# Post Office and Accenture set date to end 25-year Fujitsu contract

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/post-office-and-accenture-set-date-to-end-25-year-fujitsu-contract/
- Published: 2026-11-10T14:52:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T21:04:53+00:00
- Original publisher: City AM (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.cityam.com/post-office-and-accenture-set-date-to-end-25-year-fujitsu-contract/
- Topics: Business

## Key points

- Accenture is due to take over Post Office IT in summer 2027.
- The move ends Fujitsu’s contract, which began in 1999.
- Horizon was linked to more than 900 wrongful convictions.

## Summary

The Post Office has agreed with Fujitsu and Accenture to transfer day-to-day operation of its IT systems to Accenture in summer 2027, ending a contract with Fujitsu that began in 1999. The change matters because Fujitsu’s Horizon software was central to a scandal in which more than 900 sub-postmasters were wrongfully convicted over financial shortfalls.

The handover is planned between 1 June and 1 September 2027, with the final date due in March; a short extension to Fujitsu’s contract will support the transition. Accenture will also help develop a replacement system with OneView Commerce and Escher as part of the Post Office’s five-year transformation plan. The Post Office says Horizon will eventually be retired, while the transition is intended to maintain service for customers and postmasters.

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