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Procurement of four IT monitors to sample
market options to support the needs of IT users at the
Council.

Reasons for the decision

Guildford's ICT team issues and maintains ICT
equipment for the Council. Working stock of some types of
peripheral equipment is now low. It was therefore considered
necessary to purchase a small quantity to ensure stock is available
to enable Officers and Councillors to perform their roles, and for
any other scenario the ICT team is asked to support. As part of
seeking best value-for-money, a purchase of a pair of two different
monitor models was agreed, to enable these to be tested as a
potential new standard.

Alternative options considered

Quotes were sought from four suppliers that
the Council has purchased from previously, based on a non-vendor
specific set of requirements. The suppliers came back with a range
of options that were considered against the specification provided
to them, with price being a significant part in the evaluation. The
most suitable of the lower-cost options for a combination of
monitors with docking stations embedded, and those without a
docking station embedded, was chosen. As a result the requirement
was awarded to Advania UK (CCS) Ltd.