Fujitsu, the company at the center of the Post Office scandal, has been awarded £1.4 million in public sector contracts since it promised to stop bidding for them.

The tech company voluntarily agreed in January not to bid on further prizes until the Post Office’s investigation was completed.

However, the commitment did not cover any extensions to existing contracts, nor did it rule out a scenario where the government asked them to do so.

According to figures from government procurement provider Tussell reported by the Financial Times, the Japanese group has won six government contracts worth around £1.4 million since January, two of which were only awarded in September.

The contracts include a £213,038 deal to supply IT software to the Ministry of Defense and an £11,472 contract to supply data processing technology to Lincolnshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner.

More than 900 post office managers were wrongly convicted of charges including fraud and theft based on Fujitsu’s flawed Horizon software data between 1999 and 2015, in what has been called the biggest miscarriage of justice in British history.

The scandal led to a major public investigation. Hundreds of sub-postmasters risked prison sentences and lived with a criminal record for years.

It gained widespread attention after years of coverage, with the release of the TV adaptation ‘Mr Bates vs the Post Office’ in January.

Fujitsu currently holds 33 public sector contracts, worth approximately £4.5 billion over their term. The group was contacted for comment.

Speaking to the Financial Times, Richard Trinder, chairman of the campaign group Voice of the Postmaster, said it was “criminal” that Fujitsu was still eligible for a government contract in Britain.

He said the company must pay compensation worth as much as half of the £1.8 billion the British government has earmarked for the victims.

A government spokesperson said: “We have made it clear that those responsible for the Horizon scandal must be held to account.

“Before any further action can be taken, we must wait until the Horizon investigation is completed.

“Fujitsu sets its own limits for bidding on government contracts. As with all companies, we monitor Fujitsu’s conduct and commercial performance.”