After deciding to maintain discrete agreements for desktop and laptop machines, the latter has been won by the incumbent provider, which will provide tech across the public and charity sectors

The Scottish Government will continue to work with incumbent supplier HP for the supply of mobile computing devices throughout the public sector across the country.

Last week, the devolved government entered in a two-year framework agreement with the US tech giant. The deal – which is valued at £210m, inclusive of VAT – covers “the provision of mobile client devices, upgrade/downgrade options, accessories and associated deployment services to the Scottish public sector”, according to a recently published commercial notice.

The document adds that the technologies in scope of the contract include “laptops, monitors, and mobile workstation devices”.

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Prior to issuing a tender for this deal earlier this year, the Scottish Government had previously indicated that it was considering bringing together two incumbent engagements, addressing mobile and desktop machines and worth £125m and £75m, respectively. Both of these contracts are held by HP and each was due to expire in 2025.

While the mobile device agreement was relet – and reawarded to HP – Scotland’s desktop engagement with the vendor has been extended to run until 2026, and can be lengthened for a further year beyond that, should the Scottish Government elect to do so.

In retaining the contract for mobile platforms, HP beat one other bidder to win the deal, the award notice says.

Now that the agreement is in place, all public sector bodies across Scotland can use it to buy laptops and other devices. The framework is also open for use by charities.