Worcestershire County Council and the supplier firm Liberata signed a £5.2m seven-year contract.

Liberata will introduce new technology solutions to local public bodies in order to supply human resources, health and financial services through a process that is expected to save more than £2.2m and affect 106 jobs over the seven year-period.

The deal also includes maintenance, technology solution management and support, and will mean the creation of 25 new apprenticeship posts.

The council’s member for transformation and commissioning, Marc Bayliss, said: “The commissioning of these services meets our aim to create a lower and more transparent cost of service while also ensuring our commitments to schools and other customers can continue to be delivered now and in the future”.

The new process is due to start on the 1st of February 2016.

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