Cheshire East Borough Council · Awarded contract

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Provision of DesktopNow Silver Support and Maintenance for Cheshire East and Cheshire West Councils

Awarded 27 Sep 2018

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Awarded27 Sep 2018

Value£63,349.00

SupplierSoftcat plc

AgencyCheshire East Borough Council

RegionNorth West

CategoryIT & Software

Ended 7y 1mo ago12mo term

Awarded 27 Sept 2018Expired 26 Sept 2019

About

Cheshire East Borough Council awarded a contract to Softcat plc for the provision of DesktopNow Silver support and maintenance, serving as the lead authority for a joint requirement with Cheshire West and Chester.

The contract was formed between Cheshire East Council and the contractor, with Cheshire West and Chester as a beneficiary.

The ICT Shared Service manages the technical implementation, delivery, and support of the solution, which supports a desktop estate predominantly based on Windows 7 FAT clients and Citrix-published desktops, with increased thin device implementation through both Councils' Next Generation Desktop/Personal Workset programmes.

The contract value is £63,349.

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