Cap Gemini likely to win away the $6.9 billion contract with U.K. Inland Revenue LONDON — Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) and Accenture Ltd. should hear this week whether they have lost their contracts with the U.K. Inland Revenue, according to an Inland Revenue spokeswoman Monday.“We are hoping for an announcement shortly from the Treasury, perhaps in the next couple of days,” the spokeswoman said.The decision will be made by the Inland Revenue board and by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, along with other Treasury Ministers, the spokeswoman said. The Financial Times (FT) newspaper online edition reported Friday that EDS of Plano, Texas, and Accenture of Hamilton, Bermuda, are likely to lose their £4 billion ($6.9 billion) to £5 billion 10-year contract to run tax and national insurance systems for the Inland Revenue. The contract is likely to be awarded to French-owned Cap Gemini Ernst and Young, working with Fujitsu Ltd. of Japan, the FT said.The Inland Revenue spokeswoman dismissed the reports as speculation and said no decision has yet been reached.EDS, Accenture, Cap Gemini and Fujitsu were not immediately available for comment. Software Development