Capita has been revealed to be Barnet Council’s preferred bidder for the delivery of back-office services as part of the One Barnet outsourcing project.

The outsourced 10 year back-office contract, estimated to be worth £32 million a year including HR services, IT and payroll, would see the transferal of council staff to the service providers.

The One Barnet plan has stirred controversy and opposition from council members over the failure to deliver savings during the three year running.