Component supply
Component sourcing and supply for the hardware you build.
You choose and approve the components. Keyzone handles sourcing, availability checks and the agreed supply arrangements around them, with one account manager from the first requirement to repeat orders and after-sales.
- You provide
- Bill of materials, part revisions, quantities and build dates
- We supply
- The approved parts, with availability raised early
- Changes
- Alternatives only with your sign-off
- Where agreed
- Stock held and released in batches
Who this is for
Companies that integrate components into what they sell
Not only businesses buying laptops for staff, but businesses whose own product depends on the parts arriving to specification and on time.
That includes specialist manufacturers, integrators and technical businesses that assemble computing hardware into systems, instruments or platforms sold on to their own customers. The components are chosen for a reason, usually tested against the application, and swapping them is not a small decision.
Keyzone supplies the components. We do not design or manufacture your system, and we do not make claims about how it performs. Our job is to make sure the parts you have specified are available, consistent and delivered when the build needs them.
Where your requirement may fit
Types of requirement we can discuss
Enterprise storage, graphics cards, memory, PCIe expansion and connectivity, sourced to your specification. One dedicated contact for the first enquiry, repeat orders and after-sales.
Scientific instruments
Specified graphics, memory and storage for systems and instruments built for your customers. Send us the approved part numbers, quantities and planned build dates so we can explore sourcing and supply options.
Imaging and analysis systems
An approved workstation, compute or storage configuration for image processing or data analysis. We can help source the specified equipment and coordinate repeat orders as your requirement develops.
Specialist hardware builds
Expansion cards, connectivity and other components that need to match a defined build. We work from your parts list, raise availability changes and discuss stockholding or batch releases where an agreed arrangement would help.
What matters
Four things builders ask us for
Plan ahead for component changes
Availability planned ahead
Repeat supply without repeat effort
Agreed stock and batch delivery
How it runs
From bill of materials to repeat builds
A typical recurring build requirement follows this sequence. How much of it applies depends on your schedule.
- 01
Bill of materials
Exact parts and revisions, and which lines are fixed or open to alternatives.
- 02
Quantities and timing
Units per build, build dates and how the requirement repeats.
- 03
Availability check
Supplier availability and lead times reviewed before you commit.
- 04
Supply plan
Ordered per build, or held as agreed stock and released in batches.
- 05
Ongoing contact
The same account manager for changes, reorders and after-sales.
Customer example
A life sciences builder, supplied in batches
One Keyzone customer in life sciences builds specialist scientific systems that it sells on. The systems require high-performance graphics cards and memory, and availability of those components is often difficult.
We source the specified components, hold agreed stock and supply it in batches, so component supply lines up with their planned builds.
Read the full exampleBring us your requirement
The more of this we have at the start, the faster the first honest answer comes back.
- The component and part number, or the specification if the part is still open
- The specification points that cannot move
- Quantity, and how it spreads across the period
- Your build schedule, including any fixed milestones
- Any restrictions on alternatives, and who approves a change
Questions
Common questions from builders
Next step
Talk to us about your build requirement
Send us the manufacturer part numbers or approved parts list, the quantities you need and your planned dates. Let us know which specifications are fixed and whether your team would consider alternatives.