Southern Water has awarded an IT software and hardware reseller framework contract worth an estimated £60 million.
Suppliers appointed to the framework will provide:
- hardware reseller services (quotation to hardware delivery)
- management of hardware maintenance and support renewals
- software reseller Services (quotation to software delivery)
- management of software license, maintenance and support renewals
- hardware and software disposals service
- provision of standard hardware
- end user computing hardware – ad-hoc purchases (e.g. keyboards, monitors) and periodic desktop refresh projects,
- data center hardware – ad-hoc purchases (e.g.: routers, switches), major capital requirements (e.g. servers, storage, hyper-converged infrastructure), and related services such as installation,
- mobile telephony devices – ad-hoc purchases (e.g.: mobile handsets, car-kits) and periodic mobile device refresh projects.
Southern Water has appointed 3 resellers to the framework - future work will be awarded on the basis of the best value for money offered by appointed resellers for specific requirements.
The initial framework is 4 years, with an option to extend by a further period, or periods, up to a maximum of 8 years in total.
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