FOI 25-321 Print Related Equipment Contracts

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Reference
FOI 25-321 Print Related Equipment Contracts
Request Date
28 Jul 2025
Response Date
08 Aug 2025
Information Requested

I would like to make a request (FOISA Act 2002) for the following information relating to print equipment held at Scottish Ambulance Service  

  1. How many Multi-functional devices do you have in place? 
  2. Name of supplier who provides this arrangement?
  3. Contract start date?
  4. Contract end date? 
  5. Is there an option to extend this arrangement. If yes, for what period? 
  6. Which Route to market used - if framework which one? 
  7. Number of single function printers at the Ambulance Service? 
  8. If yes, do printers form part of your managed print arrangement? 
  9. Do you have a Print Room? If yes, how many devices and when does the contract end? 
  10. What is the approximate spend on this service over the last 12 months? 
  11. Who at the Ambulance Service is responsible for this contract
Response

I would like to make a request (FOISA Act 2002) for the following information relating to print equipment held at Scottish Ambulance Service 

  1. How many Multi-functional devices do you have in place? 68
  2. Name of supplier who provides this arrangement? Ricoh UK Ltd
  3. Contract start date? 1st October 2024
  4. Contract end date? 30th September 2027
  5. Is there an option to extend this arrangement. If yes, for what period? 2 x 12 months
  6. Which Route to market used - if framework which one? NP794/24 – Provision of Multi-Functional Devices & Associated Services. This contract process was conducted using the Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) procurement system.  The contract process undertaken was a mini-competition call-off (Invitation to Further Competition) – ItFC from the Scottish Procurement CAT A (pan public sector) framework for Office Equipment. 
  7. Number of single function printers at the Ambulance Service? Approx 150 desktop printers in SAS
  8. If yes, do printers form part of your managed print arrangement? No, they don’t form part of managed print arrangement
  9. Do you have a Print Room? If yes, how many devices and when does the contract end? No
  10. What is the approximate spend on this service over the last 12 months? £38,950.19
  11. Who at the Ambulance Service is responsible for this contract The Head of Procurement.
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