3 July 2009 – Following a rigorous evaluation and selection process, it was announced today that VEGA Consulting Services Ltd (VEGA), a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a Buying Solutions framework agreement to provide ICT Consultancy & Delivery Services to the public sector.

This represents VEGA’s third qualification as a Buying Solutions (formerly Catalist) supplier.

Buying Solutions is the national procurement partner for UK public services, enabling customers to improve value-for-money and efficiency. It is an Executive Agency of the Office of Government Commerce in the Treasury. Buying Solutions delivers a series of framework agreements covering consultancy, resourcing, goods, and commoditised services and solutions.

Under the Buying Solutions qualification, which takes effect from 1 August 2009, and lasts for three years, VEGA is registered to provide ICT Consultancy Services under the following Lots:

• Application Consultancy and Delivery Services
• ICT Security and Consultancy Delivery Services – Planning and Design
• ICT Security and Consultancy Delivery Services – Testing
• ICT Security and Consultancy Delivery Services – ICT Investigative Services
• ICT Security and Consultancy Delivery Services – Day-to-day analysis and consultancy

In addition to VEGA’s qualification in Buying Solutions’ ICT Consultancy & Delivery Services framework agreement, the company is qualified in two Lots of the Functional Consultancy Services framework agreement. VEGA is also qualified to deliver complimentary services under the UK Ministry of Defence’s framework agreement for Technical Support (FATS3) and Information Communications Services (ICS) catalogue.

VEGA General Manager, Paul MacGregor, said: “Qualifying for Buying Solutions is a great achievement. It emphasises VEGA’s continued commitment to providing Government organisations and the public sector with value-for-money and independent, expert services to support the UK public sector’s drive for cost efficiency.”