07:25 AM EDT, 03/27/2024 (MT Newswires) -- CGI (TSX: GIB.A and NYSE: GIB), one of the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world, said Wednesday it has been selected by the UK Government's Cabinet Office as a Strategic Delivery Partner for the Cabinet Office Digital (CO Digital) department. A statement said the five-year contract is valued at $162 million (or 100 million pounds).

Under the contract, Wednesday's statement noted, CGI will partner with the CO Digital function to deliver a range of digital, data and technology services and products in support of Cabinet Office Business Units, enabling their digital transformation.