Outsourcer Serco hit by nuclear submarine blow

Serco, Lockheed Martin and Jacobs set to lose contract to develop warheads for Britain’s fleet of nuclear submarines By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 1 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 November 2020 Outsourcer Serco, defence firm Lockheed Martin and Jacobs Engineering are set to lose a contract to develop … Read more

Serco boss blasts back at critics of Test and Trace ‘shambles’

Scepticism is a peculiarly British trait. The idea that we might actually be able to do something well seems too absurd to contemplate.  Before the 2012 Olympics, the general view was it was all going to be a disaster: the stadiums would be late; the Tube drivers would go on strike; the opening ceremony would … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Serco soars as it defends Covid role

MARKET REPORT: Shares in Serco soar after outsourcing giant brags about its ‘outstanding’ work on NHS’s troubled test and trace system By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 16 October 2020 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 16 October 2020 Shares in Serco soared after the outsourcing giant bragged about its ‘outstanding’ work on … Read more

Serco announces £25m profits boost after landing contract extensions to provide Test and Trace sites

Serco announces £25m profits boost after landing contract extensions to provide Test and Trace sites and call handlers – a day after anti-Covid system’s worst ever week Outsourcing giant Serco said it expects a trading profit of £160m to £165m Bosses said this was ‘an indication of customer’s satisfaction with quality work’ Before the extension to … Read more

Serco accidentally shares e-mail addresses of 300 people training to be coronavirus contact tracers

Contact tracers hired to halt the spread of coronavirus in the UK have been told to consult YouTube for advice on how to deal with bereaved family members, it was revealed today. Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Monday that 21,000 tracers would be receiving ‘rigorous’ and ‘detailed’ training needed for the important role, seen as … Read more