Capita has been selected by Hampshire County Council to deliver IT services aimed at children after it remained the sole contract bidder according to the award notice.

The contract itself has an initial five year lifecycle with options for extension and covers schools and child council services, with Capita delivering software, migration and support services.

By improving the sharing of data and joining IT systems the council expects to improve efficiencies and increase costs savings.

Councillor Keith Mans, Hampshire County Council's Executive Lead Member for Children's Services, said: "We expect to roll out the programme to staff from August this year, while ensuring that our work is uninterrupted as the new systems are put in place, which is likely to take place over a number of years."

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