MapInfo are accredited by OGCbuying.solutions (OGCbs) as a Catalist supplier to the public sector.
MapInfo is the sole provider of location intelligence solutions to be selected as an accredited Catalist supplier and ‘first-port-of-call’ for public sector organisations’ location intelligence requirements, within the Catalist ICT Goods and Associated Services catalogue.
Les Hawker, Project Director for the Highways Agency Pavement Management System – a major user of the MapInfo Confirm® infrastructure management solution – commented: “Catalist is an increasingly important procurement route for the Public Sector providing a range of accredited suppliers who have met stringent government purchasing requirements. MapInfo’s selection by OGCbuying.solutions helps endorse our choice of MapInfo as a key supplier and importantly provides a route for demonstrating ‘Best Value’ in future procurements.”
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About OGCbuying.solutions OGCbuying.solutions is an Executive Agency of the Office of Government Commerce in the Treasury. Its primary role is to help public sector procurement professionals to maximise procurement efficiency and value for money. It does this by providing a range of framework agreements and managed services that have been through a rigorous tendering and evaluation process to ensure quality, fitness for purpose, compliance with statutory requirements and price competitiveness. Find out more [+] What does this mean for MapInfo Customers?
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Convenient way to purchase
Instant access to pre-tendered agreements
Independent information and advice about procurement processes
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Value for money
Aggregated purchasing.
Savings in time and increased efficiency in processes.
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Secure way to purchase
EU compliant.
Suppliers managed and audited for assurance in service and supply.
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Quality
Suppliers managed and audited for assurance in service and supply.
Rigorous OJEU tender process to ensure quality suppliers.
MapInfo Official Framework Offering(s)
(As listed in the offical catalogue)
MapInfo is able to offer its products and services in the Catalist ICT Goods and Associated Service Category. MapInfo successfully tendered to supply in 2 lots;
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Lot 7 - Office Productivity Tools, Miscellaneous Applications and Database Software and
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Lot 9 - Development, Design and Testing Tools.
Under Lot 7 MapInfo provides its core Location Intelligence and Asset Management solution applications. For example: Confirm®, MapInfo Professional®, HealthPro, TargetPro®, Gazetteer Management System (GMS), Exponare™, Data Products, etc.
Under Lot 9 MapInfo provides its core application development technologies e.g. MapXtreme®, Routing J Server, MapBasic®, MapX® Mobile, SpatialWare®, Envinsa™, etc.
In both lots MapInfo offers services associated with deployment of these goods. These are: support, maintenance, training, configuration, installation, integration, customisations, application hosting.
These products, technologies and services are used extensively in local authorities, healthcare, Police and emergency services as well as central government departments and agencies.
They enable and support a wide range of business processes and activities including; e-Government, customer services and customer relationship management, mobile working, efficient contract and asset maintenance management, workforce management and routing, street works and street scene management, crime analysis, health profiling, epidemiological research, socio-demographic analysis, planning the location of public services and health facilities, vehicle route planning and route analysis, emergency planning, gazetteer management, and support for the principles of Transformational Government.
Our packaged software products are used across the spectrum of our customer’s organisations, from individual specialist users through to enterprise-wide server-based deployments. These solutions can incorporate our own applications, those from relevant selected third parties, data and professional services including application hosting. Our approach is to deliver packaged software products that provide a low risk rapid payback business solution.
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