Accenture beats IBM in Post Office's latest bid to ditch Horizon

Two suppliers will be given a share of almost £500m to take over operations and build a replacement for the Fujitsu system.

By Noah Bovenizer

May 26, 2026 9:27 AM 2 min read

Accenture beats IBM in Post Office's latest bid to ditch Horizon — Image credit: https://unsplash.com/@tanyabarrow

Ten years, tens of millions of pounds, and two failed migrations since the Post Office first announced plans to replace its Horizon IT system, it has signed an almost £500 million deal to try again.

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Noah Bovenizer

Noah Bovenizer is a senior reporter with The Stack. He previously covered the transportation sector for Global Data. He has a first class degree in journalism and has also worked as a newsreader for Gaydio.