December 2006

The Universities of Bedfordshire, Birmingham, Cambridge and Reading are amongst a number of public sector organisations to join the In-Tend HE family.

In-Tend is the public sector e-Sourcing tool used by a wide variety of public sector organisations.

In-Tend is managed, supported and developed by Derventio Solutions.

November 2006

Milton Keynes Council with their outsourced procurement partner HBS (Hydra Business Services) have chosen In-Tend to manage the procurement requirements of the 250 schools located within the Milton Keynes area.

HBS will manage procurement on behalf of the individual schools offering professional procurement using a proven and established e-Sourcing tool, In-Tend.

This venture hopefully marks the start of a successful business partnership between HBS, In-Tend Limited and Derventio Solutions.

October 2006

With its new initiative for the further education market, In-Tend and Derventio Solutions with it's partners Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and Crescent Purchasing are pleased to annouce the first three colleges within the UK to adopt an e-Sourcing tool.

1. Blackpool & The Fylde College
2. City of Sunderland College
3. St Helens College

These further education institutions have all adopted to use In-Tend the leading public sector e-Sourcing tool.

September 2006

Derventio Solutions have agreed a partnership deal with DT Publications, a major force in the technical publications market, to provide continual development resource for all their major projects.

Included in this agreement is the ongoing maintenance and support for Druid, DT Publications technical documentation viewer used by many thousands of users.

Druid's major users include JCB Ltd, where the software is installed at over 2000 of their dealerships.

August 2006

The University of Plymouth becomes the 27th university in the United Kingdom to opt for In-Tend. After going through a formal tender process, In-Tend was selected as the preferred solution by the university.

In-Tend is the chosen e-Sourcing tool for the education market within the UK. The joining of the University of Plymouth to the family is another major step forward in the products future.

July 2006

In-Tend Ltd have awarded Derventio Solutions a long term contract to manage, support and enhance In-Tend, the leading e-Sourcing tool in the UK. In-Tend is owned by over twenty public sector organisations.

In-Tend are delighted to award a long term contract to Derventio Solutions in light of their excellent delivery of the In-Tend product over the past five years. With the purchase of the e-Sourcing tool we expect to take In-Tend on to the next level and see Derventio Solutions as being integral to this process.

June 2006

Siemens continue their support for the Nexala Equinox Asset Management System. Siemens Transportation Limited have awarded Derventio Solutions Limited a long term rolling contract to continue the development of Nexala Equinox.

Nexala Equinox is the asset management solution of choice for Siemens Transportation within the UK and manages in excess of a billion pounds of moving and fixed assets.

The continued support of Siemens for the Nexala Equinox product is a major endorsement of its quality. With the award of this contract, and our continued commitment to provide quality software.

May 2006

Derventio Solutions is formed.

Derventio Solutions promises to continue the excellent support offered to the InfoVision client base by supporting the successful software products In-Tend and Nexala Equinox.

The formation of Derventio Solutions allows the continuation of its proven success in both the public and private sectors. With many new business opportunities to come, this makes for exciting times ahead for Derventio Solutions and their clients.