Northern Ireland tries (again) to expel Capita from schools IT contract
An earlier effort to replace the UK tech services company foundered when EANI ended its £485 million contract with Fujitsu by "mutual agreement" after "extensive negotiations" in November 2024. The deal's collapse led to an extension of the authority's contract with Capita, which bagged an additional £107 million to continue to provide IT services to schools in Northern Ireland until March 2027. The deal was first signed in 2012 and has been extended a number of times without competition.
- ▪An earlier effort to replace the UK tech services company foundered when EANI ended its £485 million contract with Fujitsu by "mutual agreement" after "extensive negotiations" in November 2024.
- ▪The deal's collapse led to an extension of the authority's contract with Capita, which bagged an additional £107 million to continue to provide IT services to schools in Northern Ireland until March 2027.
- ▪The deal was first signed in 2012 and has been extended a number of times without competition.
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