"The UK government plans to tender a commercial framework for end-user hardware and software worth up to £24 billion ($32.18 billion) including tax - double the £12 billion maximum announced six months ago. Earlier this month, UK tech minister Liz Kendall told the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee the government was addressing ongoing concerns about extracting value from major vendors through centralized public sector procurement."
"Last week, Crown Commercial Service (CCS), a unit of the Cabinet Office, published a pipeline notice for buying off-the-shelf hardware, software, and associated services. Hardware covers laptops, desktops, tablets, smartphones, all peripherals, monitors, printers, scanners and "human interface devices", broadly described as "end user computing", the notice says. Software includes commercial off-the-shelf software and open source software licenses. Services set to be associated with these products includes hardware support, implementation, maintenance, and recycling."
The government plans TePAS 3, a commercial framework for end-user hardware, software, and associated services with an indicative spending value of £20 billion excluding VAT (£24 billion including VAT). The framework is scheduled to run from July 2027 until January 2030, with a possible extension to 6 July 2031. Crown Commercial Service published a pipeline notice covering off-the-shelf hardware, software, and services. Hardware scope includes laptops, desktops, tablets, smartphones, peripherals, monitors, printers, scanners and human interface devices. Software scope includes commercial off-the-shelf and open source licenses, and associated services include support, implementation, maintenance, and recycling.
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