EANS-News: Federal Ministry of the Interior awards adesso AG contract on a multi-million-euro scale
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contracts Subtitle: Company victorious in Europe-wide tender for framework agreement on maintenance of the procurement offices e-tender platform Dortmund (euro adhoc) - adesso AG has won out after a Europe-wide tendering process for a framework agreement. The tender concerned provision of support to and further development of the procurement office's central e-tender platform. Securing the contract will pave the way for acceptance of consulting and software development services worth up to two million euros annually over a duration of two to four years. During this period, adesso industry specialists will provide support to the Federal Ministry of the Interior's procurement officers as the government updates an existing platform for electronic tendering and awarding of service contracts. In operation for the past ten years, the central e-tender platform has become a vital tool for the procurement office. Around 350 officeholders and 20,000 companies use the system. Since its introduction, the platform has turned over around 700 million euros. Right now, there are around 1,000 tendering processes underway. The system needs updating in light of the constant increase in the number of electronically supported tenders and contracting processes. Winning this public administration business contract will increase adesso's visibility in the sector. It also represents an important milestone for adesso's growth strategy. The decision will mean further expansion of adesso's presence in the sector, which will become one of adesso's core industries. The Excecutive Board Further inquiry note: Martin Möllmann Manager Investor Relations Tel.: +49 231 930-9330 E-Mail: ir@adesso.de end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- company: adesso AG Stockholmer Allee 24 D-44269 Dortmund phone: +49 231 930-9330 FAX: +49 231 930-9331 mail: ir@adesso.de WWW: http://www.adesso-group.de sector: Computing & Information Technology ISIN: DE000A0Z23Q5 indexes: CDAX stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, regulated dealing/general standard: Frankfurt language: English
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