UK Launches Unit to Insource Outsourced Contracts

The UK government is creating a new unit within the Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet to coordinate insourcing of critical service contracts, including technology-heavy business processes. The move follows Capita's troubled takeover of the £239 million Civil Service Pension Scheme contract in December 2025, which left some former civil servants unable to access pensions. The unit will work with the Public Interest Test for contracts worth at least £1 million.