Our Strategic Alliances

The simplest way to explain a framework agreement is to think of it is a type of ‘umbrella’ agreement with a number of suppliers, established by Crown Commercial Service (CCS) and others, for use by the public sector. Frameworks are a pre-competed route to market providing a vehicle to centralise procurement spend. They offer shared procurement expertise and resource and a shared risk and contract management. A large majority of organisations are buying through these agreements. But why? Well there are several reasons why this is a good idea. A framework agreement offers reduced administrative burden as agreements significantly reduce the time and cost compared to running a full procurement procedure each time, whilst also helping to ensure legal compliance.

ISO certification defines a standard that provides a model for establishing, implementing, operating, maintaining and improving a Business Continuity Management System. ANS currently has 300 customers in both the public and private sectors, including NHS Trusts and local government. The ISO certifications demonstrate that our products and service meets the expectations of our customers.