Capita scores Scottish public services contract

17th Feb 2014 07:01

Outsourcing giant Capita has signed a framework contract to deliver the Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN), a single network that has been set up to connect all public service organisations within Scotland. Under the agreement, which is worth up to £325m over a nine-year period, Capita will deliver a platform designed to support data sharing and tighter interworking requirements across the wider Scottish public sector.Four organisations, representing 30 public service organisations in Scotland, have committed to the network and are planned to generate revenues to Capita of around £110m over the first seven years, while a further 11 organisations are planning to join in 2014. Capita's Chief Executive Officer, Paul Pindar, said: "The SWAN initiative will enable infrastructure and service sharing, with aggregated demand delivering both cost and performance advantages. It is designed to help facilitate the creation of public services that are high quality, continually improving, efficient and responsive to local needs."This is an important contract win for Capita, placing us at the heart of public service delivery in Scotland and providing us with a platform to offer additional services and build our business here."NR