Capita approved for NHS Support Services Framework

Capita approved for NHS England's £3-5bn Lead Provider Framework for      
                        Commissioning Support Services                         

Capita plc (`Capita') announced today that it has been approved by NHS England
to join the new Lead Provider Framework for Commissioning Support Services.
Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) will be required to re-procure many of
their support services by April 2016 in order to comply with EU procurement
law, which NHS England anticipates will mean that between £3-5bn of services
will be procured through the framework.

NHS England has put in place free procurement and legal support to reduce the
burden on CCGs so that this process is as quick and simple as possible. It
expects that the typical procurement process will only take three months to
award each contract.

Capita and its supply chain partners, alongside only two other private sector
consortia and nine NHS Commissioning Support Units and their partners, have
been approved for the framework following a rigorous selection process. Capita
has been approved for the core Lot 1, `End-to-End Commissioning Support
Services', and for Lot 2A, `Specialist Decision Support Services - Medicines
Management and Optimisation'.

Lot 1 comprises a wide range of support services, such as back office finance
and HR, GP IT services, contracting, engagement and business intelligence. Lot
2A includes services for commissioners to support medicines procurement, the
implementation of new national guidance and analysis of data to identify
efficiencies in medicine use.

Andy Parker, Capita's chief executive officer, 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."

The framework will also be available to other public sector organisations, both
within the NHS and outside, including local authorities, who want to procure
some or all of their support services.

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Further details of the Lead Provider Framework can be found on the NHS England
website: http://www.england.nhs.uk/lpf/2015/02/05/lpf-launch/

Capita have a subcontracted supply chain of partners, including a number of
small to medium-sized enterprises or third sector organisations.

For further information:

Capita plc

Tel: [phone]
Andy Parker, Chief Executive
Shona Nichols, Corporate Communications Director

Media enquiries only:

David Hendy
Tel: [phone] or 020 7654 2399 (out of hours)
Email: [e-mail]

Kirsty Sewter
Tel: [phone] or 020 7654 2399 (out of hours)
Email: [e-mail]

Notes to editors

Capita plc is the UK's leading provider of BPO and integrated professional
support service solutions. With 64,000 people at over 400 sites, including 73
business centres across the UK, Europe, India and South Africa, the Group uses
its expertise, infrastructure and scale benefits to transform its clients'
services, driving down costs and adding value. Capita is quoted on the London
Stock Exchange (CPI.L), and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 with 2013 revenue
of £3.9 billion. Further information on Capita plc can be found at: 
www.capita.co.uk      

Capita works with healthcare organisations to transform services, delivering
change that supports high quality care and a positive patient experience while
simultaneously achieving efficiency improvements across the organisation. It
provides insight, advisory, infrastructure, performance and technology services
to more than 400 healthcare organisations.

Working in partnerships to drive improvements on the front-line, raise patient
safety standards and build integrated and sustainable health services, Capita
has helped providers and commissioners make step changes in performance over
the last 25 years. For more information about Capita's work in Health, please
visit: www.capitahealthpartners.co.uk