Capita has increased its public sector revenue by 12 per cent compared to the last year – a surplus of £1.8bn. Moreover, Capita’s share of the public sector IT market has increased by one quarter since 2012.

The overall performance of the top 20 suppliers of software and services in the last year was very positive compared to previous years. These suppliers made a revenue of £10.7bn – an increase of 3 per cent compared to other years.

Despite the overall positive performance of the top 20 suppliers, there are still many challenges ahead. According to TechMarketView analysts, “there are changes on the horizon… there are still numerous large legacy ICT outsourcing contracts set to come to an end”.

In addition, the overall positive performance of the Top 20 IT suppliers displays a relationship improvement between the IT suppliers and the public sector - a sign of the healthiness of the sector.

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