Sheffield City Councilhas so far
short-listed Capita and Fujitsu for major IT
contracts.
Sheffield City Council began the process to select a new IT
partner or partners last summer.
The contract work will cover areas including human resources,
business transformation, property management and facilities
management.
For services currently being delivered by existing suppliers,
including revenue and benefits, information communication
technology, financial business processing and payroll, with the
addition of elements of human resources, the final shortlist
consists of Capita Business Services and Fujitsu Services.
No decision has been made yet on the shortlist for property and
facilities management services.
Laraine Manley, director of corporate resources at Sheffield
City Council, said, "We have been encouraged by bidder submissions
to date and look forward to further discussions with the
shortlisted bidders in the next stage of the procurement
process."
The final contracts are expected to be awarded before the end of
the year.