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e-Borders programme

Terminated Status as of 19 October 2026 · Funding type: State budget

The Home Office signed the e-Borders contract with Raytheon Systems Limited in November 2007 to collect and analyse passenger data before arrival, and terminated it in July 2010 citing missed milestones 3. An arbitration tribunal ruled in August 2014 that the termination was wrongful and awarded about GBP 224 million. The High Court set that award aside in February 2015 1. The parties settled in March 2015 for GBP 150 million, with no admission of liability by government 1. Raytheon described the outcome as an amicable settlement (company statement) 2. The NAO found in December 2015 that at least GBP 830 million had been spent on e-borders and its successors 3.

Key terms

Buyer
Home Office (UK Border Agency)
Vendor
Raytheon Systems Limited
Vendor based in
United Kingdom (UK subsidiary of a US-based company, per NAO)
Signed
November 2007
Duration
Not published
Value
Original contract value not confirmed. Arbitration award August 2014: GBP 186 million plus interest, about GBP 224 million. Settlement March 2015: GBP 150 million (Home Office, 27 March 2015)
Funding
state budget
Procurement route
Not published
System ownership
Assets were transferred to the Home Office, including capabilities to collect advance passenger information for checks against watch lists (Home Office, 27 March 2015)
Data terms
Not published

Audits, courts, parliament and regulators

  1. August 2014: The arbitration tribunal found the contract was wrongfully terminated and awarded Raytheon Systems Limited GBP 186 million plus interest 1
  2. February 2015: The High Court, on a Home Office challenge under Section 68 of the Arbitration Act, ordered the award set aside and granted both parties permission to appeal 1
  3. 27 March 2015: The Home Office agreed a full and final GBP 150 million settlement with no admission of liability 1,2
  4. 3 December 2015: The National Audit Office reported at least GBP 830 million spent on e-borders and successor programmes from April 2006 to March 2015 and concluded the Home Office could not be said to have achieved value for money so far 3

Sources

  1. Home Office: Home Secretary letter on e-Borders settlement (27 March 2015)
  2. Raytheon, company statement: Raytheon Systems Limited Reaches Settlement with United Kingdom Home Office (27 March 2015)
  3. National Audit Office: E-borders and successor programmes, HC 608, summary (3 December 2015)

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