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Schools get new route to cheaper software shopping
News OGCbuying.solutions, the government's procurement arm, and Becta, its technology strategy agency, have agreed a new deal for schools and other educational institutions' software shopping. The agreement... [13 Oct 2008]
Online auction slashes gov't laptop costs in half
News The e-auction, facilitated by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) and sponsored by OGCbuying.solutions, was for 5,000 laptops and 5,000 PCs and achieved savings of 50 per cent on the laptops and 20... [22 Aug 2008]
Government deal for 'best buy' telecoms suppliers
News The new TNF agreement, which will go live on 8 January, lists 37 telecoms suppliers across 12 categories which have agreed special purchasing terms and conditions with OGCbuying.solutions. BT is the sole... [02 Jan 2008]
MoD trailblazes travel-booking service
News Under the deal, which was awarded by the government procurement organisation OGCbuying.solutions, Capgemini will design and operate the service for five years and will initially provide 300,000 MoD staff... [07 Aug 2007]
Microsoft bulk-buy benefits by-pass public sector IT
News The figure is revealed in a wider report by the Public Accounts Committee criticising government purchasing body OGCbuying.solutions for failing to negotiate better buying deals for the public sector. [25 Jun 2007]
Government strikes £105m network deal
News Public sector purchasing body OGCbuying.solutions has awarded Global Crossing a £105m extension on its contract, to provide managed telecoms services until 2011.silicon.com Public Sector Get the latest... [13 Jun 2007]
£45m in savings targeted by government SAP deal
News The three-year memorandum of understanding with the Office of Government Commerce trading arm, OGCbuying.solutions, came into effect on 1 January 2007 and will give all government departments and public... [02 Mar 2007]
Half-price deal for public sector IT
News OGCbuying.solutions - a government e-procurement arm - is running a scheme which promises average savings of over 25 per cent to public sector organisations until the end of March 2007.silicon.com Public... [08 Dec 2006]
Public sector secures £1m per year software discount
News Hugh Barrett, chief executive of OGCbuying.solutions, the OGC's trading arm, said in a statement: "One-and-a-half million public sector users have joined together under OGC's leadership to make the most... [15 Sep 2006]
Half price PCs and laptops for the public sector
News OGCbuying.solutions - the government's e-procurement arm - conducted the competition for desktop, laptops and monitors. Hugh Barrett, CEO of OGCbuying.solutions, said... [30 Aug 2006]
Hospital to save £4m with e-procurement
News It is the first trust out of a consortium of 17 to connect to its suppliers via the OGCbuying.solutions Zanzibar Managed Service, an online procurement marketplace. The St Mary's e-procurement project... [24 Aug 2006]
Taxpayers save £412m through smarter buying
News OGCbuying.solutions, which is part of HM Treasury, said in a report that a number of buying agreements and managed services have helped the public sector to keep procurement costs down, saving £412m in... [26 Jul 2006]
O2 goes IT
News The Spanish-owned network operator has set its sights on dethroning Vodafone from its number one position in the corporate market now that it has secured preferred supplier status with the government procurement agency... [11 Jul 2006]
Public sector slashes 25 per cent off mobile bill
News OGCbuying.solutions, the procurement arm of the UK government has signed a new framework agreement that will allow public sector organisations to get mobile line rental from £3 per month with per minute... [20 Jun 2006]
Government aims for £45m savings from Oracle deal
News Hugh Barrett, CEO of the OGC's trading arm OGCbuying.solutions, said in a statement: "Our agreement with Oracle is a good example of the use of the wider public sector's purchasing power to deliver... [27 Apr 2006]
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