Fthr re Possible Offer

Computacenter PLC
6 October 2000


Computacenter no longer interested in making an offer for
                         Compel

On 1 June 2000 the Board of Computacenter plc
('Computacenter') stated that it had approached the Board
of Compel Group plc ('Compel') with a conditional
proposal to acquire the whole of Compel.

Computacenter is now confirming that it is no longer
interested in making an offer for Compel.

HSBC Investment Bank plc ('HSBC'), which is regulated  in
the   United  Kingdom  by  The  Securities  and   Futures
Authority,  is acting for Computacenter plc  and  no  one
else  in  connection with the matter referred to in  this
announcement and will not be responsible to anyone  other
than  Computacenter  plc  for providing  the  protections
afforded  to customers of HSBC, nor for providing  advice
in   relation  to  the  matter  referred   to   in   this
announcement.