IT Services provider Empired Limited (ASX:EPD) has secured a digital services contract with the Department of Innovation and Skills (DIS) in South Australia.
The contract is for an initial term of two years and is scheduled to commence in July 2021 with an estimated value of $9m and a split across FY22 and FY23 of approximately $5.5m and $3.5m respectively.
Under the contract Empired will provide a range of services spanning its practice offerings, including program management and digital and data services to replace and modernise the departments core systems.
Managing Director and CEO, Russell Baskerville, said Empired created a consortium of South Australian vendors for this project.
We are delighted to have been selected by DIS as their primary digital transformation partner and are excited to work closely with the department over the coming years to modernise and extend the range and accessibility of digital services provided by the department,” Mr Baskerville said.
“The Australian East Coast is a critical market in Empired’sgrowth story and this contract represents a fantastic win in that journey. With Australian East Coast sales results forecast to be up greater than 50% in FY21 compared with the prior year.”
Jeremy O’Donohue, Regional Sales Manager South Australia, Empired, said the State’s government has backed Australian and South Australian businesses to deliver on what will be a critical technology and business transformation.
“The Empired solution represents a best-of-breed blueprint for public sector digital transformation, covering digital solutions, portals, stakeholder engagement, integration, data management, and analytics.”
DIS is a South Australian government department dedicated to growing the South Australian economy by supporting people and business to succeed. It does this through helping people get the skills they want and the economy needs, Increasing South Australia’s productivity growth rate through research and innovation and supporting entrepreneurs.
