Softcat has won a £4 million contract to be the new device partner for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The contract will support the opening and operation of Liverpool’s new 640-bed Royal Liverpool University Hospital which is due to open in September 2022.
IT service provider Softcat will provide end-user devices, peripherals, pre-staging, deployment, engineering, and recycling services.
During this time, Softcat says it will work as an extension of the Trust’s Digital Services delivery team, “joining an ecosystem of partners to deliver modern health-specific solutions, enabling them to meet current demands and challenges and provide a seamless experience for end-users.”
It aims to provide are built to be “agile, flexible and scalable,” and form part of the company’s wider strategy to support digital transformation initiatives within the public health sector.
Hardware, software and professional services
Softcat is an approved supplier on more than 50 UK&I government frameworks. It says it enables healthcare organisations to obtain the technology they need “at the most competitive price, while maintaining contractual compliance.”
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The device contract was awarded to Softcat following a further competition via the Health Trust Europe (HTE) ICT Solutions Framework (ComIT 2 – Complete IT). This is a framework that offers a broad scope of ICT, including hardware, software and professional services, to support NHS and wider public sector organisations with their procurement requirements.
“The contract builds on over 10 years’ experience in helping our healthcare and NHS customers deliver a safer, efficient environment for their staff and patients,” said Adam Rice, public sector director at Softcat.
“NHS Trusts are being challenged by the need to transform the way they deliver care, while continuing to manage unprecedented demand. By helping Trusts harness the power of technology, we enable them to meet the challenge head on and improve outcomes, and patient and employee experiences.”
Dr Jason Bincalar, CIO at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust added that the agreement with Softcat was driving by the need to provide the best patient and staff experience.
“The Trust needed an innovative way to equip the new hospital without compromising the high-quality service that our Digital team provides at our existing hospital sites,” he said. “Sharing this challenge with Softcat and leveraging their full technology life cycle service has proved to be best approach.”
