Capgemini wins five-year outsourcing deal with Bayer

Chemicals giant hands over global IT centre in Mumbai to Capgemini

Capgemini has won a major application and infrastructure outsourcing deal with Bayer Business Services, the IT arm of the German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant.

The five-year deal will include the takeover of Bayer's IT service centre in Mumbai, India. The contract includes global application development and services, as well as infrastructure services, and will involve the transfer of about 550 employees.

The win for Capgemini followed an intensive tender process against a range of Indian and global services companies. Capgemini will support some 120,000 users in Bayer Group globally with a team primarily based in India, but supported by local support in Germany, the US, Brazil and China.

"We were looking for a strategic partner for our IT service centre in Mumbai with a similar cultural fit and values. Capgemini had a convincing offer through its broad portfolio, its strong presence in Mumbai and its sustainable HR transformation solution," said Daniel Hartert, CEO of Bayer Business Services.

Capgemini is a €9.7bn revenue technology consulting and outsourcing company employing about 120,000 people in 40 countries.