Bird & Bird helps DWP renew GBP500m BPO contract with Atos Origin; Another success for firm's unique "Retender Roadtest" product.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-28 April 2005-BIRD & BIRD: Bird & Bird helps DWP renew GBP500m BPO contract with Atos Origin; Another success for firm's unique "Retender Roadtest" product(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:28042005 International law firm Bird & Bird has advised the Department for Work & Pensions on the retender of its medical services BPO contract - a deal which is worth GBP500 million over seven years and which has just been awarded to Atos Origin.

Underpinning the successful retender is a product which Bird & Bird has uniquely developed to help its clients upgrade current contracts to make them suitable for retendering. As part of the deal, Atos Origin will manage the provision of medical advice and assessments on behalf of the DWP - a service which...