Courts’ IT purchasing goes online
28 August 2012
Criminal Justice IT (CJIT) has made its first move towards e-procurement by implementing a web-based purchasing system.
The court purchasing organisation’s £20 million annual spend, which goes primarily on IT equipment, professional services and maintenance repair operation, will be funnelled through an Internet procurement platform from Marrakech. CJIT pays a standing charge and a usage-based fee to access it.
Jim Rawlings, assistant commercial director at CJIT, said this was a...