REG-Capita PLC: Capita selected as preferred bidder to deliver new FAS

CapitaAnnouncement

25/05/2023 12:15

25 May 2023

Capita selected as preferred bidder to deliver new Functional Assessment
Service

Capita 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).

The 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.

FAS 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.

Capita 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.

In 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.

Jon 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.

“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.”

Capita has been delivering PIP assessments in England and Wales since 2013,
and in Northern Ireland since 2016.
 

Notes to editors:

The total IFRS 15 transaction price (order book) is £565m over five years
(DWP: £453.3m and DfC: £111.4m).

For more information, please contact:

Investor enquiries
Helen Parris, Group Investor Relations
Tel: 07720 169 269

Stephanie Little, Group Investor Relations
Tel: 07541 622838
Email: IRteam@capita.co.uk

Media enquiries
Capita external communications
Tel: 0207 654 2399
Email: media@capita.co.uk 

About Capita plc

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technology and people. Every day our 50,000 colleagues help millions of
people, by delivering innovative, digitally enabled solutions to transform and
simplify the connections between government and citizens, businesses and
customers. We partner with our clients and provide the insight and
technologies that give time back, allowing them to focus on what they do best
and making people’s lives easier and simpler. We operate across two
divisions – Capita Public Service and Capita Experience – in the UK,
Europe, India and South Africa.

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