Version 1, EduCampus sign four-year deal

Framework agreement worth €35m solidifies ICT support to education and research sector

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Pictured front: Paddy Naughton, EduCampus and Geraldine O’Sullivan, Version1. Back: Eunan Treanor, Ronan Laffan and Audrey D’Arcy, Version 1; Rory McGinty, Fionnuala Lambert, Niall Kelly and Eimear Curran, EduCampus; and Aidan Mullen, Version 1

Version 1 and EduCampus, a provider of shared services to the higher education and research sector in Ireland have signed a four-year €35 million framework agreement to provide ICT support and consultation to the higher education and research sector throughout Ireland.

The deal will make ICT implementation and consulting services available not only to EduCampus and its clients, but also to more than 70 higher education and research entities across the country.

Established in 2015, EduCampus acts as broker to its clients for ICT application services and management information systems (MIS), representing some of the largest and most influential educational and research institutions in Ireland. It currently supports nine universities, two institutes of technology, four colleges, and one government commission serving 140,000 students and 20,000 staff.

EduCampus clients will work with Version 1 on project management and implementation services, business system advisory services, technical support services, technical advisory services, quality assurance services, and service management expertise.

Tom O’Connor, CEO of Version 1, said: “Our Irish public sector team has been an established EduCampus partner for some time and education is a strategically important sector for our business. We look forward to working with EduCampus and its clients in the future and helping speed the digital transformation of these critical sectors in Ireland.”

Paddy Naughton, CEO, EduCampus, said: “This agreement between EduCampus and Version 1 will strengthen our ability to implement, upgrade and maintain the portfolio of MIS applications we manage for our client community. In addition, it will support the wider higher education and research sector in the implementation and maintenance of its ICT systems and requirements.”

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