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Welcome To Buying Solutions About Buying Solutions Registration Log In Contact Details ISO Quality	About Buying Solutions What are the Frameworks for? The Frameworks have been established to meet the specific procurement needs of customers in the public sector and offer flexibility in meeting a range of requirements. Customers can access a selection of suppliers, providing end to end solutions. What services can PDMS provide under the Framework? Services in PDMS’ Procurement Lot 9 (Application Development) may include solution identification, design, development, implementation, data take-on, migration, integration and security; user training, maintenance and support, or managed and application service provider (ASP) service, for a range of applications. It may also cover the prototyping, configuring or tailoring of existing products and also include some goods and services. Who can use the Frameworks? Buying Solutions’ remit extends across both central Government, and the wider public sector comprising central Government, local Government, health, education, devolved administrations, emergency services, defence, utilities and not for profit sectors. It also extends to devolved administrations and the local Government, health, education and emergency services in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. What are the benefits of using the Framework? Buying Solutions’ framework agreements have been developed in consultation with customers from across the public sector. They are fully EU compliant and rigorous tendering and evaluation ensures each supplier offers excellent service and value for money. Customers can call off requirements quickly, saving considerable time and costs involved in conducting a full tender exercise. Sourcing though the Specialist Solutions framework agreements has the following key customer benefits: Competitive prices Compliance with EU procurement Quicker, Cheaper and Easier than an OJEU procurement Fitness for purpose Quality suppliers Reduced procurement risk Opportunity for further competition End to end solution provision, including pre-sales services A clear audit trail How do I place an order with PDMS via the framework? Directly Orders can be placed directly with suppliers, including PDMS, via telephone, email, fax or online ordering facilities where applicable. Online Simply log on to wwwbuyingsolutions.gov.uk to access all the information you will need for online procurement. In order to ensure that our frameworks are exclusively available to customers in the public sector, you will be required to register. Simply complete the registration form and you will receive a password and access details within 24 hours. Through Zanzibar All of Buying Soltuions procurement arrangements are available to customers using the Zanzibar eMarketplace. Catalogue Ordering You may order directly from the catalogue without competing your requirements if you can determine which supplier can deliver best value for money from the detail given in the catalogue or alternatively you may want to run a further competition. To register or find out more information, please visit www.ogcbuyingsolutions.gov.uk or alternatively talk to Bruce McGregor or Shaun Morgan at PDMS.

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About Buying Solutions

What are the Frameworks for?

The Frameworks have been established to meet the specific procurement needs of customers in the public sector and offer flexibility in meeting a range of requirements. Customers can access a selection of suppliers, providing end to end solutions.

What services can PDMS provide under the Framework?

Services in PDMS’ Procurement Lot 9 (Application Development) may include solution identification, design, development, implementation, data take-on, migration, integration and security; user training, maintenance and support, or managed and application service provider (ASP) service, for a range of applications. It may also cover the prototyping, configuring or tailoring of existing products and also include some goods and services.

Who can use the Frameworks?

Buying Solutions’ remit extends across both central Government, and the wider public sector comprising central Government, local Government, health, education, devolved administrations, emergency services, defence, utilities and not for profit sectors. It also extends to devolved administrations and the local Government, health, education and emergency services in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

What are the benefits of using the Framework?

Buying Solutions’ framework agreements have been developed in consultation with customers from across the public sector. They are fully EU compliant and rigorous tendering and evaluation ensures each supplier offers excellent service and value for money. Customers can call off requirements quickly, saving considerable time and costs involved in conducting a full tender exercise.

Sourcing though the Specialist Solutions framework agreements has the following key customer benefits:

Competitive prices
Compliance with EU procurement
Quicker, Cheaper and Easier than an OJEU procurement
Fitness for purpose
Quality suppliers
Reduced procurement risk
Opportunity for further competition
End to end solution provision, including pre-sales services
A clear audit trail

How do I place an order with PDMS via the framework?

Directly

Orders can be placed directly with suppliers, including PDMS, via telephone, email, fax or online ordering facilities where applicable.

Online

Simply log on to wwwbuyingsolutions.gov.uk to access all the information you will need for online procurement. In order to ensure that our frameworks are exclusively available to customers in the public sector, you will be required to register. Simply complete the registration form and you will receive a password and access details within 24 hours.

Through Zanzibar

All of Buying Soltuions procurement arrangements are available to customers using the Zanzibar eMarketplace.

Catalogue Ordering

You may order directly from the catalogue without competing your requirements if you can determine which supplier can deliver best value for money from the detail given in the catalogue or alternatively you may want to run a further competition.

To register or find out more information, please visit www.ogcbuyingsolutions.gov.uk or alternatively talk to Bruce McGregor or Shaun Morgan at PDMS.