Newell and Budge Signs up to e-Tendering
Background
Newell & Budge is a leading provider of IT solutions and a major supplier to the Scottish Executive. For over 7 years Newell & Budge has provided a wide range of IT services across multiple Scottish Executive Departments and Agencies.
IT procurements require a considerable exchange of information which has until now has been largely paper based. Newell & Budge is now benefiting from improved communication, by making use of the eProcurement Service e-Tendering system used by the Scottish Executive.
Benefits
- Tender Documents are easily accessed and downloaded from the e-tendering site. Receiving documentation electronically means circulating tenders internally across multiple Newell & Budge locations is simplified greatly.
- The online submission process is simple to use, the upload is quick and an immediate confirmation of receipt is issued.
- The administration overhead of producing multiple bound copies of large paper-based proposal documents is eliminated.
- Electronic submission supports Newell & Budge's Environmental Policy
- The dependency on, and cost of, sending proposals via post or courier is eliminated.
- Information is easily shared via the e-tendering portal, such as the status and history of procurements.
Supplier's Viewpoint
"E-tendering makes communication between Newell & Budge and the Scottish Executive much more efficient. Our effort can now focus on the content and quality of our bids. We no longer need to worry about the administrative elements of getting a bid submitted on time." - Alison McLaughlin, Senior Account Manager for the Scottish Executive, Newell & Budge
More information
To obtain further information relating to this article on the Scottish Executive and Newell & Budge implementation of e-tendering please contact:
eProcurement Scotland General Enquiries
Neil Stewart, Collaborative Procurement
Newell & Budge - Alison McLaughlin