Sopra Steria widens legal challenge to Capita's Whitehall outsourcing deal

REG AD [public sector](https://www. com/tag/public%20sector) Unredacted contract prompts fresh claims of preferential treatment and greater risk for the DWP Sopra Steria has expanded its legal challenge to a major UK government contract award after obtaining an unredacted copy of the agreement between Capita and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The company alleges that previously undisclosed terms gave Capita preferential treatment, reduced the outsourcer's exposure to risk, and left the DWP carrying more of it.

One clause could allow the department to fund technology needed to compensate for deficiencies in Capita's tender, Sopra Steria claims. Capita values the deal at £370 million, although government documents put its potential value as high as £873.