Resellers have been winning parts of a £500 million framework that will provide “end-to-end” IT to the NHS including Computacenter, Softcat, Total and Dell.
The Digital Workplace Solutions framework is managed by NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) and replaces the predecessor “Link: IT Solutions”.
Total Computers sales director Kieran O’Connor said: “We’re already working with NHS Shared Business Services through ‘The Edge4Health’, so are thrilled to be a ‘Digital Workplace Solutions’ supplier and see it as further endorsement of our ability to provide the public sector with competitive pricing, technical excellence and great service.”
The framework will run for an initial two-year period, with an option to run for a further two years after. Since publication, NHS SBS has told CRNthat the framework is worth an estimated £500 million.
It covers everything from servers, storage and networking, to client devices.
Phil Davies, director of procurement at NHS SBS, said: “NHS Shared Business Services manages an extensive portfolio of framework agreements, which provide public sector organisations with an easy to access and compliant route to competitive pricing, to help drive savings and improve efficiency.”
The full list of suppliers on the framework include Amicus IT, Bechtle, CDW, Centerprise, Cisilion, Computacenter, Dacoll, Dell, EACS, European, Electronique, Insight, Khipu, Mother Technologies, Novosco, Nviron, Phoenix, Proact IT, RioMed, Six Degrees, Softcat, SBL, SCC, Switchshop, TET Limited, Total Computers, Trusco, Trustmarque, and XMA.
