Quote: Department for Work and Pensions Selects MAXIMUS To Provide Health Related Assessment Services Britain is set to pick U.S. group Maximus Inc’ over UK-based Interserve Plc for a contract worth around 500 million pounds ($806 million) to assess whether benefits claimants are fit to work, a source with knowledge of the situation told Reuters. Britains Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been searching for a service provider for months after French incumbent Atos SE reached a financial settlement in March to quit the contract earlier than scheduled next year. Maximus had been bidding against Interserve for the politically contentious task of assessing if the sick and elderly are fit to work - part of an effort by Britains coalition government to shrink the countrys welfare bill. The source, who did not wish to be named, said the 3-1/2 year deal was worth around 500 million pounds.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 23:41:29 +0000
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