By providing a fully EU compliant pre-tendered procurement process, Buying Solutions framework agreements deliver significant savings in public sector procurement time and effort, while providing buyers access to proven suppliers and best value services.

This new framework agreement brings the additional benefit of covering both consultancy and delivery services – which would previously have involved two procurement processes.

Alastair O’Brien, Public Sector Business Director at Real Time, said: “Public sector is a strategic market for us and being a Buying Solutions Supplier means that our services are made easily available to public sector organisations throughout the UK.

“At Real Time, we fully appreciate the drive by the public sector to strive for cost efficiency while continuing to innovate and, by qualifying, we are underlining our commitment to providing first class services and value for money to this key area of the UK’s economy.”

Joan Murray, Category Director of Buying Solutions, said: “Our ICT Consultancy and Delivery Services framework agreement is available to all organisations across the public sector and the diversity of organisations keen to take advantage of the benefits it provides is extremely well demonstrated by the range of customers that used Real Time’s services under the previous framework agreement.”

She added: “I am confident that this contract will bring exceptional new opportunities, especially with the addition of Application Consultancy and Delivery Services to the scope of the framework agreement.”

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Issued by The BIG Partnership on behalf of Real Time. For more information, please contact Shona Hendry on 01224 615003 or 07739 314158.

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About Real Time

With unparalleled domain expertise, Real Time delivers business and technology services, solutions and niche products to the oil and gas, utilities, telecommunications, aviation and public sectors.  Clients include BAA, Scottish Power and Cable and Wireless.  For more information, visit www.rtel.com

Real Time is part of Amor Group, a leading provider of business technology solutions.  Established in May 2009 to acquire Real Time and Pragma, Amor Group has forecast revenues of £32 million and 330 staff across its Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Houston offices.  For more information, visit www.amorgroup.com

About Buying Solutions

Buying Solutions is an Executive Agency of the Office of Government Commerce in the Treasury. As the national procurement partner for UK public services, it enables customers to improve value for money and efficiency.