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12/02/2016 13:30

12 February 2016

Capita appointed as preferred bidder by Blackburn with Darwen for place-based
partnership

Capita has been named as preferred bidder by Blackburn with Darwen Council to
become its technical services partner. The partnership is expected to be worth
at least £60m for an initial term of five years, with the ability to extend for
another five years.

The deal will see Capita and the Council form a new flexible partnership, with
Capita providing a blend of services and business cases that will deliver
savings, income and growth for the borough. The deal will build the North of
England's first 'place-based partnership', creating new opportunities around
the development of land, local assets and skills that generate income and
transform Blackburn with Darwen.

The core of the new contract includes technical services such as highways and
property. The Council will also draw down a wide range of expertise from across
Capita to enable it to deliver a strategic transformation over the next five
years. Beyond generating savings through reducing costs and increasing
efficiencies across the Council, Capita will also work with the Council to
generate new income through the commercialisation of existing services and
assets.

The contract includes a wider £2bn framework, which allows a number of other
public organisations to directly procure Capita's services for a wide range of
infrastructure and development projects. This includes organisations within
Blackburn with Darwen, across Lancashire, including all 14 other councils
within Lancashire, and the wider neighbouring region.

Cllr Andy Kay, Executive Member for Resources for Blackburn with Darwen
Council, said: "This flexible contract represents the next generation of
partnerships between local government and the private sector. Our Council must
now find a sustainable model for funding and growth that can support us for the
future. The services provided by our partner, Capita, and access to its wider
capabilities and expertise will potentially help us to grow our revenues,
reduce our expenditure and transform the borough to meet the needs of our
residents over the next five years and maybe beyond."

Andy Parker, Capita's Chief Executive, said: "We have been working with the
Council for fifteen years, and this contract builds on that long-standing
relationship.

"This partnership model will transform Blackburn with Darwen and drive further
investment and funding into the area - as well as allowing the Council to draw
upon the complete breadth of expertise across Capita. The wider framework also
means we can enable Blackburn with Darwen to maximise the opportunities as
regional devolution in Lancashire begins to develop.

"This model is gaining a high level of interest across local government as it
focusses on delivering valuable local outcomes in a flexible manner meeting the
Council's individual needs and challenges."

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For further information:

Capita plc
Tel: 020 7799 1525
Andy Parker, Chief Executive Officer
Shona Nichols, Executive Director, Communications
Andrew Ripper, Head of Investor Relations

Media enquiries

David Hendy
Tel: 020 7654 2399
David.Hendy@capita.co.uk

Note to editors

Capita's previous partnership agreement with Blackburn with Darwen Council is
due to end in June 2016. Preferred bidder status has been awarded through an
open competitive tender process.

Capita is a leading UK provider of technology-enabled customer and business
process services and integrated professional support services. With 74,000
people at over 400 sites, including 80 business centres across the UK, Europe,
India and South Africa, Capita 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 2014 revenue of £4.4 billion. Further
information on Capita can be found at: http://www.capita.co.uk/.



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