Troubled outsourcing giant Capita is launching a consulting arm with the imaginative title Capita consulting.
The outfit is trying to paddle its way upstream with its hefty debt burden and perception issues.
The new division has 30 partner-level consultants and 270 analytical and technical consultants; this will grow to 450 consultants in total by the end of next year.
CEO Jon Lewis said: “Our new consulting business will challenge the established companies in this market, by offering practical, hands-on expertise drawn from 30 years of designing, building and running the processes of hundreds of organisations.”
Lewis claimed Capita was beginning to see the benefits of the changes in terms of culture, governance and improving relationships with customers.
Despite its historic reliance on gov.uk contracts, the company was left off the latest government list of approved suppliers – the Technology Products and Associated Services framework released last week.