Devon and Cornwall Housing Group has signed a 10-year, £420,000 contract with Capita Software Services for its Capita Housing system. Duncan Walton, group director of corporate services, Devon and Cornwall Housing Trust, said, “We see the introduction of a single housing software system across the group as essential for introducing enhanced levels of customer service…
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Sheffield City Council’s £200m deal with Capita
Capita has been selected as Sheffield City Council’s preferred bidder to deliver business transformation for the entire Sheffield community, including housing. The contract is thought to be worth around £200m over seven years, with the option to extend it by three further two-year periods. Capita is expected to deliver a range of services including ICT,…
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LAs are doing it for themselves
A recent survey at the Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation conference has shown the importance of online and self-service technologies to local authorities. The survey, carried out by Capita Software Services, found that 97 per cent of the council representatives took the provision of online services seriously, and 81 per cent now offered a…
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Tighter partnership for IBS and Capita
Following its recent acquisition by Capita, IBS OpenSystems has already formed a partnership with Capita Total Document Solutions (CTDS) to provide a bureau-based document back-scanning service. IBS expects to offer an end-to-end document management service, based on its OpenWorkflow and document image processing products and CTDS’s experience and expertise of providing scanning services through its…
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Capita to acquire IBS OpenSystems
IBS OpenSystems is to be acquired by Capita. At the time of writing, Capita’s offer had been declared ‘unconditional’, effectively signalling that the deal will take place. Capita’s offer of 187.85 pence for each IBS share is a premium of some 65 per cent on IBS’s average share price for the three months to 24…
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