Software-based solutions provider joins the national procurement partner for public services

PUTNEY, UK, 03 MARCH 2010:- Civica Services, the specialist licensing and consulting division of Civica Group, a market leader in software-based solutions that help organisations to improve service delivery and efficiency, today announces that it has been appointed as an approved supplier for Buying Solutions, the national procurement partner for public services.

As of 2 March 2010, Civica Services will provide commercial off-the-shelf software solutions, including from major vendors such as Microsoft, Adobe and Symantec, together with Software Asset Management (SAM) consultancy services to aid public sector organisations in assessing software needs and ensuring the most cost effective solution. The Specialist Channel Partner for Software framework is valid for three and a half years and continues to strengthen Civica Services’ position as a key software supplier to all public sector bodies.

Steve Reynolds, Managing Director, Civica Services comments: “The ethos of Buying Solutions is to maximise value for money for public sector organisations that require products and services.  The award of this framework agreement to Civica means that we are able to offer public sector organisations a comprehensive selection of software, quickly and easily, without needing to negotiate the formal tender process. With the continued pressure on public sector organisations to achieve more with less, our SAM software consulting service will also ensure that customers receive appropriate software offerings, exactly meeting requirements in a cost effective way.”

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, Buying Solutions provide a professional procurement service, enabling them to deliver improved value for money in their commercial activities.

About Civica
Civica Group Limited (www.civica.co.uk) is a market leader in software-based solutions that help organisations to improve service delivery and efficiency, with specialist expertise in local government, social housing, enforcement, education and regulated markets. Blending consulting, software and managed services, the group supplies more than 1,700 customers in the UK, Australia, Singapore and the USA, including 94 per cent of the UK’s local authorities.