The contract, announced on 17 August 2026, sits within Lot 3 of the DALAS framework and covers technical leadership, governance, and delivery assurance across HMRC’s entire low-code ecosystem. Atos will take responsibility for both configuration services and overarching delivery oversight — a scope that goes beyond individual platform deployment into setting standards for how HMRC adopts and operates low-code tooling at scale.
Low-code development has moved from departmental experiment to critical infrastructure across UK public sector. HMRC, which collects roughly £800 billion in annual tax revenue and maintains one of the most complex legacy IT portfolios in British government, has been consolidating that landscape under DALAS. The appointment puts Atos in a cross-cutting governance role rather than a build-only position.
Michael Herron, Head of Atos UK&I, said the appointment reflects a deepening relationship: “We’re proud to be expanding our long-standing relationship with HMRC through this appointment. Our proven technical expertise and experience in public sector transformation makes Atos well-placed to support HMRC as it looks to deliver better digital experiences for citizens at pace.”
The three-year term includes an optional 1+1 year extension. Atos employs more than 52,000 people across 54 countries and has worked with HMRC and other UK government departments for several years. The company is listed on Euronext Paris as part of the wider Atos Group, which also operates the Eviden products-and-systems division.
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