11th May 2015 07:28
LONDON (Alliance News) - Parity Group PLC Monday said its recruitment and learning and development division has won a key contract with the Scottish Government.
In a statement, Parity Group said that Parity Professionals has been awarded a place as one of only three suppliers for the national supply of interim IT and interim professional staff services for an initial three-year period. There is an option to extend that by a further year.
According to Parity Group, the advertised expected value of the framework in in the region of GBP33 million and GBP30 million over the term.
The company hopes to benefit during what it described as a "significant period of change" in Scotland, where more powers are expected to be devolved the the government from Westminster over the coming years.
"We've invested in building our business in Scotland, and in developing our expertise in the market in both the public and private sectors," Andrew Foskett, Parity Professionals managing director of recruitment services, said in a statement.
"This win will allow Parity Professionals to further invest in our Scottish business creating new jobs and supporting growth of the local economy for years to come," Foskett said.
The award came after a competitive tender process, according to Parity.
Parity shares were up 6.0% at 10.20 pence on Monday morning.
By Samuel Agini; [email protected]; @samuelagini
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