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In a major contract win Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) has been chosen by Bedford Borough Council to provide a high quality, high volume in-house digital print management system for monthly volumes of 500,000 colour prints. Bedford Borough Council selected Konica Minolta following a tender process through the Buying Solutions framework agreement for public sector purchasing. Konica Minolta is one of seven suppliers that have been awarded a framework agreement with Buying Solutions to supply Managed Print Services, products and solutions.

“As part of our modernisation agenda, our objective was to provide a more efficient service, reduce our costs and produce high quality results for all our requirements”, states Cllr Shan Hunt, Portfolio Holder for Revenues and Benefits, Customer Services and ICT. “Having tendered through the Buying Solutions framework, we chose Konica Minolta as they provided the best solution for our needs.”

From the point of order Konica Minolta completed full commissioning and training for the supplied solution in two weeks. This included a full site survey and risk assessment conducted prior to delivery. Following installation the Council was able to use the digital print management system on the following day.

Consultancy, hardware, software and services have been provided enabling the Council to manage its print via simple web interface which realises greater cost efficiencies on external spend and improves the design and print service for the Council’s stakeholders. “Now we can show greater efficiency savings on external costs and provide a whole design and print service for our stakeholders, thanks to the solution provided by Konica Minolta”, Cllr Hunt adds.

For Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK), Jonathan Wilson, Market Development Manager comments, “This contract win is typical of the growing success of Konica Minolta’s customer intimacy policy. By understanding the needs of Bedford Borough Council we were able to propose and implement a solution that met their needs for an efficient and cost-effective print management solution.”

For more information, please visit: www.konicaminolta.co.uk/ops