CSC Signs New $135 Million IT Outsourcing Agreement With British Nuclear Group

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Computer Sciences Corporation today announced that it has signed an information technology (IT) outsourcing agreement with British Nuclear Group, a leading provider of nuclear site management, decommissioning and clean-up services. British Nuclear Group is a business organization within British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL), the UK's leading specialist in nuclear technology and a global supplier of nuclear fuel products and services. The estimated value of the agreement to CSC is approximately $135 million (74 million pounds sterling) over five years.

The contract contains additional provisions under which British Nuclear Group may engage CSC in further project work as required in support of future IT development programs.

Under the terms of the agreement, CSC will manage and support British Nuclear Group's IT operations in the UK, including help desk and desktop services; software applications support; networks; midrange computing; telecommunications; and managed security. These services support approximately 12,000 users located at sites managed by British Nuclear Group across the UK.

The new agreement supercedes a previous five-year outsourcing contract awarded to CSC by BNFL in 2000 under which CSC provided similar services in support of BNFL's UK operations. The new contract will reduce costs and improve the productivity of British Nuclear Group's IT capabilities.

In addition to managing ongoing IT services for British Nuclear Group, CSC is playing a significant role in a major business change project being implemented across sites managed and operated by British Nuclear Group. Upon completion later this year, the project will deliver significant infrastructure upgrades and a new, integrated suite of project and financial control processes, systems and training for British Nuclear Group staff.

"The signing of this agreement with British Nuclear Group represents an important milestone in the evolution of CSC's relationship with the BNFL group," said Guy Hains, president of CSC's European Group. "The new agreement demonstrates CSC's ability to meet client needs and adapt to changing IT and business requirements. We look forward to applying our expertise and experience to help British Nuclear Group achieve operational and business results."

"We are delighted to further develop our relationship with CSC," said Brian Tenner, finance director of British Nuclear Group. "CSC is responding very positively to address significant changes in our business environment and working with us to meet the stretching targets set by our customers. The increased functionality and simplified business processes resulting from the business change project will deliver significant benefit to the business, and provide a robust IT platform in support of our future strategy."

About British Nuclear Group

Following the transfer of BNFL's UK assets to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) on 1 April 2005, British Nuclear Group became a legal entity delivering specialist nuclear site management, decommissioning and clean-up services.

Employing 15,000 people, British Nuclear Group is a management and operations contractor delivering accelerated clean-up programmes safely and cost-effectively to the NDA.

British Nuclear Group has an effective structure with a small central executive team providing strategy, policy and central focus and direction for the three business areas:

Management Services is the site management and operations business. It is responsible for the delivery of accelerated site clean-up activities and operations, and brings together all of the UK's Magnox sites into one coordinated business. Management Services is organised into two business units, Sellafield and Reactor Sites.

Project Services operates both as a subcontractor to Site Licensee Companies in the UK and as a significant player in the European nuclear market. This streamlined operation is focused on project delivery and providing value for money 'right first time' technical solutions.

BNG America is a significant player in the U.S. market. It provides decommissioning and clean-up services, applying unique solutions originally developed in the UK and sharing lessons learned during specific U.S. projects.

For more information: http://www.britishnucleargroup.com/ About CSC

Founded in 1959, Computer Sciences Corporation is a leading global IT services company. CSC's mission is to provide customers in industry and government with solutions crafted to meet their specific challenges and enable them to profit from the advanced use of technology.

With approximately 78,000 employees, CSC provides innovative solutions for customers around the world by applying leading technologies and CSC's own advanced capabilities. These include systems design and integration; IT and business process outsourcing; applications software development; Web and application hosting; and management consulting. Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., CSC reported revenue of $14.3 billion for the 12 months ended July 1, 2005. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.csc.com/.