is failing to provide data on appeal outcomes to decision-makers, hindering learning from asylum appeals. The system, which replaced the legacy CID system in 2025 after an eight-year development period, faced delays and required ongoing fixes even after its handover.