TELECOMS
Project areas
Following extensive stakeholder engagement, a number of initial project areas were identified and subsequently endorsed by the National Category Forum. These were felt to present the best opportunities for short-medium term collaborative action, and will contribute to significant cashable and non cashable savings.
1) Fixed telephony services (calls, line rental and associated services)
2) Mobile telephony and data
3) Hardware procurement, maintenance and services
4) Technology Solutions
Our current focus is on the first project area, fixed telephony services.
We are also working towards the development of a collaborative strategy on solutions, services and convergence opportunities.
Supplier event - Fixed telephony services
On 15 July we held a supplier engagement event, which was attended by over 20 suppliers. We provided an overview of the fixed telephony services project, including a timetable of key activities and a discussion of the scope. We also gave some background information on Procurement Scotland and the wider Public Procurement Reform Programme.
The presentation given, record of the question and answer session and a list of delegates who attended the event can be found here.
Telecoms Portfolio Team
If you have any comments or suggestions, or would like more information, please get in touch with our team:
Other Useful Contacts
National Category Forum member organisations (as of June 2009)
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC)
- Central Government Centre of Procurement Expertise (CGCoPE)
- East Ayrshire Council
- Fife Council
- Highland Council/Scottish Local Government Procurement Forum (SLGPF)
- Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue
- NHS National Procurement
- NHS Grampian
- NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
- North Lanarkshire Council
- Procurement Scotland
- Renfrewshire Council
- Scotland Excel
- Scottish Ambulance Service
- Scottish Government
- South Lanarkshire Council
- University of Edinburgh