Information & Communications Technology (ICT)

OGC Contracts Database
The OGC Contracts Database is an easy to use online tool helping you to find existing and upcoming public sector contracts for the goods and services you want to procure.    The contracts on the database are drawn from all over central and local government, and most should be open for your organisation to join now.

Information Assurance
Access to Information Assurance Goods and Services
OGC, Buying Solutions, Cabinet Office, MOD and CESG are working together to provide an easy route to market for the public sector to purchase government approved IA products and services to access follow link  www.icscat.mod.uk. This includes the provision of both CLAS and CHECK consultants

IT Power Management Link
The National Energy Foundation (NEF) indicated that around 20-30% of users do not switch off computers during non-working hours.  Leaving computers and monitors on during non-working hours wastes both energy and increases carbon emissions.  The most cost-effective solution is for individual users to ensure that they switch off both the computer and monitor during non-working hours. However, due to IT requirements a switch-off campaign or utilising the computer's in-built hibernation mode may not be suitable.  In such cases IT Power Management should be considered.

ICT Power Management is software 'patch' used to reduce electricity demand thereby reducing costs and carbon emissions from PC usage.  This software can remotely switch off desktop computers during non-working hours. It also allows computers to be temporarily switched back on for IT upgrades and batch processes to be run.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has put in place a pan government framework agreement for this software.  This is a single-supplier framework with 1E and is available until May 2012. 

Accessing this framework will provide demonstrable benefits including:

• Energy savings (kWh) 
• CO2 savings 
• Licence fee savings (30% discount) 
• Process savings e.g. tendering costs 
• Short payback period - typically 6-12 months 
• Supports the CO & CIO Greening Government IT Strategy 
• Applicable for Salix funding

For further information refer to the OGC IT Power Management (PDF, 89KB) document.  For details on how to access the framework contact 1E directly on 02008 326 3880 or visit www.1e.com/publicsectorportal

Contact Service Desk on 0845 000 4999 for more information or e mail ServiceDesk@ogc.gsi.gov.uk.