Launched in early 2013, BISFed is the new governing body for the sport of boccia and was formally accepted as a member of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) at its General Assembly in Athens last November.

The governing body is the first International Federation that will be serviced by Sport:80's software package which will customise membership and event modules for BISFed's sports management system and support the federation with consultancy services and management support and assist in delivering social media and electronic communications.

Boccia has been part of the Paralympic programme since New York 1984, and BISFed President David Hadfield claims the deal with Sport:80 will help to promote and develop the sport internationally.

"Modern challenges need modern solutions, and as a new federation we must address the task of building an international management structure for boccia using the best technology available," Hadfield said.

"BISFed have brought Sport:80 on board to develop and build a membership system that will put boccia at the forefront of sport management thinking.

"It will enable BISFed to grow this exciting and accessible Paralympic sport internationally, by automating much of the administration and communication that takes up a huge proportion of a sports federation's resources."

Sport:80, which has offices in London and Sheffield, has already got links with Paralympic sport, having providing services at the IPC Shooting World Cup for the past two years.

It has also developed systems at events, including the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup, as part of the London Prepares series for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the European Archery Festival which was the third stage of World Archery's Indoor World Cup programme for 2013-2014.

Boccia has been part of the Paralympic Games programme for 30 years after making its debut at New York 1984 ©AFP/Getty Images