The Scottish Government

ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE

NATIONAL CATEGORY FORUM

The National Catergory Forum is now fully established, with support and representation from organisations across the Scottish Public Sector.

Current members include representation from:

• NHS National Procurement
• NHS Lothian
• CGCoPE
• APUC
• Fire & Rescue Service
• Police
• SLGPF members
• Scotland Excel
  
  

NATIONAL COLLABORATIVE PROCUREMENT ARRANGEMENT FOR IT HARDWARE

On 14th December 2007, Procurement Scotland held its first eAuction for IT Hardware. This project is the first demonstration of the benefits to be gained from collaboration at a National Category A level. To harness the combined purchasing power of the Scottish public sector, organisations from the Central Government, Local Authority and Higher & Further Education sectors participated in the eAuction for desktop PCs, TFT monitors and laptops.

Collaborative Procurement Arrangement - Auction Summary - Sept 08

This Collaborative Procurement Arrangement (CPA), which is subject to the terms of the OGCbs Catalist Framework Agreement, facilitates the contract between the Contracting Authority and the supplier; no further procurement action is required. Unit prices achieved in the eAuction will be held for the duration of each product's lifespan.

You can access detailed content information, including pricing and ePS format catalogues, through our secure stakeholder site. To gain access, please contact either Kelly Ireland or Lorraine Hook.

Collaborative Procurement Arrangement - FAQs - Sept 08

CPA UPDATE

As at 31st August, 128 organisations from all sectors of Scottish public sector, have made purchases via this national arrangement with both cashable and non-cashable savings continuing to rise.

55 - Local Authority

34 - HE/FE establishments

21 - Central Government

11 - Health

3 - Charities

3 - Fire & Rescue Services

BUYERS GUIDE

The aim of the Buyers Guide is to provide public sector IT Managers and procurement staff with an introduction to the sourcing options and solutions that exist to help them procure the IT hardware they need to deliver the technology and services required by their organisation and staff. It promotes the role of Procurement Scotland as a key enabler in facilitating cross sector collaboration to achieve best value.

Procurement Scotland - IT Hardware - Buyers Guide - Final Version

IT HARDWARE CATEGORY PLAN

The Cateogory Plan has now been endorsed by the National Category Forum.

Procurement Scotland - IT Hardware - Category Plan - Final

NEW INITIATIVES

DESKTOP, LAPTOP & MONITOR REFRESH

The current arrangement expires on 31 March 2009. Procurement Scotland intends refreshing the current CPD in December this year with another eAuction event. This will provide public sector customers with a 3 month overlap. Please contact either Gordon Neill or Gill McLeod to discuss your organisation's desktop refresh requirements for 2009/10.

DISPOSAL OF IT HARDWARE

Procurement Scotland issued a cross-sectoral survey in relation to the disposal of redundant IT hardware to understand the current landscape across the public sector. The initial analysis suggests that the majority of public sector organisations have no formal contract arrangements in place. Procurement Scotland will commence a tender exercise to award a national contract for IT hardware disposal by April 2009.

ULTRA-MOBILE PORTABLE COMPUTERS

Procurement Scotland are working in consultation with public sector colleagues to assess opportunities for national collaboration in relation to mini-books.

IT HARDWARE & SOFTWARE WORKSHOPS

Purpose

• Procurement Scotland will be hosting a series of stakeholder workshops across Scotland during January 2009. The cross-sector workshops will be open to all organisations to attend, and provide an additional outlet for organisations to feedback on the commodities and share best practice.
• The workshops are an open invitaion to allow IT and procurement specialist, the opprtinuity to provide their thoughts on an collaborative agenda.

Dates and Locations

The dates and locations of the forthcoming workshops are:

13th January 2009 - Edinburgh, Saughton House.

Two events:

15th January 2009 - Inverness, Palace Hotel.

One event:

20th January 2009 - Glasgow, Millennium Hotel

Two events:

22nd January 2009- Aberdeen, Marriot Hotel (airport)

One event:

Registration process

To register for any of the workshops, please e-mail Ps-enquiries@scotland.gsi.gov.uk with your name, organistaion and contact details along with date, time and venue you wish to attend. Confirmation of your place will be sent to you nearer to the workshop dates.

Note - spaces are limited, so early registraion is advised

FEEDBACK

If you have any comments or suggestions, or would like more information, please contact:

• Gordon Neill, Portfolio Manager for IT Hardware - 0131 244 8145
• Gill McLeod, Strategic Buyer for IT Hardware - 0131 244 8186