Current offers
- The Office of Government Commerce has claimed hardware savings for the public sector of up to 45% under a new deal with suppliers It announced on 29 August 2006 that its Great Deals initiative, conducted with its trading arm OGCbuying.solutions, had made big discounts available on purchases of desktop and laptop PCs and screens.
The initiative involved asking companies prequalified under OGCbuying.solutions Catalist framework to provide competitive prices against a common set of specifications.
Hugh Barrett chief executive of OGCbuying.solutions, said: "This is a fantastic deal for the public sector. The specifications are designed to handle current propriety software packages and subsequent releases.
"With high specification, quality laptops available at around £430 and desktops at around £280, this is a significant breakthrough for public sector customers and will save them time and money in the purchasing process."
Richard Abbott, director of OGC's procurement workstream, said: "The launch of these Great Deals represents a key step in OGC's work to support departments and the public sector in meeting their efficiency targets, with the ultimate aim of releasing funds for front line services."
The OGC said the Great Deals initiative will be refreshed on a quarterly basis to keep up with the evolving IT hardware market.
Source: Kable's Government Computing
- Following a recent public sector e-auction for IT hardware Fujitsu-Siemens, whose bid won much of the business, has agreed to make the terms of their e-auction winning deal available to schools, colleges, universities etc.
Becta Deals
The British Educational Communication and Technology Agency (Becta) has set up a range of Framework Agreements to ensure schools and colleges obtain the best value for money possible when purchasing laptops, whiteboards, software, consultancy and other services.
Becta’s framework agreements ensure:
- low prices and competitive deals for schools.
- suppliers are rigorously evaluated on commercial and technical issues.
- ongoing evaluation of suppliers to maintain performance standards.
- favourable commercial terms and service levels for schools.
Use the links below for more information on current BECTA offers.
- Software
- Consultancy
- Other services
- Help buying ICT equipment
- How you can help
- Temporary Workers
- Becta - learning Platform Services Framework
- Becta - Infrastructure Framework Services
- Becta - Consultancy Services Framework
- Becta - Software Licensing Framework for ICT in Education
- Grants for Walking Buses
- Regional Commissioning of Children, Young People and Families services case studies
- Further Education Library of Procurement
