Procuring our services

Buying Solutions

Bramble.cc is accredited as a prime contractor on a number of frameworks from Buying Solutions, an agency of HM Treasury, which were previously know as Catalist. Whilst it can be just as cost-effective for all organisations to buy our services directly, these frameworks remove the need for the UK public sector to undertake further OJEU competition.

The Buying Solutions frameworks are:

Software Application Solutions

ICT Consultancy and Delivery Services

Partners

Bramble.cc works with a large number of partners, who provide their products and services through us the prime contractor. On main consortium members are:

  • Apto Solutions – template-based applications such as output management and transformation and electronic forms-based workflow
  • C&C Technology Consulting – ICT consultancy in authentication, SOA, networks, telecommunications, architecture, secure networks, business continuity, data management.
  • DHC – client relationship projects relating to both conventional CRM (customer relationship management) and also transactional interaction at a client/case level.
  • Digital Assurance – a CESG CHECK green light company, offering CHECK testing and assurance services to local and central government with CESG approval.
  • Hugh Symons Information Management – providing scanning services.
  • Sourcewrite – complete content management systems and web solutions from branding, through web design, planning, to implementation and support.
  • Toplevel Computing – providing secure interactive solutions delivered over the web or intranet.
  • TR Control Solutions – designing & developing ICT solutions focused on improving the sustainability of business operations whilst minimising energy footprint.
  • a number of independents – for CLAS consulting

We also provide other partners as subcontractors for particular solutions, as appropriate. Bramble.cc remains independent, provides unbiased advice, and takes care to match appropriate solutions to the business requirements of our customers.

Services and solutions

The Buying Solutions frameworks on which we are a prime contractor, allows us to offer a complete set of consultancy services and solutions across the information management and knowledge management spectrum, such as:

Shopping list

  • strategy development and scoping studies
  • benefits quantification and business cases
  • business analysis and solution identification
  • information architecture design
  • technical architecture design
  • business process design
  • solution development: people, process, technology
  • prototyping, configuring and tailoring of existing products
  • software packages and related technical services
  • management of change, including user training
  • implementation, including project management
  • data take-on and migration, including scanning services
  • development of policies, procedures, ways of working
  • information assurance, including CLAS consultancy
  • risk analysis and business impact analysis
  • security audits: information, systems, networks
  • ISO/IEC 27002 compliance
  • testing, including CHECK penetration testing
  • integration
  • support and maintenance
  • managed services, e.g. application service provider
  • other goods and services, e.g. scanners and other hardware

Click here to go to our supplier page on the Buying Solutions website.

Please email us to find out more about procuring our services through Buying Solutions.