01 June 2006

Connect is delighted to have been selected as an accredited supplier under three categories of the OGCbuying.solutions’ Specialist Solutions, Catalist Framework Agreement. This will allow Connect to supply a wide range of IT services and IT solutions to the public sector, including central and local government authorities, police, health and education bodies.

Connect has been a supplier under OGCbuying.solutions' S-Cat and GTC brands since 2002; these frameworks are now being incorporated under the new Catalist brand which has been designed to replace elements of the older frameworks as they expire. Under the Specialist Solutions Catalist Framework, Connect has won a three year agreement to provide consultancy and support services in respect of Web Design and Content Management Solutions, Web Hosting Solutions and e- Transactions Solutions.

Catalist provides UK public sector customers with frameworks of pre- tendered suppliers across a range of solutions and services, reducing the duration and complexity of the public sector purchasing process, whilst offering ease of ordering and competitive fee rates.

Carole Boardman, Connect’s Public Sector Director, says: “As a long- standing supplier through S-Cat, we are delighted to be included within the new Specialist Solutions, Catalist Framework Agreement.

“Over the last few years, we have enjoyed a strong relationship with OGCbuying.solutions and our S-Cat clients, and we look forward to building a similar relationship with new Catalist customers. This new framework agreement will enable us to reinforce our position as a leading supplier of high-quality, value for money web technologies and services to the public sector.”

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