College administration software program scaleup Compass has gained the tender to produce greater than 800 of Western Australia’s Public Faculties with its expertise – a undertaking it’ll ship in partnership with ASX-listed TechnologyOne.
The deal, which is value greater than $9 million yearly over seven years, with an choice for extension, will see Compass develop to assist greater than 3000 faculties, and 4 million-plus customers.
It’s understood that the 2 native tech corporations outbid a number of worldwide rivals to win the contract.
Compass cofounder and CEO John de la Motte mentioned the tender course of was rigorous and run over a number of years by the division.
“We’re thrilled Western Australia’s Division of Schooling has chosen native expertise suppliers to energy its public faculties. After working some of the stringent tender processes we’ve ever been concerned in, together with detailed evaluation from unbiased material specialists, Compass has been awarded the contract for all 4 college administration classes,” he mentioned.
“Supporting native expertise jobs is a key tenement of Compass, an ed-tech firm that’s inbuilt Australia in session with lecturers from proper throughout the nation.”
The Victorian-headquartered Compass launched in Western Australia in 2019 and previous to this deal is utilized by 150+ faculties within the state.
Based on the tech firm, WA’s Schooling Division broke the tender up into 4 classes together with college administration, pupil administration, timetabling and finance – three of which had been awarded to Compass. The finance a part of the answer might be delivered by Compass in partnership with TechnologyOne.
TechnologyOne CEO Ed Chung mentioned his firm will assist the billing, finance, accounting, budgeting and administration reporting perform for the Division and the colleges it serves, offering real-time insights throughout money flows and efficiency to drive effectivity, streamline processes, and save money and time.
“Our resolution empowers greater than 1.4 million college students globally throughout Okay-12 and better schooling, partnering with Catholic Schooling, and among the world’s main universities. TechnologyOne can be trusted by one in 4 public sector organisations throughout Australia and New Zealand,” he mentioned.