Banner have been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service's Office Supplies RM6059 Framework.
Banner is pleased to announce that following a formal OJEU tender exercise, Crown Commercial Services (CCS) has awarded Banner a place on the Lot 2 Office and Electronic Office Supplies Framework Agreement.
Crown Commercial Service supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value
when procuring common goods and services. In 2018/19, CCS helped the public sector to achieve commercial benefits worth £945m – supporting world-class public services that offer best value for taxpayers.
Banner has worked strategically with the Public Sector for many years and has managed this and other product categories to ensure value for money and socially responsible solutions, while being efficient and effective, in line with the CCS strategy. This has included support and solutions from Banner to meet the Government-wide aim to eliminate avoidable consumer single-use plastics in Government estate offices.
This new contract is now open to but not limited to, Central Government Departments, NHS Bodies, Local Authorities, Emergency Services, Charities and Educational Establishments who have a requirement for office products.
Craig Varey, Managing Director at Banner, comments: “I am very proud of the dedicated CCS team at Banner who have demonstrated their expertise and professionalism to secure a place on this new Framework. I’m confident that our account management team will be as successful at increasing the number of organisations joining and benefitting from the added value that this new agreement offers the UK Public Sector.”
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About Banner
Banner is a workplace solutions provider, servicing organisations in the private and public sectors, large and small. The Banner story started over 200 years ago when it was part of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, servicing all the stationery and print-related needs of government bodies. However, Banner now goes far beyond traditional supplies, providing solutions and services for the wider workplace, covering cleaning and janitorial supplies, furniture, printed goods and technology. Banner is the UK’s largest distributor of workplace products, with stock holding worth more than £50m. It has over 350 fleet vehicles, making over 18,000 deliveries per day, and picks over 100,000 lines per day in its 650,000-plus square feet of warehousing. The company says this impressive infrastructure means its customers are enabled and empowered to achieve their procurement targets, whatever they may be. For more information, visit www.BannerUK.com and follow Banner on Linked or Twitter.
About CCS
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office, supporting the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services.
To find out more about CCS, visit: www.crowncommercial.gov.uk
Follow CCS on Twitter: @gov_procurement
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