AGILISYS TO DELIVER ICT SERVICES TO OLDHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL FROM MAY 2ND AS PART OF A 12-YEAR £80M CONTRACT WITH THE UNITY PARTNERSHIP DESIGNED TO IMPROVE SERVICES FOR CITIZENS AND SUPPORT LOCAL AREA REGENERATION
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council today launched the Unity Partnership, a joint venture designed to deliver improved services to the citizens of Oldham
02 May 2007
London, UK, 02 May 2007 - Agilisys, one of the UK's most innovative IT and business process service providers, today announced it is entering in to a 12-year £80m agreement with the Unity Partnership, a joint venture between Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, Mouchel Parkman and HBS. Agilisys started delivering ICT Services today to Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council under the terms of the agreement.
The Unity Partnership will bring estimated benefits of £190m to the local economy and aims to kick-start widespread regeneration plans by helping the Council to deliver its property, highways, exchequer, customer and ICT services.
Agilisys will be working with the Unity Partnership to deliver major investment programmes in IT and business processes to transform Council services and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of services provided to the citizens of Oldham.
In addition, Agilisys will play a key role in supporting community cohesion and the regeneration of the Borough through its commitment to bring new jobs to the area, employing local residents to provide services to Agilisys' broad client base spanning both the public and private sectors.
Charles Mindenhall, Agilisys CEO, commented "We are delighted to be working with the Unity Partnership and are fully committed to improving the services provided to the citizens of Oldham and supporting regeneration through job creation. This Partnership will change the face of Oldham, and we are excited to be part of that. We have seen the impact already in the early stages of our partnership with Rochdale Metropolitan Borough where in under a year we have implemented the Council's Contact Centre and invested in a new business centre to accommodate this service and similar services for other major clients in Financial Services and Healthcare. We are looking forward to having the same success in Oldham."
Mike Chambers, Deputy Chief Executive of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council said: "The Council's vision of a prosperous and thriving Oldham is one step closer with the Unity Partnership and Agilisys. Together, our aim will be achieved more quickly and effectively. It will free-up the Council's resources and allow us to concentrate on our main priority - improving living standards for the community."
For further information:
Christine Grady
Agilisys
Email: christine.grady@agilisys.co.uk
Tel: 0208-237-6111
About Agilisys Ltd
Agilisys is one of the UK's most innovative IT and business process service providers, transforming the way our clients deliver services to their customers through the use of strategic, affordable, shared service platforms.
Working for both the public and private sector, we have earned a strong reputation and hold deep domain expertise within local government, travel and tourism, retail financial services and healthcare. Agilisys has over 1,000 employees.(www.agilisys.co.uk)
About the Unity Partnership
The Unity Partnership is an innovative new joint venture partnership between Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, Mouchel Parkman and HBS, with Agilisys as ICT service provider. The company has a 12 year contract to deliver Customer and Exchequer, ICT, Highways and Engineering and Property services to the Council. Unity Partnership shares and supports the council's Community Strategy, and is committed to helping to make Oldham a place where everyone is proud to belong.
About Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Oldham Council provides a wide range of services for residents, businesses and other stakeholders and with over 10,000 staff is one Greater Manchester's largest employers. The Borough we serve is geographically, economically and culturally diverse and our policies reflect this. Our Mission is "To improve everyone's lives, by providing quality local services and effective community leadership in a regenerated Borough". The creation of our joint venture partnership will make a significant contribution to our strategy for delivering excellence and value for money for local people.
About HBS
HBS is one of the leading providers of support services to local government. The group now provides a wide range of managed services, including the delivery of ICT services, revenue and housing benefit administration, education support services, customer contact services, property services, HR, payroll and pension administration services and full finance and accounting services. HBS has approximately 750 public and private sector clients throughout the UK.
About Mouchel Parkman
Mouchel Parkman is a professional support services group, which helps clients in the public sector and regulated industry to provide better everyday services to customers and communities. Its combination of professional, commercial and technical expertise enables them to improve their strategy, services, people and asset management. Operations include highways, rail, property, housing, education, gas, water and management consultancy in a wide range of disciplines. Mouchel Parkman employs around 7,000 employees, more than 80 offices in the UK, and a turnover of more than £375m.