The Government Procurement Service (GPS) has awarded its long-awaited IT hardware and solutions framework, which has a predicted value of up to £4bn over a maximum of four years.

According to the Cabinet Office, the framework is intended to allow the public sector to get better value from its purchases of commoditised hardware, such as desktops, laptops, tablets, servers, printers and the most commonly used peripherals.

It said the framework has a "good mix" of suppliers, including original equipment manufacturers, SMEs and resellers.