Softcat awarded multi-million pound contract with NHS trust
Softcat will provide end-user devices, peripherals, pre-staging, deployment, engineering, and recycling services
Softcat has secured a new contract to be the new device partner for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The £4m deal will see Softcat provide end-user devices, peripherals, pre-staging, deployment, engineering, and recycling services.
It will also work as an extension of the trust's digital services delivery team, helping deliver modern health-specific solutions.
Adam Rice, public sector director at Softcat, said: "Softcat plc is delighted to be working with the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to support the organisation in achieving true digital transformation.
"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."
Softcat is an approved supplier on over 50 UK&I government frameworks.
The device contract was awarded to the business following further competition via the Health Trust Europe (HTE) ICT Solutions Framework.
"NHS Trusts are being challenged by the need to transform the way they deliver care, while continuing to manage unprecedented demand," Rice said.
"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."
The deal will support the opening and operation of Liverpool's new 640-bed hospital, which is due to open in September 2022.
Dr Jason Bincalar, chief information officer at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: "Providing the best patient and staff experience at the new Royal Liverpool University Hospital was the driving force for the partnership with Softcat.
"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. Sharing this challenge with Softcat and leveraging their full technology life cycle service has proved to be best approach."