11 We interviewed 25 HMRC staff in service delivery, project management, commercial and financial management roles on the Aspire contract and the Aspire Replacement Programme. We also interviewed the Chief Digital and Information Officer within HMRC and met with HMRC internal audit.
12 We also interviewed key financial, commercial and operational staff within Capgemini and senior staff responsible for the contract in Fujitsu and Accenture. We interviewed senior Cabinet Office staff responsible for ICT and digital strategies and for managing government's relationship with Capgemini.
13 We used the results of the interviews to understand HMRC's relationship with the Aspire suppliers and their future strategy.