The public sector will seek to use more private services according to the chief executive of Capita over the next two years.

Departments that are likely to make the move towards private services over the next two years are likely to include the ministries of defence, justice along with local authorities according to Paul Pindar, the CEO of Capita.

Pindar, said: “One of the clear themes that came through [from a meeting with the Cabinet Office] was that we're now in the second half of the football match and the activity needs to kick off again.”

The outsourcing giant expects growth of 3 percent during 2012 with increasing growth generated by public sector business despite negative headlines surrounding projects run by G4S and CSC.