Solution Card
Simplifying the ICT supply chain
Computacenter helps healthcare organisations cut cost and complexity with centralised
procurement and optimised processes
What is the customer issue and why is it important?
With a cost reduction target of £20 billion for 2015,ensuring
value for money is top of the ICT agenda for NHS organisations.
Getting a good deal on new technology investments, however,
is just the start of the ICT value challenge. NHS organisations
also need to ensure their underlying processes are effective –
from procurement through to deployment.
Fragmented supply chain processes will not only increase the
administrative overhead but also prevent NHS organisations
from taking advantage of bulk discounts on new hardware
or maximising existing software licensing entitlements.
With ICT becoming a key enabler for efficiency and care quality
initiatives, the demand for more products from more vendors
is increasing.
Add to this the need to replace legacy technologies, such as
Microsoft Windows XP when support expires in April 2014, and
today’s ICT procurement burden is set to become even greater.
To stay in control, NHS organisations need to establish an ICT
supply chain based on efficient, structured processes and
transparent partnerships.
Computacenter: the supply chain
specialists
Computacenter has 30 years’ experience of helping NHS
organisations select, procure, configure and deploy ICT
solutions. We have:
• A portfolio of more than 80,000 products
• Direct relationships with over 1,000 manufacturers
• Accreditations from more than 80 hardware and
software suppliers
• The capacity to execute 3,000 builds a day at our
Hatfield Configuration Centre
• More than £100 million worth of stock held at our
Logistics Centre
• Recycling and remarketing facilities that process more
than 1.5 million used IT items each year
• Our team of software specialists manage more than
37,000 licensing deals per annum
• Strong relationships with ICT SMEs to help us deliver
services in line with government goals
What is the solution and what are the
benefits it delivers?
Computacenter’s industrialised best practices bring greater
predictability, reliability and agility to the ICT supply chain.
From procurement and configuration to asset tagging and
recycling, we maximise efficiency and minimise cost.
We centralise processes and rationalise suppliers.
We standardise product portfolios and optimise procurement.
We accelerate delivery and automate deployment.
As the largest ICT supply chain company in the UK,
Computacenter has the relationships and resources to
help NHS organisations achieve greater value.
By enabling greater consistency and control across the
ICT supply chain, we help NHS organisations:
• F
ree up budget for frontline services and
transformational technologies
• P
revent delays to new healthcare and business initiatives
with shorter lead times and faster fulfilment
• S
afeguard staff productivity by providing the right
technologies at the right time
What services do we offer
relating to this solution?
From client devices and collaboration solutions to networking
switches and server platforms, Computacenter provides a
single point of contact for NHS organisations to fulfil their
ICT needs.
We have a 30-year track record in supply chain services and
can assist with in-life support and transition, fulfilment, staging,
deployment and disposal.
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Solution Card
We cut cost and complexity from the ICT supply
chain by:
• Benchmarking technologies from different vendors to ensure
the best fit for the lowest price
• Safeguarding product quality and reliability with a selection
of pre-tested accessories and peripherals
• Enabling online purchasing from personalised client
catalogues with full ecommerce integration
• Optimising software licensing agreements and simplifying
ongoing software asset management
• Storing bulk purchases and delivering items as and when
they are required to multiple sites across the UK
• Building, configuring, testing and asset-tagging devices
so they arrive ready for deployment
• Implementing and integrating new technologies
• Recovering, recycling and disposing of end-of-life devices
• Offering flexible and innovative financial solutions such as
leasing, utility billing and planned life purchase
Our supply chain offerings are underpinned by stringent
service level agreements, granular management reports and
transparent costs.
Enabling the right design:
Computacenter’s methodologies and industrialisation
Carestream Health reduces IT procurement costs by
20 per cent with centralised supply chain
Carestream Health has transformed its IT supply chain by
selecting Computacenter as its European procurement
partner. The company can centrally place and track
thousands of orders a year involving 50-plus vendors.
Bespoke bundles, a standardised product portfolio and
comprehensive management reports have all increased
the efficiency of the procurement operation.
The partnership with Computacenter has not only delivered
immediate and significant savings due to improved inventory
management but also 10 per cent year-on-year savings
on IT spend. As well as decreasing its order-to-cash time,
Carestream Health has optimised the resources needed to
manage its European IT supply chain and reduced the leadtime for new equipment by 50 per cent.
Exploring the Possibilities:
A specific service supporting the solution. Computacenter
and the NHS.
Computacenter has a long pedigree with the NHS and
understands its challenges.
• We are a UK-owned, FTSE 250 company
• We have a dedicated healthcare team that works with
more than 100 NHS customers, including North East
London and the City NHS, Cardiff & Vale NHS and
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
• Computacenter is featured on all major government
procurement frameworks, including: ITH&S, PSN
Services, ITMS, CITHS and Value Wales
More Information
To find out more about how Computacenter can help optimise your ICT supply chain speak to your Account Manager.
Call us on
01707 631000
Email us at healthcare@computacenter.com or visit us at www.computacenter.com/government