Trustmarque Solutions Placed On Prestigious Public Sector Framework

Published 4th March 2010

•Trustmarque Solutions wins position on high-profile government IT procurement framework

York, UK- 4th March 2010. Value Added Reseller Trustmarque Solutions has today announced that it has successfully earned a place on the important government IT procurement framework for Commoditised IT Hardware and Software (CITHS). Trustmarque is proud to unveil that it is one of just ten companies to be awarded a framework agreement for a position on the prestigious software supplier list which means they are awarded trusted and preferred advisers and providers status to both central civil government and the wider public sector.

Trustmarque Solutions was selected as a chosen partner for the public sector by Buying Solutions, the national procurement partner for UK public services. In succeeding in their bid, Trustmarque had to undergo a lengthy and robust process which saw them invest significant time and resources to prove their value against a line up of strong IT vendors. The assessment saw input from every member of the Trustmarque team mirroring the vast and diverse range of experience the organisation can impart to customers. The bid was managed in-house and Chief Executive Officer Scott Haddow comments that this success reflects Trustmarque’s determination:

“Being named in the 2010 CITHS framework agreement is a fantastic achievement for all concerned. We knew that we offered a best practice service allowing customers to achieve value and earning this public listing proves it. I am proud to announce that Trustmarque ranked highly amongst its competitors and when you see the quality of those not on this list, it demonstrates clearly the quality, depth and skillset we have. This underpins our ability and strength to give advice and professional guidance to bodies to allow them to make better use of their IT software and infrastructure.”

Chris Cliffe, Senior Project Manager, Buying Solutions adds:

“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”

The public sector has always been at the heart of Trustmarque’s expertise and the company is well-known for being a leading voice in this arena having previously been on the Gcat/Catalist framework agreements. The CITHS framework replaces the IT Goods and Associated Services agreement and allows Trustmarque to sell to the public sector for the next three and a half years with the option for this to be extended to four. Being awarded a Buying Solutions framework agreement will mean Trustmarque continues to work heavily in the public sector, but Scott Haddow adds there are benefits for all of the business:

“Obviously to be a part of this framework means we are going to benefit financially and this news means we can continue our valued investment into our public sector business. Historically this market has been very important to us and with this new business we expect that significance to grow. We look forward to sharing the benefits of this renewed focus with our customers in the public sector.”

This renewed emphasis on the public sector also brings importance to Trustmarque’s private sector customers. Having been through such a stringent benchmarking process, customers from all markets can be assured of the company’s financial ability, history, track record and expertise as the Buying Solutions framework agreement proves it operates a quality business. Trustmarque will now be proactively going back to its public sector customers both past, present and potential to show how it can continually drive business value and deploy software to reduce cost. The contract win is a fantastic opportunity to prove how Trustmarque has the ability to step up and deliver wherever necessary in bringing the best solutions to all of its customers.

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About Trustmarque Solutions
Trustmarque has been providing value added services to customers since it was founded in 1987 and is now one of the UK’s largest Value Added Resellers. Trustmarque brings together years of knowledge plus a strong track record of delivering successful IT enabled projects for customers that realise positive business outcomes. Trustmarque delivers solutions across six key areas: Information Security, Infrastructure Optimisation, Managed Licence Services, Storage and Virtualisation, Unified Communications and Business Intelligence.
Trustmarque is also a Microsoft Large Account Reseller (LAR) with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status, as well as partnering with many other major vendors in the IT market, such as: Adobe, Business Objects, CA, Citrix, McAfee, Novell, Nuance, Sophos, Symantec, Trend, VMware and Websense to name but a few.
Trustmarque Solutions has worked with The CarbonNeutral Company (formerly Future Forests) leaders in the field of carbon management and climate change solutions to become a CarbonNeutral® company.
For more information on Trustmarque please visit the website at: www.trustmarque.com. Alternatively, please call 0845 2101 500 or email info@trustmarque.com

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.


Media Information:
Annette Finch
C8 Consulting
01189 001135
annette@c8consulting.co.uk