Offshore suppliers positioned for growth in public sector

We’ve long held the view that despite well-recognised barriers, more software and IT services work for the UK public sector is sent offshore than the government makes apparent. Most of it is done “under the covers” – either quietly through the offshore facilities of onshore suppliers, or indirectly via subcontractors.

But in recent months we’ve seen some high profile public sector contracts let directly to offshore companies. TCS has been an early beneficiary signing deals with Cardiff Council, the UK Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission and the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority.

As the government’s purse strings tighten further, we expect an increasing proportion of UK government money will be spent with the raft of India-based suppliers that are champing at the bit to take their share of the market. In fact, we think the offshore players’ share of the £11b UK public sector SITS market will rise from less than 1% last year to 3-5% of the market over the next few years.

How are the leading offshore suppliers positioned in the market? What will be the keys to their success and where should they target first? Subscribers to TechMarketViews’ PublicSectorViews research can read our views in our latest report – Offshore suppliers and the UK public sector – which is available for download from today.

Posted by HotViews Editor at '14:01' - Tagged: publicsector   offshore