Recruitment and outsourcing firm Xansa expects trading to be in line with expectations.

The company, due to announce interim results this week, recently announced an extension of its IT outsourcing relationship with Boots. It has also maintained an outsourcing agreement with Lloyds TSB.

Xansa has previously said it expected to make £21m profit in the year to 2006.

“Xansa announces in its regular half-year update that performance for the six months ended 31 October 2005 is in line with management expectations,” said a company spokesman.