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Publish Date : 21-Aug-2015

A new three-year deal with Oracle with the aim of saving on licensing costs is inked by The UK government.

The memorandum of understanding (MoU) builds on the earlier deal the government made with Oracle in 2012, which pledged to save 75m across central government, the emergency services and the NHS by 2015.

The new MoU expands the agreement to comprise additional public sector bodies, as well as more products and services.

Sally Collier, chief executive of the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), said the deal will allow for more effective procurement or Oracles services and products. She said, It lays the foundation for a more collaborative relationship between government and Oracle.

Oracles senior vice-president and UK country leader, Dermot OKelly, said the new deal demonstrated Oracle's commitment to the governments agenda of saving money and delivering leading-edge information technology to help transform public services.

The CCS has moreover inked a contract with PageOne for its paging and mobile communications services as part of the Network Services Framework, which was introduced in July.

The framework will last 4 years, with a forecast spend of at least 318m. It plans to open the market up to new technologies and suppliers, with a aim on offering more opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises.

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