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IDOX wins three-year, £0.5 million contract with new unitary council

Published 7 July 2010

IDOX plc (AIM: IDOX), the supplier of software and services to the UK public sector today has announced the signing of a major three-year contract worth £0.5 million with the new unitary council of Cheshire West and Chester (CW&C) to deliver its' Land, Property and Regulatory Management systems.

CW&C was created in April 2009 from the merger of Chester City Council, Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council, Vale Royal Borough Council and Cheshire County Council. IDOX will deliver software and services to help the new unitary council deliver, to its' 328,000 citizens, services as diverse as Planning, Building Control, Land Charges, Licensing, Trading Standards and Environmental Health.

Richard Kellett-Clarke, IDOX CEO said:

"West Cheshire and Chester Council is the fourth of seven local new local authorities created in 2009 to have selected IDOX to provide their corporate land and property systems. West Cheshire and Chester's commitment to IDOX reflects the company's significant investment in making our software the solutions of choice for councils seeking to deliver greater efficiency, value and the best service to citizens."

Enquiries:

IDOX
Martin Brooks, Chairman
Richard Kellett-Clarke, Chief Executive
William Edmondson, Chief Financial Officer
T: 020 7332 6000

Investec
Andrew Pinder / Erik Anderson
T: 020 7597 4000

College Hill
Adrian Duffield / Carl Franklin
T: 020 7457 2020

About IDOX plc

IDOX plc is a supplier of software solutions and services principally to the UK public sector and the leading applications provider to local government for core functions relating to land, people and property through its UNI-form, Plantech and IDOX product range. Over 75% of UK local authorities are customers.

The Group gives public-sector organisations the tools to manage information and knowledge, documents and content, business processes and workflow as well as connecting directly with the citizen via the web.

It also supplies decision support content and additional specialist services via IDOX Information Solutions, as well as transforming approaches to knowledge and content management via consultancy and training. In addition it provides these specialist skills to customers through its TFPL branded recruitment division.