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Updated · UKAuthority.com · Aug 17
Capita Wins £31 Million UKHSA Contact Centre Contract for 3 Years
Updated
Updated · UKAuthority.com · Aug 17

Capita Wins £31 Million UKHSA Contact Centre Contract for 3 Years

1 articles · Updated · UKAuthority.com · Aug 17

Summary

  • The three-year deal starts in November 2026 and puts Capita in charge of UKHSA’s day-to-day public health contact services.
  • Capita will run health information helplines, online support and other enquiries through a Single Service Centre spanning telephone and digital channels.
  • The centre is designed to handle routine public health demand while scaling up for future health incidents, emergency response needs and wider cross-government surges.
  • Capita said it will deliver the service through its cloud-based Capita Connect platform, using Amazon Web Services infrastructure and data tools.
  • The award adds to Capita’s recent UK government work after it joined a consortium on a separate £2 billion Ministry of Defence training contract.

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