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Capita loses £450,000 in register fees
00:00 04 Nov 1998
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The furore over fees levied by the newly-formed Constructionline
has cost operator Capita £450,000 in fee income.
Constructionline is a register of vetted consultants and contractors intended to cut down on the time and effort wasted by firms qualifying to get on tender lists.
The service was launched in mid-July but ran into trouble when consultants and contractors objected to the fees being charged. Previously the registration scheme was a free service run by the former Department of the Environment.
Since the furore, Capita has set up an advisory committee with members of the Construction Confederation, the Constructors Liaison Group, the Construction Industry Council, the Alliance of Construction Products Suppliers, DETR, and a Scottish trade association.
Capita's Bill Swan said: "All the concerns expressed by firms have now been resolved." Swan expected the number of firms on the register to fall "significantly," due to natural wastage.
Constructionline is a register of vetted consultants and contractors intended to cut down on the time and effort wasted by firms qualifying to get on tender lists.
The service was launched in mid-July but ran into trouble when consultants and contractors objected to the fees being charged. Previously the registration scheme was a free service run by the former Department of the Environment.
Since the furore, Capita has set up an advisory committee with members of the Construction Confederation, the Constructors Liaison Group, the Construction Industry Council, the Alliance of Construction Products Suppliers, DETR, and a Scottish trade association.
Capita's Bill Swan said: "All the concerns expressed by firms have now been resolved." Swan expected the number of firms on the register to fall "significantly," due to natural wastage.
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