{"id":85426,"date":"2017-10-17T10:18:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T10:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=9117ca944e8f4396ae0ea34b8cc78c2e"},"modified":"2017-10-17T10:18:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T10:18:00","slug":"news-story-public-bodies-band-together-on-new-mobile-voice-and-data-procurement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=85426","title":{"rendered":"News story: Public bodies band together on new mobile voice and data procurement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is harnessing the buying power of the public sector to reduce the cost to the public purse of purchasing mobile voice and data services.<\/p>\n

Expressions of interest<\/a> are now being taken from public sector organisations who want to take part in this latest bulk buying project.<\/p>\n

The competition will be awarded in March 2018, with customer requirements being gathered between now and December.<\/p>\n

The winning supplier will provide mobile voice and data services to the public sector at the most competitive price available – supporting the provision of efficient, effective public services that meet the needs of citizens.<\/p>\n

The most recent exercises of its kind organised by CCS have saved customers, including local authorities and NHS trusts, on average 60% compared to their previous bills. The more organisations that take part, the greater the benefits will be.<\/p>\n

Niall Quinn, Director of Technology Strategic Category said:<\/p>\n

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I\u2019d encourage all public sector organisations who are looking to purchase mobile voice and data services to consider joining this aggregation. These projects have a great track record of utilising the buying power of the public sector to leverage the best deals from suppliers, ensuring that public bodies can deliver efficient public services.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Each participating customer will sign their own individual contract with the winning supplier.<\/p>\n

How it works<\/h2>\n

The project is a National Further Competition completed under Lot 6 of CCS\u2019s Network Services framework. The chosen supplier will be one of those currently appointed to this Lot.<\/p>\n

It will put in place a mobile voice and data services contract offering a high level of flexibility by:<\/p>\n