IT procurement
An experienced extension of your IT purchasing team.
You choose the products. We do the buying, with one account manager who owns each order from enquiry through delivery and after-sales.
- You send
- Part numbers or a specification, quantities and dates
- We do
- Compare supplier prices and availability, then quote
- You approve
- Nothing is ordered or substituted without you
- Afterwards
- The same account manager for delivery and after-sales
The service
Everyday buying, taken off your desk
Hand us all of your IT purchasing, or just the categories that take up the most time.
Send your part numbers or specification, quantities and required dates.
Types of requirement
Three common shapes
One-off purchases
Project requirements
Repeat supply
How it runs
A predictable sequence
Each step is handled by your account manager, who keeps you updated on where things stand.
Step 1
Confirm
Part numbers or specification, quantities and required dates.
Step 2
Compare
Supplier prices, availability and lead times checked side by side.
Step 3
Quote
A clear quotation with lead times confirmed or clearly estimated.
Step 4
Order and track
Order placed on your approval, then followed through to delivery.
Step 5
Follow up
Delivery confirmed, issues chased and the record kept for next time.
Getting started
What to send us
Anything on this list helps. You do not need all of it to start a conversation.
- A short brief, or the part numbers if you already have them
- Quantities, and whether they are needed together or over time
- Required dates, including any hard deadline
- Existing constraints: standards, estate, rack space, licensing, compatibility
- Whether alternatives would be acceptable, or the specification is fixed
What we buy
Equipment and software we source
The same account manager can handle requirements across these categories, so mixed orders do not need several suppliers on your side.
- Business computing
- Desktops, laptops and workstations, including specified configurations.
- Servers and storage
- Servers, drives, memory and storage hardware.
- Networking
- Switches, routers, wireless and the cabling and modules around them.
- Peripherals
- Monitors, docks, keyboards, printers and everyday accessories.
- Racks, AV and KVM
- Rack cabinets, audiovisual equipment and KVM switching.
- Software, security and warranties
- Licensing, security products and manufacturer warranties.
See IT solutions for more on each category, or the brands we source.
Before you approve
Confirmed, compared, then quoted
Before quoting, we confirm the exact specification, the quantities and when you need them. That helps avoid quoting for the wrong item.
We then check prices and availability with suppliers. If the specified item is hard to get, we explain the lead time and any alternatives, and you decide.
After you approve
Followed through, then supported
Your account manager places the order and follows it with the supplier, letting you know about delivery and raising any change to dates as soon as we hear of it.
After delivery, the same person remains your contact for queries, warranty questions and the next order, so you are not explaining the background again.
Questions
Common questions
Keep reading
Related pages
Next step
Pass us the next requirement
Tell us what you are trying to achieve and we will come back with options, sourcing routes and a realistic view of timing.