Sopra Steria's £370M Capita spat heads for 2028 courtroom showdown
A judge has set a trial date for early 2028, pending attempts to settle the case out of court. Sopra Steria's allegations center on the award of a business process outsourcing deal led by the Department for Work and Pensions valued at £370 million over ten years, less than 40 percent of the £958.7 million estimated value outlined during the tender stage, according to court filings from late last year. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); The French headquartered SI is the incumbent provider for some of the departments through SSCL, formerly a joint venture with the British administration that Sopra Steria now entirely owns.
- ▪A judge has set a trial date for early 2028, pending attempts to settle the case out of court.
- ▪Sopra Steria's allegations center on the award of a business process outsourcing deal led by the Department for Work and Pensions valued at £370 million over ten years, less than 40 percent of the £958.7 million estimated value outlined dur
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); The French headquartered SI is the incumbent provider for some of the departments through SSCL, formerly a joint venture with the British adm
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