Pitney Bowes MapInfo selected for OGCbuying.solutions framework agreement
Written by Pitney Bowes MapInfo
Friday, 22 February 2008
New Catalist framework agreement eases public sector access to location intelligence solutions
Windsor, 19 February 2008 – Pitney Bowes MapInfo has been selected as a Catalist supplier on OGCbuying.solutions’ Geographic Information Services and Systems framework agreement, which was awarded this month.
As the sole provider of location intelligence solutions of the ten GIS providers listed in categories 2 and 3 – Map Making Services and Data Capture, Analysis and Manipulation respectively – these awards will be strongly beneficial for public sector procurement of Pitney Bowes MapInfo Strategy and Analytics solutions and Location Reporting Services (LRS).
Pitney Bowes MapInfo’s Strategy and Analytics offers innovative research, forecasting and modelling solutions focused on market and community analysis for selecting locations for facilities and resources that allow public sector organisations to better serve their citizens and customers. Pitney Bowes MapInfo’s LRS provides an array of outsourced consulting services to meet its clients’ needs, including: citizen/customer mapping, cartographic presentation, sales transfer studies and forecasting, field research, strategic deployment evaluation, budgeting assessments and market research.
The GISS framework agreement builds on Pitney Bowes MapInfo’s existing Catalist ICT framework agreements, where the company is now accredited in multiple categories, helping to simplify the ways in which public sector bodies can access broad location intelligence solutions. Using the framework agreement it is possible to place orders for both Pitney Bowes MapInfo’s market-leading GIS server and desktop software together with the Confirm asset management suite and GeoPlatform applications. The award comprehensively covers associated deployment services such as implementation, integration, training, support and hosting.
“The GISS Catalist awards are a valuable complement to our existing ICT listings,” says John O’Hara, Executive Vice President, International, Pitney Bowes MapInfo.
“We serve many public sector procurement contracts with location intelligence solutions through our ICT listings; however, our presence in two of the core GIS categories helps our customers to quickly identify Pitney Bowes MapInfo in their search for market-leading location-based solutions within the GIS arena.”
Significant numbers of local and central government organisations and agencies have placed orders with Pitney Bowes MapInfo through the ICT category, representing business contracts running into the millions. Knowlsey Metropolitan Borough Council recently placed orders for a broad range of Confirm asset management and PlanWeb software and associated implementation services. Andrew Garden, Head of IT at
Knowlsey, commented: “Catalist is an excellent and cost-effective method for us to procure our software and services. Doing business with Pitney Bowes MapInfo through Catalist was very straightforward and made the process that much easier.”
About Pitney Bowes MapInfo
Pitney Bowes MapInfo, part of Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI), is the leading global provider of location intelligence solutions, integrating software, data and services to provide greater value from location-based information and drive more insightful decisions for businesses and government organisations around the world. The company’s solutions are available in multiple languages through a network of strategic partners and distribution channels in 60 countries. Visit www.mapinfo.com and www.pb.com for more information.
About OGCbuying.solutions
OGCbuying.solutions is the trading arm of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), which is itself an office of HM Treasury.
Launched in April 2001, OGCbuying.solutions provides public sector procurement professionals with a route to the products and services they need to maximise procurement efficiency and value for money. Its contracts and framework agreements offer substantial savings through significant buying power, economies of scale and strategic partnerships. These savings are counted towards the Efficiency Review target. Rigorous tendering and evaluation processes ensure that products and services are checked for quality, price competitiveness, fitness for purpose and compliance with statutory requirements. These products and services are available through OGCbuying.solutions Catalist framework agreements, Managed Services and Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs).
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