The Ministry of Justice has gone out to tender for end user computing services (EUCS), these will include devices such as laptops and tablets as well as software to deliver and support the EUCS. The contracts is approximately worth between £150m and £200m and will run for 5 years with an option to extend for two further years.

The MoJ has previously cancelled the procurement of these devices as they didn’t think it would attract enough SME’s to bid. This tender encourages SME’s to bid and is consistent with the government’s objective to increase the number of SME’s involved in supply chains and to increase innovation.

This procurement is part of the departments Future IT Sourcing Programme which is due to replace a number of contracts which will expire over the next few years and most which were originally implemented before the creation of the department.

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