After the collapse of 2e2 which provided IT services including data centre hosting facilities for Barnet Council, the public body was looking at the imminent and real proposition of having its websites taken offline, now Capita has taken on the terminated service.

The restored service contract is valued at £72,000 per month, 3 thousand pounds more than 2e2. However the rapid restoration of the service prevents Barnet Council from seeing large parts of its infrastructure disappear.

2e2 which folded into administration has been carved up by competitors, with Logicalis acquiring four of 2e2’s subsidiaries and the Daisy Group acquiring 2e2’s data centre business.

Capita has already emerged as the preferred bidder for a £320 million major BPO deal, which is expected to go ahead after regulatory approval.

Barnet Council confirms £320 million Capita BPO contract