Bond International Software

Bond awarded £200,000 managed services deal with Xchanging

Bond awarded £200,000 managed services deal with Xchanging Global staffing software producer Bond International Software Plc has been signed by Xchanging, the leading 'pure-play' business process outsourcing company, in a deal to provide a managed services solution to its customers.

Bond's world-leading Adapt software will control the temporary, permanent and redeployment aspects of the HR workflow online. This includes submitting and approving vacancies, managing the full candidate supply chain and posting and updating vacancies and staff populations via the Web. Xchanging will deliver this capability through its integrated HR portal, "peopleportal."

Xchanging's HR Services Managing Director Richard Houghton said: "Using our HR services and procurement expertise in conjunction with Adapt's functionality and Bond's experience allows us to deliver the optimum managed resourcing solution to our customers. The visibility and management achieved across all aspects of the supply chain will deliver a more accountable and efficient service to increasingly complex resourcing demands."

Bond's European CEO Tim Richards said: "We are delighted to be collaborating with such an industry leading and innovative organisation as Xchanging and its prestigious client base, on a project of this diversity and scale. The development further marks Bond's presence as a respected provider in the managed services environment."

The system works by routing vacancy requisitions through an approval process to bespoke databases, as well as the external supply chains via an extranet. Appointed recruitment consultancies, making up the preferred supplier list, will also be given access to the system, allowing closer customer collaboration and immediate access to additional candidates.

Security is guaranteed as system access configurations mean different user types will have access only to the information designated to them. Similarly, all approved suppliers can submit candidates' details to the extranet that can be screened by the recruitment specialists and then reviewed online by the hiring managers. This means they can easily update the status and availability of candidates' details to ensure a high level of accuracy.

The system's powerful workflow and database will also manage the resourcing and deployment of the contract staff - including comprehensive cost and statistical reporting of the process. For further information visit www.xchanging.com

 
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For further information contact: John Pipes at Bond International Software, Courtlands, Parklands Avenue, Goring, BN12 4NG tel: 01903 707070 or email jpipes@bond.co.uk . To subscribe to Bond's email news alert service please go to www.bondadapt.com and click on Investors.