VEGA qualifies for Buying Solutions framework agreement
3 July 2009 – Following a rigorous evaluation and selection
process, it was announced today that VEGA Consulting Services Ltd
(VEGA), a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a Buying Solutions framework agreement to provide
ICT Consultancy & Delivery Services to the public sector.
This represents VEGA’s third qualification as a Buying Solutions supplier.
Buying Solutions is the national
procurement partner for UK public services, enabling customers to
improve value-for-money and efficiency. It is an Executive Agency
of the Office of Government Commerce in the Treasury. Buying Solutions delivers a series of framework
agreements covering consultancy, resourcing, goods, and
commoditised services and solutions.
Under the Buying Solutions
qualification, which takes effect from 1 August 2009, and lasts for
three years, VEGA is registered to provide ICT Consultancy Services
under the following Lots:
- Application Consultancy and Delivery Services
- ICT Security and Consultancy Delivery Services – Planning and
Design
- ICT Security and Consultancy Delivery Services – Testing
- ICT Security and Consultancy Delivery Services – ICT
Investigative Services
- ICT Security and Consultancy Delivery Services – Day-to-day
analysis and consultancy
In addition to VEGA’s qualification in Buying Solutions’ ICT Consultancy & Delivery
Services framework agreement, the company is qualified in two Lots
of the Functional Consultancy Services framework agreement. VEGA is
also qualified to deliver complimentary services under the UK
Ministry of Defence’s framework agreement for Technical Support
(FATS3) and Information Communications Services (ICS)
catalogue.
VEGA General Manager, Paul MacGregor, said: “Qualifying for
Buying Solutions is a great achievement.
It emphasises VEGA’s continued commitment to providing Government
organisations and the public sector with value-for-money and
independent, expert services to support the UK public sector’s
drive for cost efficiency.”
Further information
For further information about VEGA's Buying
Solutions qualification, please contact Mark Gunning on
mark.gunning@vega.co.uk.