Objective's Limehouse acquisition pays off with contract win

Peter Dinham
Tuesday, 02 June 2009 15:01

IT Industry - Deals

The recent acquisition of Limehouse Software by Australian-listed Objective Corporation has paid off with the software vendor securing a four-year procurement agreement with the UK Central Office of Information (COI).

CIO’s deputy director of strategic consultancy, Sean Larkins, said today that Limehouse had been awarded the contract after a selection process which took six months to complete and involved the evaluation of 130 companies.

Larkins said Limehouse had been selected for its proven consultation and stakeholder management capabilities.

“In recent times we have witnessed a significant increase in demand for digital consultation and communication with the general public, employees and other key stakeholders on standard policy issues. To achieve this, we needed innovative technology partners that could provide the digital infrastructure to underpin the collaborative and social networking aspects of all interactions moving forwards.”

Objective (ASX:OCL) CEO, Tony Walls, says the agreement is part of the new external engagement and facilitation framework which will allow UK government departments to purchase solutions from Limehouse and other suppliers without the “costly and protracted procurement processes.”

According to Walls, Limehouse is a market leader in collaborative content creation, publishing and stakeholder consultation solutions for local government in the United Kingdom, and the company has “helped over 200 public sector bodies within the UK in their drive towards adopting e-government initiatives, by unifying information and communications.”

“Objective and Limehouse have proven experience in increasing public sector effectiveness and efficiency. Our partnership with the COI will help them to deliver better services to their public sector clients at a lower cost.”