Apple Product Procurement at RCUK through UKSBS

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Dear Science and Technology Facilities Council,

I would like to understand the procurement of Apple Products at
RCUK via UKSBS and otherwise:

1. What frameworks are utilised to purchase Apple Products,
compliantly?
2. Through what channels are Apple Products purchased? i.e. Apple
HE store, Apple Reseller etc.
3. Do users go directly to Apple HE or is all procurement done
through UKSBS?
4. Is RCUK and effectively UKSBS aware of the upcoming Apple HE
framework through the channel?

Yours faithfully,

Neil Bond

Science and Technology Facilities Council

For the Attention of:  Neil Bond

Email: [FOI #316746 email]

Our reference: FoI20160216

 

Subject:  Apple Product Procurement at RCUK through UKSBS

 

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Denise Francis

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Text of your request:

 

     "Dear Science and Technology Facilities Council,

    

     I would like to understand the procurement of Apple Products at

     RCUK via UKSBS and otherwise:

    

     1. What frameworks are utilised to purchase Apple Products,

     compliantly?

     2. Through what channels are Apple Products purchased? i.e. Apple

     HE store, Apple Reseller etc.

     3. Do users go directly to Apple HE or is all procurement done

     through UKSBS?

     4. Is RCUK and effectively UKSBS aware of the upcoming Apple HE

     framework through the channel?”

    

     

     

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Our Reference: FoI20160216 - Apple Product Procurement at RCUK through
UKSBS

 

 

Response to Request

 

 

Dear Neil,

 

 

In response to your request for information about FoI20160216 - Apple
Product Procurement at RCUK through UKSBS I am able to provide you with
the following information.

 

Information Provided

1. What frameworks are utilised to purchase Apple Products, compliantly?

 

STFC has been informed by UKSBS that a specific framework to purchase
Apple products is available to UK SBS via the London Universities
Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) framework for Apple Computer Equipment –
ITS001-HW. However, UK SBS have not used this framework at any time.

 

Further information on this framework can be found here:

 

[2]http://purchasing.uk-plc.net/buyerdotnet...

 

UK SBS, on behalf of STFC, do not procure Apple products specifically;
procurement decisions are made on output based specifications. Resellers
on Crown Commercial Services (CCS) frameworks may offer Apple or other
branded products based on the given specification. All procurements
managed by UK SBS are scored on quality and price and not on specific
brands as this would restrict the available market.

 

UK SBS uses the CCS framework for Technology Products (RM1054) details of
which can be found here:
[3]http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov....

 

 

 

2. Through what channels are Apple Products purchased? i.e. Apple HE
store, Apple Reseller etc.

 

When procured through UKSBS, as stated above, Apple products are not
specified during a tendering process but may be offered by resellers if
they suit the output based specification.

 

 

3. Do users go directly to Apple HE or is all procurement done through
UKSBS?

 

UK SBS provides a full Procurement service for all UK SBS Customers, more
information on this service can be found here:
[4]http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/....

 

Some STFC users have procured Apple products via GPC cards. STFC publishes
this information on its website at:

 

[5]http://www.stfc.ac.uk/about-us/how-we-ar...

 

 

 

4. Is RCUK and effectively UKSBS aware of the upcoming Apple HE framework
through the channel?”

 

STFC has been informed by UKSBS that UK SBS holds no information regarding
a framework with Apple Higher Education, current or future.

 

 

 

 

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Yours Sincerely,

Denise

 

Denise Francis

FoI, DP and Records Manager

Science and Technology Facilities Council

Polaris House

North Star Avenue

Swindon

SN2 1SZ

 

Tel: 01793 442184

Email: [7][STFC request email]     

 

 

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6. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000...
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