Contracts

IT Hardware and Services (LINK3)

This is an North of England (NOE CPC) agreement. Following on from the success of the previous LINK2: IT Hardware and Services framework, we have undergone an re-procurement in collaboration with NHS Shared Business Services to deliver a replacement framework, LINK 3: IT Hardware and Services. Utilising either direct award or a further competition, IT Hardware and Services LINK3 provides trusts and other public sector authorities with a free to access, compliant, cost effective and easy to use framework that covers all end user device requirements including desktop PCs, laptops, tablet devices, printers and specialist healthcare-related IT hardware such as laptop carts and clinical displays; while keeping their IT spend within the NHS. This framework runs until March 2025.

  • Endorsed by NHS England as a recommended route to market for NHS buyers. See the full list here.
  • Free and easy-to-access by NHS and public sector organisations
  • Capped pricing is offered on a core basket of devices which meet approved NHS standard specifications across all Lots
  • Maximum margins for devices purchased outside of the core basket
  • Supplier commitment to minimum product life cycles and notification period for planned product demise & introduction of new products
  • Sustainable products with demonstrable environmental benefits can be obtained throughout all available Lots
  • Suitable testing of the market that provides robust value-for-money assessed suppliers, which comply with latest guidance and regulations for the purchase of hardware products and services
  • Enables “spot-buying” as well as longer-term strategic purchases
  • Flexibility to change suppliers and products with no minimum volume or commitment period
  • Keeping your IT spend within the NHS
  • NHS call-off terms and order form template providing a standardised and familiar approach to contracting by the NHS
  • OJEU compliant route to market to access capable suppliers
  • Our benchmarking tool is available to use for this framework. Click here for further guidance
  • Quick quote tool available for quick and efficient quotes from suppliers
  • Personalised NOE CPC procurement support.

 

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Lot 1: Desktop PCs

Desktop computers (including small form factor units, micro units, all-in-one units, and thin/zero client devices) plus peripherals (including but not limited to monitors, keyboards, mice, headsets, webcams, HDMI/VDI cables, power cables) where purchased with a desktop unit.

Lot 2: Laptop/Notebook devices

Laptop computers, notebook devices, ruggedised devices, two-in-one units, thin and lightweight clients plus peripherals (including but not limited to monitors, keyboards, mice, headsets, webcams, HDMI/VDI cables, power cables and docking stations).

Lot 3: Mobile devices (tablets, mobile phones and wearables)

Mobile device products available include tablet PCs, slate devices (wraparound, detachable, phablets), and mobile phones (including smartphones and smart watches), plus peripherals including wearable technology where purchased as an accompaniment to a mobile device.

Lot 4: Specialist Healthcare-related IT Hardware

4a – PC/Laptop carts and peripherals
4b – Clinical displays and peripherals

Products available include (but are not limited to) mobile carts including PCs, medical workstations and built-in devices, infection control products, mobile clinical assistant devices, for use in point of care and mobile environments, plus peripherals, including healthcare-customised mobile, body-worn equipment (such as Virtual Reality (VR) or Augmented Reality (AR) headsets) for medical diagnosis. It also includes LCD and HD monitors, large format multi-display mode monitors and displays suitable for end user applications including but not limited to PACS, endoscopy and mammography plus peripherals where purchased with a monitor/display to include wall mounts.

Lot 5: Printers/Scanners

Products available include (but are not limited to) office and medical prescription printers, 3D printers, medical grade printers, asset scanners and barcode scanners plus peripherals when purchased together. Peripherals include but are not limited to ink/toner, barcode printer labels, patient wristbands, replacement batteries, and asset and barcode scanning software.

Lot 6: One Stop Shop

A selection of IT hardware and services packaged together including at least 2 of the following categories:
desktop PCs (or peripherals such as monitors), laptop/notebook devices, mobile devices, (including tablets, mobile phones and wearables), specialist healthcare-related IT hardware (including clinical monitors and medical displays), environmentally-friendly sustainable IT hardware, printers/scanners (including asset scanners), and deployment services.

  • Academia
  • Bytes Software
  • CCS Media
  • CDW Ltd
  • Computacenter (UK) Ltd
  • Dell Corporation Ltd
  • Desk Top Publishing Micro Systems Ltd
  • Getech Ltd
  • IDNS
  • Insight Direct
  • Insight Systems
  • MTI Technology
  • Parity Medical
  • Punch Technology
  • Ricoh
  • Softcat
  • Specialist Computer Centres (SCC)
  • Stone Computers
  • XMA.

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