Capita secures place on £5bn NHS framework
Capita wins a place on Lots 1 and 2A of the Commissioning Support Lead Provider Framework
Capita has been awarded a place on the NHS's Commissioning Support Lead Provider Framework, which is said to be worth between £3bn and £5bn.
The framework will see the London-headquartered firm provide support services to Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and other health and social care services.
Capita made it onto Lot 1, End-to-End Commissioning Support Services, which includes back-office support services and GP IT services; and Lot 2A, Specialist Decision Support Services, which features data analysis, the application of national guidance, and services for commissioners to help medicines procurement.
Also making it onto the NHS framework was health services business Optum, which made it onto Lots 1 and 2A, and the MBED Consortium, comprising Mouchel, BDO, Engine and Dr Foster, which secured a place on Lot 1.
Andy Parker, chief executive of Capita, said: "Our approval to join this framework is a testament to Capita's experience in the health sector and wider public sector. The breadth and scale of services that will be procured through the new framework will transform service commissioning for the NHS and other healthcare providers.
"Capita's experience and breadth of support services position us strongly to secure contracts and deliver services that will provide effective support to CCGs. We are committed to supporting the NHS in enhancing its efficiency and delivering the best experience and care for patients."
News of the NHS framework comes just a month after Capita was awarded a six-year extension for a contract with Sheffield City Council.
NHS England invited companies to tender for the framework in February 2014, and the bidding stage closed last month.
John O'Brien, research director at TechMarketView, said: "The framework is a major opportunity because it requires all CCGs to re-procure their support services by April 2016 in order to comply with EU procurement law."