Civica, an outsourcing services provider has moved to acquire Bristol based Coldharbour Systems, which specialises in providing application software services to the UK healthcare sector.

Coldharbour Systems provides software services to over 160 customers and has worked on projects with Civicabefore.

While payment details were not disclosed, a statement released by Civica regarding the acquisition, said that: “The acquisition of Coldharbour extends Civica's presence and expertise in sectors adjacent to its existing customer base while the combined product and service portfolio will enable the company to offer broader solutions to the health care sector including cloud and managed services."

The acquisition by Civica will provide the outsourcing group with a broader service offering and an additional business arm which enjoyed a profitable 2013.

CEO of Civica, Simon Downing, said: “Coldharbour brings a market-leading product set and an excellent reputation, and the combined business is very well placed to respond to the needs of customers across the healthcare sector.”

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