Proceeds to support the Central London Community NHS Trust

Capita has been selected as the preferred bidder for Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust’s strategic partnership bid to provide a range of corporate services to its staff. The consultancy will provide ICT, HR (payroll and recruitment), estate and facilities management, followed by the planned delivery of financial services, in a ten-year £80m deal.

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH) is a healthcare provider for the boroughs of Barnet, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster. The service exclusively provides out-of-hospital, community-based NHS healthcare services for, among others, children and family services, rehabilitation and therapies, palliative care services, offender health services and NHS urgent and emergency care centers . CLCH employs 3,000 health professionals and support staff to provide community and inpatient services across a catchment area of ​​almost 1 million people in London.

To support it by providing corporate services, CLCH has selected consultancy firm Capita as the preferred bidder in forming a 10-year strategic partnership valued at £80m. The contract will see the firm provide a range of support services to the trust, in the core areas of ICT, HR (payroll and recruitment), property and facilities management, followed by the planned provision of financial services to CLCH staff. The rationale for the agreement is to improve trusts’ access to innovation in technical services, thereby improving the quality of services at a lower cost.

Commenting on the agreement, James Reilly, chief executive of CLCH, says: “The strategic partnership will help us protect investment in frontline services; providing efficient and effective corporate services that allow our clinical teams to focus on providing the best possible patient care. The partnership will also help us grow as an organization; developing new services and improving existing ones to better meet the needs of both patients and commissioners. It will be a key part of helping us deliver the savings we need in 2015/16 and beyond.”

Andy Parker, Chief Executive of Capita, adds: “This contract is a testament to Capita’s experience in supporting the health sector and the wider public sector and highlights the depth and breadth of our services and expertise as a strategic partner. Capita has over 25 years’ experience of working with the NHS and healthcare organisations, including 95% of NHS trusts, and we are committed to improving efficiency and transforming the services that support professionals deliver to their patients.”