The P&R President has assured anyone who was concerned about staff affected by the States sacking Agilisys that they have been offered “comparable roles” elsewhere.
The States signed a £200million 10-year contract with Agilisys in 2019.
The deal saw Agilisys act as the government’s IT partner, overhauling States’ systems.
But the partnership has been beset with problems including the mass IT outage affecting all States departments in November 2022.
The States broke the contract with Agilisys earlier this year, and it will end at midnight on 31 July 2025.
The Agilisys team included 40 staff working locally, supported by a wider UK network.
Speaking in the States yesterday, Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez confirmed that locally based staff affected by the contract being scrapped were considered in the decision making process.
“We are particularly mindful of the impact the contract termination is having on Agilisys staff,” she said.
“While this is obviously not the appropriate place to delve into details of employment matters, I can assure members that all of those people affected have been contacted by our team and that broadly speaking the IT needs have not changed, so for the majority of the staff involved, comparable roles have been made available, either within the States or with partner vendors.”
Deputy de Sausmarez was only elected as P&R President recently, having taken over the role from former Deputy Lyndon Trott who retired at the end of June.
His P&R committee had taken the decision to sack Agilisys – but Deputy de Sausmarez confirmed that all States members “have received a comprehensive briefing on the context of the decision as well as the ongoing actions to manage a successful transition to the new multi-vendor model”.
The new multi-vendor model is already taking shape with C5 and JT both awarded contracts under the new system, along with Apogee – announced this week.
“Arrangements for the transition are on track, with a number of very experienced providers directly contracted to provide services, including C5 and JT,” said Deputy de Sausmarez.
“While the initial transition period is complex and sensitive, ultimately, this new model will provide greater flexibility and accountability. It will also improve our resilience as an organisation and provide a better experience for users. On that theme, the Committee is pleased to be able to advise the project to build the digital foundation for the States is well underway.”
While the States is pleased with how the process is going to replace Agilisys, the company did say recently that it was “disappointed” in how the situation has been handled.
Agilisys laid out what it called the truth behind its ill fated contract with the States of Guernsey.
Managing Partner of Agilisys Guernsey, Cheryl Bennet has said staff will continue to fulfil its side of the deal until the contract formally ends next month, but she has also hit back at the negative narrative around the situation.
“We are proud of our people,” she said.