This gives public sector organisations access to an extensive portfolio of IT solutions. The new MoU will give access to solutions that help to improve security, enable faster digital acceleration and deliver more value for money to the public sector. It covers all areas of Cisco’s portfolio including cyber security, digital transformation, critical infrastructure and […]
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Customers save over 39% on Adobe software
The requirement Following the success of our previous Enterprise Term License Agreement (ETLA) with Adobe, which was co-termed to expire at the end of March 2023, we needed to provide a replacement solution for existing customers that would also be open to new customers. The solution We negotiated directly with Adobe to establish pricing of […]
Customers save over £3.5 million with mobile voice and data aggregation
Our latest mobile voice and data services aggregation helped customers achieve savings of over £3.5 million. What is the mobile voice and data aggregation service? The aggregation service combines the mobile voice and data requirements of multiple customers, taking much larger volumes to market. This helps us achieve savings that individual customers are unlikely to […]
August customer newsletter
Welcome to our August customer newsletter – read it here. If you don’t currently receive our monthly customer newsletter, you can sign up by completing this short form. Each month, we’ll send you our latest news stories and case studies, as well as information on upcoming aggregation opportunities, events, webinars and much more. You will also […]
Funding by Crown Commercial Service has helped NHS procurement teams identify millions in potential savings
Commercial buying system, Atamis, has supported NHS teams to identify millions in potential savings in its first year 69% of all NHS organisations across the UK are benefiting from the digital system, with many more scheduled to onboard Identified savings could help money be reinvested into patient care Many NHS-affiliated organisations previously used different platforms […]
How to achieve transparency in your procurement
NB: This article was originally published on 24 July 2023. All information was correct at the time of writing, but may not be fully applicable following the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023. Why is transparency important in public sector procurement? Scrutiny of information The principle of transparency can be defined as ‘the access to […]
Crown Commercial Service announces the next iteration of a Memorandum of Understanding with IBM
This next iteration of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) builds and expands on the scope of the previous agreement signed in 2020, with additional discounts to cover IBM’s suite of cloud and software products. It will allow UK public sector customers to access a competitive baseline of pricing by recognising our aggregated public sector spend, […]
The latest iteration of our agreement for network infrastructure and communication services, is launched
The new agreement builds on the success of its predecessor, Network Services 2, continuing to offer core network services such as site-to-site and site-to-cloud (wide area network), satellite and 5G connectivity, as well as local area wireless network access, and unified communication solutions. The scope and lotting structure for Network Services 3 [RM6116] has been […]
Record £3.8 billion commercial benefits delivered though Crown Commercial Service agreements
CCS agreements provide public sector bodies with a choice of approved suppliers who offer the best value, leveraging the scale of public sector demand. By using these agreements, public sector customers can achieve commercial benefits such as reduced costs compared to market prices and better value in contract terms and conditions. Results The newly published […]
Microsoft licence aggregation saves customers £1 million
The requirement 11 Scottish councils recently took part in a CCS Microsoft aggregation. The customers required a wide range of Microsoft licences, including: M365 (E3 and E5) CIS and SCCM Data Centre CIS and SCCM Standard SQL Server Visual Studio Visio Project Teams Azure The solution Our technology aggregation team helps customers save time and […]