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7 stories that rocked the UK IT channel in 2023

IT Channel Oxygen editor Doug Woodburn rounds up the 7 biggest storylines of the year

Doug Woodburn by Doug Woodburn
22 December 2023
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Wonder no more…We’ve dug back through our archives to bring you the definitive rundown of the seven biggest storylines to shake the UK IT channel in 2023…

7. Award of TePAS 2

Impact rating: 7/10

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The award of Technology Products and Associated Services (TePAS) 2 on 31 October was a stand-out moment for the UK channel – and in more ways than one.

Yes, it’s comfortably bigger than any public sector IT framework before it, with an estimated purse of £12bn.

The identity of the firms who missed the cut on some of the bigger Lots also raised a few eyebrows.

But as the 172 successful bidders celebrated, IT Channel Oxygen reported on an important detail some may have missed – namely that TePAS 2 is the first time sustainability and circular IT has featured in a public sector framework.

“It’s quite a big thing, not just for N2S but for everyone. Having circular technology and services as part of a framework hasn’t happened before,” N2S CEO James Bates told us at the time.

“For the channel, it means that when they’re approaching government or public sector under the framework, they’ll be able to have direct awards for contracts that include circular technology services without having to tender, and with the partnerships already in place,” Bates added.

Run by Crown Commercial Service, TePAS 2 is aimed at central government departments and all other UK public sector bodies.

It is divided into 8 Lots, namely Hardware and Software and Associated Services (estimated total value of £2.4bn), Hardware (£2.8bn), Software (£4bn), Information Assured Technology (£1bn), Health and Social Care Technology (£500m), Education Technology (£600m), Sustainability and Circular IT (£300m) and Technology Catalogue (£400m).

Lee Dutton, Misco

“It’s a game changer for us,” Misco Group Sales Director Lee Dutton (pictured above) said of the reseller’s first-time inclusion on the framework.

“You can’t really build a public sector business unless you’re on frameworks, because as soon as you reach threshold value you just lose the business.”

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