The government has announced 4 of the 5 contracts for the procurement of new health and disability beneft assessment contracts(across all disability benefts)—the Functional Assessment Services contracts—for the period 2024 to 2029.
Lot 1 (North England and Scotland): Maximus UK Services Limited;
Lot 2 (Midlands and Wales): Capita Business Services Limited;
Lot 3 undecided- (South West of England)
Lot 4 (South East England, London and East Anglia): Ingeus UK Limited; and Lot 5 (Northern Ireland): Capita Business Services Limited.
'We will also work with the Functional Assessment Services providers....to deliver structural reform, removing the
work capability assessment via a phased approach over the lifetime of the contracts, as announced in the White Paper.'