Direct Line has awarded Capgemini a five year contract valued at £100 million to provide new IT infrastructure to the insurance provider.

The contract comes after Direct Line diverged from RBS and will include support, design and delivery of infrastructure.

Agility is a key requirement from the contract, with Patrick Nicolet, Global CEO of Capgemini Infrastructure Services, commenting: “Many companies are striving to be more agile and flexible and Direct Line Group, with its far-sighted transformation plan, is no exception".