‘ICT provider Ordina fraud led to procurement’ – nrc.nl

'ICT provider Ordina fraud led to procurement' – nrc.nl

Economy

ICT provider Ordina has committed fraud between 2005 and 2010 by various government tenders. Ordinateur hunted information that is needed in order to win. Procurement This shows a large amount of internal company Ordina in the hands of Zembla.

Include an official of the municipality of Rotterdam played the crucial company confidential documents. Professor Chris Jansen speaks in the TV program, which is broadcast from a second construction fraud ‘tonight.

Ordina appears to have. Consultants in strategic positions in the government In the IT world, these employees are called “hot meat”, means they do not have much to perform but do receive a fee.

‘Delete this email, even from your sent items’

“Do not you love me, but it might be useful,” mailed an ICT consultant to his employer, the commercial director Ordina. The consultant is currently hired by the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND), a new computer will. During the lunch break, he sends the information to his private email. In the evening he sends it from home by Ordina.

Another informant working with the Public Prosecutor, that criminal records to digitize. He writes in an e-mail to the Commercial Director of Ordina: “For you now is the opportunity to conclude a good contract. Discounting is not required. Please note that there is no competitor “Ordina is trying to prevent the employee is found to leak information from the Public Prosecution!. The commercial director commands him: “Delete this email. Also send out your items. “

The commercial director of Ordina will against not respond to e-mails, because of his” secrecy “and because of this” confidential information “is concerned.

Possible corruption in procurement

In 2009, a contract for the city of Rotterdam for a large software project worth several tens of millions. Prior to the procurement plays an official of the purchasing department a concept cutlery at Ordina increasing. He asks something in return: “I will certainly think of you, if you but know that you also have to think of me later.” That promise seems true to the official, applying his business seller Ordina. “Here, the CV of N. He has applied. For tactical reasons, I would not reject him. “There may be a case of corruption.

In a response late Rotterdam managed to have started an internal investigation. The officer is suspended during the investigation. Ordina says the company ultimately did not win the tender and that the case is currently lets find out by a law firm.

“I see opportunities here for Ordina

This week showed the Ministry been able to do against a reserve officer, who in 2009 played military-confidential information to his employer, Ordina. Uruzgan from declaration of Defense In the emails, the Major told his commercial director which systems Defence uses. “I see opportunities here for Ordina. Do you see sitting to tackle this? “With the

A parliamentary inquiry committee is currently doing research on software projects of the government that much too costly or fail miserably. Stépan also Breedveld, CEO of Ordina, is heard before. According to him, there is not much wrong with ICT companies:

“We can not talk about bids, offers, prices or whatever. It can thus be exchanged no knowledge that should not “

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