Treasury awards deal for Coins system

According to a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 19 October 2010, the deal includes application software support and fault fixing, helpdesk services and software upgrades. The supplier will also be expected to provide application development support for the spending data system, HM Treasury said. In August a spokesperson for the department told GC News that work had begun on Project Oscar, which could lead to the possible replacement of the Coins system. She said that the project could include the creation of a new database called the Online System for Central Accounting Reporting, and if adopted it would take over Coins' role of recording where public money comes from and where it is spent.