$9 mn deal bagged by iSoft

MUMBAI, INDIA: iSOFT Group Limited's iSOFT Business Solutions has won new business totaling about $9.20m in October. The new deals include two contracts.

iSOFT agreed on $3.31m deal for additional maintenance and licenses with NHS Supply Chain for a warehousing solution to manage the ordering and supply of non-pharmaceutical goods to 600 National Health Services trusts and healthcare organizations in England. The latest four-year contract extends the maintenance and licenses agreement to cover the NHS in Wales. Operated by DHL, the organization currently manages four million NHS orders a year, tells a press release.

iSOFT won a second $3.31m deal with North East Patches Shared System Group (NEP), a consortium of 56 NHS hospitals and Strategic Health Authorities mainly in the north of England. The five-year contract is for a financial performance management solution for planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting.

Pennine Acute Hospital NHS Trust in north-west England agreed to extend its managed service contract for iSOFT's Integra suite of financial and purchasing applications for a further five years. The deal was won in an open tender after the trust elected to test the market to ensure it was getting the best value. Under the deal, iSOFT will provide additional Integra modules for document imaging and online invoice authorization.

The Official Receivers Office in Hong Kong has also signed a six-year $779,209 contract for further development of its insolvency and estate funds and accounting system and support.