HiQ International: HiQ Signs New Framework Agreement with Danish SKI

HiQ has been selected by Danish SKI (Statens og Kommunernes Indkøbs Service) as one of the IT consulting services suppliers to receive a framework agreement in 2009 (SKI 02.15). The framework agreements are worth a total DKK 1.4 billion annually and allow the Danish public sector to quickly and cost effectively purchase various types of IT services. HiQ has already been selected as a supplier under SKI 02.18, a framework agreement covering the development of IT systems, IT projects and support.

“We have for the first time been selected as a supplier of SKI and this opens up many new opportunities for us at HiQ. The Danish Government has a clear vision for its public sector IT strategy – a strategy that covers both digitalisation of the public sector and putting Denmark on the green IT map,” says Lise Jonasen, Managing Director of HiQ in Denmark.

“For us framework agreements are an important recognition and proof of our strength in the public sector in the Nordic region. We are continuing to build up a strong offering for our current clients and new ones in this segment and I look forward to new business in 2009,” says Lars Stugemo, CEO of HiQ.

The SKI 02.15 framework agreement covers IT consulting services and HiQ is qualified to deliver services within 20 of the 21 areas contained in the agreement. The SK 02.18 agreement encompasses all types of IT projects and HiQ is qualified to deliver IT services within: Healthcare, Finance, Property, Transportation and Infrastructure, Management, IT Architecture, IT Security and IT Infrastructure.

About SKI Statens og Kommunernes Indkøbs Service (SKI) is a service and procurement organisation that works with the Danish public sector and aims to create value for the suppliers and the public sector through a simplified procurement process that enables both the buyer and the seller to coordinate the procedure for better and more attractive prices.

HiQ is an IT and management consultancy company focusing on high-tech solutions in the fields of communications and software development. The company is a leading player in these fields and the Nordic region is its domestic market. HiQ employs nearly 1,200 people at offices in the Nordic region and Eastern Europe. HiQ is listed on the Nordic Exchange’s MidCap list. For more information, please visit www.hiq.se

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Contacts

HiQ København A/S
Lise Jonasen, Managing Director,
tel. +45 5122 5443
or
HiQ
Annika Billberg, Head of Corporate Communications,
tel. +46 8 588 90 015 or +46 704 200 103