Why use Buying Solutions?
“The Commoditised IT Hardware and Software framework agreement has been developed in consultation with our public sector customers and structured so that a wide range of IT products and services can be quickly and efficiently procured via an EU-compliant route to market.  We are confident that our customers will find this new arrangement easy to use and will deliver significant savings”

Lesley Meeks, ICT Procurement Director, Buying Solutions

• Tightly controlled framework
• Simplifies Procurement Process  
• Value for money through regular supplier benchmarking
• Facilitates the buying process in a vast and highly complex marketplace
• OGC procurement policy and best practice
• Comprehensive and rigorous selection of suppliers for the contract
• Negates the need for Public Sector customers to partake in lengthy tender exercises

Why SBL?:

• Consolidating Global Estates buying power
• Secure Custom EA's and benefits
• Deliver Framework Exclusive Pricing
• Offer Framework Exclusive Solutions and Tri-Party agreements
• Develop New and Innovative Value Adds & Bespoke Services
• Vendor Independent FOC Procurement Consultancy
• Information Assurance Expertise
• FOC 1st Line support on every solution we provide

About Buying Solutions
Buying Solutions is the national procurement partner for UK public services and is an Executive Agency of the Office of Government Commerce in the Treasury. 

Working in close collaboration with customers across the public sector, we provide a professional procurement service, enabling them to deliver improved value for money in their commercial activities. 

“Following a fully EU-compliant and rigorous procurement process, we are delighted with the quality and variety of suppliers who have been awarded a framework agreement and are confident that these will provide an excellent service to our public sector customers, helping them to meet their IT procurement needs”

Chris Cliffe, Senior Project Manager, Buying Solutions

Buying Solutions has extensive procurement expertise, providing access to over 500,000 products and services delivered through more than 1,500 suppliers in Professional Services, Property & Office Solutions, Energy, Travel, ICT and eCommerce.

Buying Solutions' EU-compliant, benchmarked framework agreements and other procurement arrangements ensure value for money and simplify the procurement process making it quicker and easier for customers to procure the goods and services they need.