East of England Ambulance Service has solved their triple corporate, operational and IT procurement strategies in one package via Circular Computing.
The East of England Ambulance Service operates as an emergency service within the East of England NHS trust. They respond directly to emergency (999) calls on a 24/7 basis, handling a high call volume.
The challenges
Like many companies, the East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) were affected by the lack of availability of ‘new product’ in the market, and were seeking a fast turnaround.
They required robust and effective devices to deliver the crucial needs of the emergency service, such as fielding 999 calls – and they sought to generate some cost savings that could be passed on to direct patient care.
As they run a crucial, front-line emergency service, EEAST wanted to be sure that the tech provided was up to the rigours of such tasks and could be delivered on time. So they sought to discover if sustainable IT was robust enough to deal with their demands.
The process
EEAST initially engaged with a “pre-market exploratory pilot” to test the consistency, capability and performance of Dell Latitude E5470 units, before committing to wider usage. Through its due diligence, EEAST were satisfied with the laptop provision, the speed and delivery of service and the
sustainability outcomes.
Neil Godfrey, Deputy Chief Information Officer remarked, “From initial engagement with the team at Circular Computing, to beginning the pilot, was a two-week process.”
“The pilot allowed us to confirm what we suspected all along – that a remanufactured product, whilst not at the very cutting edge of technology, is robust and resilient enough to deliver what we need in operations and at the front line of emergency services. The product looks, feels, and performs like new. Circular Computing have broken the mould in reclassifying products.”
Results
EEAST has satisfied their triple corporate, operational and IT procurement strategies in one package via Circular Computing. The price point, being below what was previously available to them, has delivered significant cost savings. This was a key factor alongside performance, quality and availability. In addition, this sustainable IT procurement contributes to the NHS’s overarching Sustainability Strategy of embedding sustainability in procurement decisions and decarbonising their supply chain.
Neil Godfrey, Deputy Chief Information Officer of EEAST stated:
“We will increase efficiency and effectiveness in purchasing and logistics so that we can provide the best possible value for money and maximise the amount spent on direct patient care.”
Circular Computing will continue to provide sustainable IT for this vital emergency service going forward.
CO2 prevented
217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent greenhouse gases prevented at manufacture
CO2 sequestered
412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent greenhouse gases sequestered from the atmosphere
Water saved
130,530,000 litres of water has been saved from the production of new materials
Reforestation
3435 trees planted through our reforestation partners
"Neil and the IT team are that confident with the quality and performance that they are happy for the Emergency Services under their control to be powered by Circular Computing laptops. EEAST has three clear strategies. The first is the corporate strategy, secondly the operational IT and thirdly procurement strategies. What’s exciting about this solution is being able to fulfil all agendas in a way where the client has no downside, no compromise and can maintain a best practice in corporate, procurement and operations.
They are sourcing the end user computer at a price point where there are meaningful savings with an evidence-based decarbonisation benefit of 316KG’s CO2 per unit, this means 24 tonnes of CO2 has not been generated in the production phase."
STEVE HASKEW, Head of Sustainability at Circular Computing
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