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Government pushes tech procurement savings

...MFDs) rather than separate peripherals. Speaking at the GC2005expo conference in London, Hugh Barrett, chief executive of OGCbuying.solutions, urged attendees to scrutinise their existing... Read more

21 June, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

Government saves £1m on Microsoft licences

...s leadership to make the most of their combined purchasing power," said Hugh Barrett, chief executive of OGCbuying.solutions, the OGC's trading arm, in... Read more

14 September, 2006 by Matthew Broersma

Public sector gets cut-price PCs

...a common set of specifications, resulting in savings of over 45 percent. Hugh Barrett, chief executive of OGCbuying.solutions, said the PC specifications are designed... Read more

30 August, 2006 by Dan Ilet

Government drives down IT costs

...by ministers and were delivered on £2.7bn of public sector expenditure. Hugh Barrett, the agency's chief executive, said: "We have delivered 28 percent... Read more

31 July, 2006 by Kable

Warning sounded over public sector IT spend

...initiative for future efficiency savings. Speaking alongside Oughton, OGCbuying.solutions chief executive Hugh Barrett said that future savings should not all come through value for... Read more

21 June, 2005 by Kable

IT consultants: your government needs you

...possibility of revising their bid in an effort to win the business Hugh Barrett, chief executive of OGCbuying.solutions, said that reverse auctions can play... Read more

6 June, 2005 by Kable

Government inks £25m ICT saving deals

...existing discounts offered by the mobile operator to government departments and agencies. Hugh Barrett, CEO of OGCbuying.solutions, said in a statement: "This deal offers... Read more

5 April, 2005 by Andy McCue

UK government signs Linux deal

...the online payment of invoices will be incorporated in the coming months. Hugh Barrett, chief executive of OGCbuying.solutions, said: "Our decision to use open... Read more

4 April, 2003 by Graham Hayday

Half price PCs and laptops for the public sector

...common set of specifications, resulting in savings of over 45 per cent. Hugh Barrett, CEO of OGCbuying.solutions, said the PC specifications are designed to... Read more

30 August, 2006 by Dan Ilett

Government aims for £45m savings from Oracle deal

...in the minimum number of users required for an enterprise licensing agreement. Hugh Barrett, CEO of the OGC's trading arm OGCbuying.solutions, said in... Read more

27 April, 2006 by Andy McCue

500,000 public sector workers on mobile scheme

...Originally it was a three year contract set up in August 2002. Hugh Barrett, CEO of OGCbuying.solutions, said in a statement: "This agreement means... Read more

1 September, 2004 by Will Sturgeon

UK government gives Linux a boost

...the online payment of invoices will be incorporated in the coming months. Hugh Barrett, chief executive of OGCbuying.solutions, said: "Our decision to use open... Read more

4 April, 2003 by Graham Hayday

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