The SQS team will deliver end-to-end testing of Specsavers business applications, from performance through to automated regression testing, with focus on raising quality, reducing risk and increasing the throughput of change.

John Lister, Chief Information Officer Specsavers, commented: “With over 1,500 stores and 26,000 staff, Specsavers is a fast growing business that is dependent on robust and effective technology to enable us to provide great service to our customers. It’s therefore critical that we have a software testing and QA process that helps us to deliver quality software solutions that are great value for money, quickly and efficiently.

“We decided that we needed a testing partner with the focus and offshore capability to match our growth plans, which can provide us with innovative solutions through the lifecycle of the contract and can help us ensure effective governance and independence of testing. SQS meets all those requirements and we’re very pleased to have them on board.”

David Cotterell, SQS Executive Main Board Director, added: “We’re delighted that when selecting a partner with proven off shore and on shore presence, Specsavers put so much value on exceeding customer expectations and pure play testing independence. It’s fair to say that this is probably one of the largest pure-play managed testing service contracts to be awarded in the retail sector and the service will be provided from SQS’ state-of- the–art, off-shore facility in Pune India, ably supported by our on shore consultancy presence.”