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Croydon inks £83m deal with Capgemini
News Nathan Elvery, director of finance and resources at Croydon Council, said the existing deal with Capgemini, signed in 2003, has already been key in helping the council achieve a "step change" in IT effectiveness and overall business efficiency. [23 Apr 2008]
Capgemini set for £245m tech deal
News The UK government's Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has named Capgemini as preferred bidder in its race to select a long-term IT partner. The LSC is a government agency responsible for planning and funding vocational training for UK school... [08 Oct 2007]
London Borough of Newham Chooses Microsoft Solution Over Open Source as Best Overall Value Option
White Paper A multi-disciplinary team under the lead of Capgemini was brought in to evaluate the best possible solution for the borough, comparing the costs, business benefits, and risk profiles of a Microsoft solution (incorporating Microsoft Windows XP and... [28 Sep 2007]
How will IT fare under Gordon Brown?
News Cliff Evans, ID management lead for IT services company Capgemini, told silicon.com: "Blair has always been the visionary while Brown has been the man who's more focussed on the detail. One local council IT director told silicon.com there will be... [28 Jun 2007]
Swansea ditches outsourcing plans
News Swansea City Council has scrapped plans for the second phase of its outsourcing contract with Capgemini because of cost. But the council's cabinet agreed with a recommendation this week not to proceed with phase two of the contract because of the... [12 Jan 2007]
Council finally inks controversial £83m IT deal
News Swansea council has finally signed an £83m IT outsourcing contract with Capgemini after a protracted and bitter 18-month battle over jobs with staff and the trade union Unison. The 10-year deal between the council and Capgemini was initially agreed... [04 Jan 2006]
Re:Viewing 2005: The year in outsourcing
News Sainsbury's ended its 10-year contract with Accenture three years early, as part of plans to turn the supermarket chain's fortunes around, while Prudential decided to take its data centre services back from Capgemini. [20 Dec 2005]
Croydon Council, Capgemini and HP Help to Redefine Local Government
White Paper To implement this initiative, the council awarded a seven-year contract to Capgemini. Capgemini brought in HP as a strategic technology partner that could provide the customer with a secure, reliable, flexible technology platform. [07 Jul 2005]
Swansea IT staff lose outsourcing transfer fight
News Swansea council IT staff appear to have finally lost their battle against a £100m outsourcing deal, after plans were approved to permanently transfer the workers to Capgemini. That strike was brought to an end last October after an agreement... [15 Apr 2005]
£100m outsourcing strike row resurfaces
News That strike was brought to an end last October after an agreement negotiated by arbitration service ACAS and the council finally signed a ten-year £100m deal with Capgemini in December. Part of the agreement was that IT representatives would be... [08 Apr 2005]
Leader: Closure at the end of the calendar year?
Leader In sagas watched more closely by this publication than some others, the council at Swansea settled on Capgemini as its preferred outsourcing partner after months of disputes culminating in IT staff strike action this summer. [23 Dec 2004]
Swansea settles on Capgemini for 10-year outsourcing
News Swansea Council has named Capgemini as its partner for IT services over the next 10 years. He added that while Swansea Council had made the decision to outsource its IT to Capgemini, the question of whether the council staff would be transferred... [17 Dec 2004]
United Utilities wins £427m Thurrock BPO deal
News The utility firm now owns 100 per cent of Vertex and Capgemini no longer has any representation on the Vertex board. Separately United Utilities has also announced it has bought out Capgemini's stake in Vertex for £47.5m in cash. [12 Nov 2004]
IT strike escalation backed by over 1,000 council staff
News ITNet and Capgemini are currently in the running for the contract. The council has largely managed to keep its main systems up and running during the strike but in an attempt to turn the screw Unison balloted 5,000 members at the council claiming... [06 Oct 2004]
Swansea IT strike escalates into bitter political row
News Capgemini and ITNet are currently in the running for the £100m deal. Thousands of Swansea council staff are to be balloted on industrial action in support of IT staff who are currently into the fourth week of an indefinite strike over a... [06 Sep 2004]
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