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Kelway wins a place on Buying Solutions' Commoditised IT Hardware & Software Framework Agreement

Kelway, the UK’s leading mid-market IT provider and CRN’s 2009 Reseller of the Year, has been awarded a place on the new Buying Solutions framework agreement for Commoditised IT Hardware & Software after a rigorous tendering and evaluation process. Under the new Buying Solutions framework agreement, Kelway has been approved to supply both Infrastructure Hardware and Desktop & Peripheral hardware to organisations throughout the public sector for the next three-and-a-half years.  

Buying Solutions, the national procurement partner for UK public services and an Executive Agency of the Office of Government Commerce in the Treasury, provides public sector organisations with a professional procurement service, enabling them to deliver improved value for money in their commercial activities. The Commoditised IT Hardware & Software Framework Agreement will provide Government departments and the wider public sector with a fast, efficient route to procure value for money IT products and services.

In support of the Government’s goal of becoming an EU leader in sustainable procurement, Kelway’s winning tenders made much of its sustainable procurement expertise and its quality management ISO certifications, which ensure reliability and consistency of service. The rigorous tender process was fully compliant with EU procurement regulations. 

“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,” said Lesley Meeks, ICT Procurement Director for Buying Solutions. 

Kelway CEO Phil Doye comments: “Kelway has grown significantly, both in size and reputation, and we are now able to consistently deliver the keenest pricing, backed by unbeatable levels of service. It is testament to our expertise and professionalism that so many Public Sector organisations already depend on Kelway to streamline their IT procurement process and get best value from their IT estates. We look forward to extending this further via the Buying Solutions framework.”

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About Kelway

Kelway is one of the UK’s most successful IT providers and CRN magazine’s 2009 Channel Awards Reseller of the Year. Established in 1990, the company delivers IT solutions for a wide range of customers, backed by unrivalled levels of service. 

Kelway’s account management and customer service teams are experienced IT professionals who offer a consultative approach to service and solution delivery, working closely with customers to establish a genuine understanding of their entire business, plans and objectives. The company is a Cisco Gold Certified Partner, the highest certification level within the Cisco partner programme.

Kelway operates from headquarters in London’s Docklands, with additional offices in the City, Basingstoke, Exeter, Swansea and Dubai. UK customer orders are fulfilled from a central distribution centre in Northampton. For more information please visit: www.kelway.co.uk

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.  

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

Our 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.

For further information please contact:

Robyn Pierce or Ben Bush

robyn.pierce@thecroc.com or ben.bush@thecroc.com

The Crocodile

020 7740 4400

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