30th Mar 2006 11:01
Capita Group PLC30 March 2006 Capita to support Fujitsu in the delivery of a 15 year e-HR contract as part of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Reform Agenda Fujitsu Services has been awarded a central government Business ProcessOutsourcing (BPO) contract by Northern Ireland's Department of Finance andPersonnel (DFP) to deliver an electronic Human Resource (e-HR) service. Theproject is part of the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) Reform Agenda - aseries of programmes designed to meet the growing demands placed upon publicservices. This particular programme will transform and modernise the delivery ofpersonnel services to 28,000 people across NICS. Capita is working with Fujitsu, alongside PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and OracleCorporation UK, as the private sector partner team who will work with NICS andthe Northern Ireland Office (NIO) on the 15 year e-HR programme to modernise thedelivery of personnel administration. Capita will provide all of the HR, payrolland recruitment services from a shared service centre in central Belfast. A teamof about 200 staff will deliver these centralised services. It is anticipatedthat the contract will generate revenues of around £100m to Capita over the termof the contract. Together Fujitsu and its subcontractors employ nearly 1400 staff in NorthernIreland, and local teams will be supported by UK-based specialists to provide astrong local focus backed by worldwide corporate expertise. Welcoming the confirmation of the contract, Paul Pindar, Chief Executive of theCapita Group Plc, said: "We are delighted to be working alongside such strong partners and we areconfident that working with the Northern Ireland Civil Service we willsuccessfully transform the existing services and deliver efficient, responsivee-HR services that will meet the current and future needs of government inNorthern Ireland. The HR Shared Services Centre that we are establishing inBelfast will become a centre of HR administration excellence delivering boththis prestigious contract and our recently won BBC HR contract. We are excitedabout continuing to build our operations in Northern Ireland and creatingprofessional job opportunities for the local community as the centre develops." Greg McDaid, Fujitsu Services' Managing Director for Northern Ireland, said,"This project is about delivering efficiencies in the provision of publicservices and fits perfectly within the broader modernising government agenda.Fujitsu Services has been at the leading edge of this campaign in NorthernIreland for many years and has put together an alliance of world leadingexperts, who already operate in Northern Ireland, each with long experience ofsuccessfully delivering all the components of a good-practice e-HR service." ENDS For further information please contact: Shona Nichols, Corporate Communications Director The Capita Group Plc 020 7799 1525 Notes to Editors The e-HR Programme is required to: •Replace outdated personnel computer systems with 21st century technology •Introduce modern, efficient practices; and •Replace time-limited payroll contracts. The implementation period commences in April 2006 with services starting to come on stream mid 2007 and be fully operational during 2008. About Capita The Capita Group Plc is the UK's leading provider of business process outsourcing and professional support services. The Group's service capabilities encompass administration and customer services, financial services, human resource services, ICT and software services, property services, advisory services, change management and business process re-engineering delivered to both public sector and private organisations. With over 25,000 employees at more than 250 offices across the UK, Ireland and India, Capita is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (CPI.L), and is a constituent of the FTSE100 with revenues for 2005 of £1,436 million. About Fujitsu Fujitsu Services is one of the leading IT services companies in Europe, Middle East and Africa. It has an annual turnover of £1.99 Billion (€2.86 Billion), employs 15,200 people including 410 in Northern Ireland. Operating in over 20 countries, it designs, builds and operates large scale IT systems and services for customers in government, financial services, telecoms, retail and utility markets. Its core strength is the delivery of IT infrastructure management and outsourcing across desktop, networking and data centre environments, together with a full range of related services, from infrastructure consulting through integration and deployment. Headquartered in London, Fujitsu Services is the European-centred IT services arm of the Fujitsu Group. The Fujitsu Group is a US $44.5 Billion (€34 Billion) leader in the provision of IT systems and services for the global marketplace. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange ENDRelated Shares:
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