Ascom Wireless Solutions Achieve Top Marks in National Framework Agreement

Ascom Wireless Solutions, the leading supplier of on-site wireless communications have successfully achieved a place under Lot 1, which relates to Telecare Products, on the Buying Solutions National Framework Agreement for Assistive Technologies, Telecare, Telehealth and Telecoaching. The bid achieved a score of 96.4%, placing Ascom in second place of all the entries submitted.

Ascom UK Sales Manager Mark Leppard stated, "We are proud of this position. Ascom is a strong global supplier in the healthcare market and this represents a significant first step into the UK healthcare market place. Ascom have demonstrated that we have the right products and solutions for mission critical users in this segment.”

Ascom put forward a highly innovative and robust system which combines the functionality of several devices into one, fully-integrated, high quality system, offering considerable price savings and multiple features. Ascom saw the market focusing on the needs of the individual and moving from basic care to helping people to "live”. The trend towards "living” means that it is a logical step to integrate alarming, security, automation and services into one user-friendly solution. Ascom UK has been delivering NHS and private healthcare solutions for over 15 years in areas such as, cardiac alarms and staff protection systems in Medium Secure Mental Health Hospitals.

Hiral Chavda, Ascom UK Marketing said, "Winning this framework agreement is a key strategic step for us in the healthcare segment and it means that we can now go on to develop this rapidly expanding area of our business”.

To complete the tender, Ascom UK cooperated with Midlands-based company, Marketing Medicine who looked at all areas of Ascom’s business; from manufacturing and product design to quality and sales development teams. "Ascom delivers an exceptional product that really improves the quality of life for people living in environments managed by it. All the core information was within the business; Marketing Medicine simply supported Ascom with the requirements of the tender and crafted the responses in a way that the information could be easily understood and scored by the Buying Solutions team”, said Katy Draper, Marketing Medicine.

For more information visit www.ascom.co.uk

ABOUT ASCOM WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

Ascom Wireless Solutions (www.ascom.com) is a leading provider of on-site wireless communications for key segments such as hospitals, manufacturing industries, retail and hotels. More than 75,000 systems are installed at major companies all over the world. The company offers a broad range of voice and professional messaging solutions, creating value for customers by supporting and optimizing their Mission-Critical processes. The solutions are based on VoWiFi, IP-DECT, DECT, Nurse Call and paging technologies, smartly integrated into existing enterprise systems. The company has subsidiaries in 10 countries and 1,200 employees worldwide. Founded in the 1950s and based in Göteborg, Sweden, Ascom Wireless Solutions is part of the Ascom Group, listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange.

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