UK outsourcing giant Capita has been granted a £400 million contract to provide the NHS with administrative support services over the next four years.

Capita will be the sole provider for the contract. Reuters has reported that the deal is part of a larger framework that could be worth anything up to £1 billion in total.

Capita already provides a number of divisions within the NHS with various ITO and document management services, including the King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust.

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