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Capita selected as preferred bidder to delive...
Capita selected as preferred bidder to delive....
About this update from Capita Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n25 May 2023\n\nCapita selected as preferred bidder to deliver new Functional Assessment Service\n\nCapita has been confirmed as the preferred bidder to deliver Functional Assessment Service (FAS) assessments in the Midlands and Wales for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and in Northern Ireland for the Department for Communities (DfC).\n\nThe two contracts are worth a combined £565m and will run for five years from 2024 to 2029, with an additional option to extend for a further two years.\n\nFAS is a new service that will bring together existing assessment services for disabled people and people with health conditions under a single provider in each geographical region. This will make accessing support simpler and easier for some of society’s most vulnerable people.\n\nCapita will deliver assessments for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit (UC), as well as a number of specialist benefits including Child Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Veterans UK assessments.\n\nIn the Midlands and Wales, Capita will partner with Maximus, the assessment provider responsible for Health and Disability Assessment Services (HDAS) in Great Britain since 2015.\n\nJon Lewis, Capita’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “We are proud to have been selected as the preferred bidder to deliver these new contracts, which are central to the Government’s long-term plan for health assessments.\n\n“We will bring our strong track record for delivery in this sector and our relentless focus on quality and claimant experience to this range of benefits. We will also be investing in our health professionals who deliver such a vital public service.”\n\nCapita has been delivering PIP assessments in England and Wales since 2013, and in Northern Ireland since 2016.\n \n\nNotes to editors:\n\nThe total IFRS 15 transaction price (order book) is £565m over five years (DWP: £453.3m and DfC: £111.4m).\n\n\nFor more information, please contact:\n\nInvestor enquiries\nHelen Parris, Group Investor Relations\nTel: 07720 169 269\n\nStephanie Little, Group Investor Relations\nTel: 07541 622838\nEmail: [email protected]\n\nMedia enquiries\nCapita external communications\nTel: 0207 654 2399\nEmail: [email protected] \n\n\nAbout Capita plc\n\nCapita is a leading provi...