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22nd March 2010

New management consultancy and accounting framework agreement involves Amnis

The AMTEC Consortium - which includes Amnis, the quality, innovation and productivity organisation - is delighted to have secured its place across eight categories of the Government's new Management Consultancy and Accounting Services Framework Agreement, launched recently by Buying Solutions.

The latest award follows last year's success on related ICT framework agreements and gives AMTEC a unique opportunity to provide its public sector clients with the broadest possible range of consultancy services and ICT solutions. In particular, Amnis will be providing Lean skills-related services to the health sector as part of the AMTEC Consortium.

Issued by Buying Solutions, the national procurement partner for UK public services, the three-year framework agreements make it quicker, easier and more convenient for customers to procure the high quality consultancy services they need, while saving them money in the process.

"We are delighted that the AMTEC Consortium has been selected for inclusion in the Buying Solutions Framework," said Amnis’ chairman, Les Pyle. "It will help consolidate our position as a leading quality, innovation and productivity organisation specialising in providing practical advice to healthcare organisations - especially in the Lean approach to effective and efficient management, providing value for money for all stakeholders including the taxpayer."

"Amnis and AMTEC were brought together in 2006 by SHA South Central and have worked together on a number of projects where Amnis has provided change management and Lean expertise while AMTEC has provided project management and interim management support," explained Amnis’ director, Mark Eaton.

Buying Solutions, the national procurement partner for UK public services, is an Executive Agency of the Office of Government Commerce in the Treasury. It follows a category management approach to procurement, offering a range of services covering the areas of: professional services; eProcurement solutions; energy; property solutions; office solutions, and ICT.

Currently, Buying Solutions provides a choice of over 500,000 products and services, available through a network of over 1,000 suppliers. This allows its customers to access products and services enabling them to buy the things they need quickly, efficiently and at highly competitive prices.

By offering its customers - which span the biggest central government departments, NHS Trusts and local councils, through to the smallest schools - a range of smart choices, which deliver benefits for them and their stakeholders, Buying Solutions is providing better procurement solutions. Moreover, by making smart choices it delivers savings for the nation, providing value for money for the government and tax payers.

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About Buying Solutions

Buying Solutions is an Executive Agency of the Office of Government Commerce in the Treasury. As the national procurement partner for UK public services, it enables customers to improve value for money and efficiency.

About AMTEC

AMTEC is a leading independent supplier of management and IS consultancy, interim management and resources, with particular strengths in the public sector. It focuses on enabling business change and works alongside its clients to realise the benefits of their investment in change and technology.

Together, AMTEC and its consortia offer uniquely broad coverage across the consultancy and specialist contractor categories within the Buying Solutions frameworks. Services cover the full project lifecycle from strategy, through implementation, to assurance. Support ranges from deployment of a key individual in a specialist field to the delivery of a fully managed consultancy solution.

AMTEC ranks in the top 35 UK consultancies and the top 10 SME consulting firms in the public sector (managementconsultancy.co.uk). Its extensive track record spans central and local government, police, criminal justice, health, education, welfare, environment and defence.

About Amnis Limited

Working with both public and private sector organisations, Amnis is a consultancy which specialises in innovation, transformation and organisational improvement, helping clients plan and deploy strategies for successful transformation. Its goal is to help clients not only deliver sustainable change but also to develop their capability to tackle their next challenges.

Providing both consultancy and training services, Amnis' team includes specialists in Lean/Six Sigma, organisational development, strategic planning, change management and systems thinking.

Further information from:

Mark Eaton, Amnis, 00 44 (0) 870 446 1002; markeaton@amnis.uk.com

Bob Little, Bob Little Press & PR, 00 44 (0)1727 860405; bob.little@boblittlepr.com