Dublin branch of Australian firm wins €28m NHS contract

The Dublin-based branch of Australian health IT company, IBA Health, has won a €22m contract with the British health service, the NHS.

iB Solutions has extended its contract to host the NHS Shared Business Services' Oracle financial and purchasing applications for a further five years.

NHS SBS is a specialist outsourcing and technology company which is a joint venture between the UK’s Department of Health and Xansa (Steria acquired Xansa in 2007). iB Solutions has provided services to NHS SBS since 2002. The current contract has been extended until 2014.

iB Solutions is providing a fully hosted managed service from its data centre at Prestwich in Manchester for 2,300 NHS SBS users rising to 3,200 users within two years. The €27.9m contract excludes software licences as NHS SBS has its own enterprise-wide agreement for Oracle Financials.

With service centres in Leeds, Bristol, and Hampshire, NHS SBS provides services such as accounts payable, debt collection, bank account reconciliation, and account reporting, currently processing around £18bn (€22.9bn) cash per annum on behalf of 93 NHS organisations.