DTP Group is an approved supplier on NHS Shared Business Services’ SBS 10044 framework: LINK3 IT Hardware and Services.
The LINK3: IT Hardware and Services agreement is free to access and covers all end user device requirements you could need including desktops, laptops, mobile devices, print devices and specialist healthcare related IT Hardware. It replaces the popular Link 2: IT Hardware & Services framework. This framework will run from 01 March 2021 until 28 February 2023.
SBS 10044 is a joint procurement framework between North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative and NHS Shared Business Services who work with NHS organisations and public sector bodies to harness their buying power and influence the market in order to put in place competitive procurement solutions, including framework agreements and contracts for the supply of ICT category goods and services.
A total of 19 suppliers have been awarded to the framework which includes IT manufacturers, IT resellers, and specialist medical IT providers. The framework offers an OJEU compliant route to market, saving valuable time and resources for the public sector.
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Who can use the LINK3 IT hardware and services framework?
NHS Shared Business Services is a national provider for a range of Health, Digital & IT, and Corporate Services framework agreements, which can be used by all UK based public sector organisations, including:
- NHS organisations
- Local Authorities
- Local Education Authority
- Further and Higher Education
- Academies
- Housing Associations
- Emergency Services (Police, Fire, Ambulance)
- Museums, galleries etc
- The Prison Service
- Charities
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What are the benefits of procuring through the LINK3 framework?
- Potential saving opportunities of 20-27%
- Free to access
- Direct Award option
- Access approved within 24hrs
- ABI income is retained within the NHS and Public Sector purse
- PCR 2015 compliant route to market (previously OJEU compliant)
- Use of NHS call-off terms and order form template
- Personalised procurement support
- An approved list of suppliers who have been evaluated on quality and price
- Wider market access
Which products are included on LINK3 IT Hardware and services?
How does the LINK3 framework give competitive pricing?
The framework catalogue contains a core basket of goods with competitive fixed pricing for at least two years. It also enables new innovative methods of purchasing IT hardware such as Device as a Service (DaaS) and finance leasing.
NHS Shared Business Services’ supplier range ensures approved organisations are supplied with IT solutions tailored to their needs, with innovative Device as a Service offerings, and ‘Core Basket’ item prices fixed for 2 years. Procuring through the framework means you have the benefit of a collaborative approach, sharing the costs of programme management and procurement support, which lower pricing and increases cost-savings.
Visit our Frameworks Page for a full list of public sector procurement frameworks that DTP are an approved supplier for.
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