Xansa PLC - BBC Contract Win

RNS Number:9386L
Xansa PLC
13 November 2006

13 November 2006


             Xansa confirms signature of F&A contract with the BBC

     Outsourced finance and accounting deal will release funds for creative
                                  programming

Xansa, the outsourcing and technology company, is pleased to confirm that it has
finalised contractual terms with the BBC for the outsourced finance and
accounting (F&A) services contract that Xansa initially announced on 20 October
2006.

The contract, worth around £85m over 10 years, will save the BBC in excess of
£200m over the life time of the contract.  This is a major contribution to the
BBC's strategy to minimise the cost of its support services and release more
money into its creative output.

Xansa will deliver F&A services across the BBC and as prime contractor will be
working with Siemens Business Services to provide infrastructure, applications
support and customer service facilities. Xansa will take over responsibility for
running the services in July 2007.

Commenting on the announcement Alistair Cox, Xansa's Chief Executive, said:

'We are delighted that Xansa has been awarded the contract to deliver F&A
services across the BBC.  This is a perfect example of how Xansa's leadership in
providing finance and accounting services can bring significant cost savings to
the BBC, minimising administrative costs and freeing up funds to invest in its
core business of creative programming.''We are particularly pleased to be the
BBC's first offshore business process
outsourcing partner.''Xansa has pioneered the development of onshore-offshore
delivery capability in
this market.  Our track record and expertise in blending offshore operational
excellence with onshore customer service will deliver immediate and significant
value to the BBC.'


Contacts

Gordon Stuart                         Giles Sanderson, James Melville-Ross
Finance Director, Xansa               Financial Dynamics
Tel : + 44 (0)8702 416181             Tel : + 44 (0)20 7831 3113

About Xansa

Xansa is a UK-based outsourcing and technology company with over 8000 people in
the UK and India.

With a 44-year history of sustaining long-term relationships and pioneering
better ways of working, Xansa drives real and long-term cost reductions and
performance improvements. Committed to delivering guaranteed business outcomes
through a combination of technology and process expertise, Xansa gives clients
across the private and public sectors the freedom to do more.

Xansa is listed on the London Stock Exchange (XAN.L) with revenues for 2006 of
£357.3 million.

Further information on Xansa can be found at: www.xansa.com


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