One controlled platform for technology procurement.
Give your council one secure, branded environment to source and procure hardware, software, services and subscriptions from approved technology providers — with dedicated pricing, current availability, procurement controls and complete visibility.
Technology procurement should not require multiple disconnected systems.
Councils procure thousands of technology products, licences, services and subscriptions across multiple departments, suppliers, frameworks and buying routes.
Fragmented buying routes
Staff move between supplier portals, framework catalogues, spreadsheets, email and internal systems.
Limited pricing visibility
Contract, framework and council-specific pricing is not always visible at the point of procurement.
Changing stock & availability
Technology availability and lead times can change rapidly across distributors, resellers and manufacturers.
Governance & audit
Approvals, quotes, purchasing decisions and supplier activity need to remain visible and auditable.
A council-branded procurement environment built around your suppliers and your controls.
Stock in the Channel can provide a dedicated ecommerce procurement environment for the council, bringing approved suppliers, technology catalogues, dedicated pricing, stock information and procurement workflows together.
- Display only approved suppliers, frameworks, lots and categories
- Apply council, framework or contract-specific pricing
- Surface live or regularly refreshed stock availability
- Manage users, departments, cost centres and approval thresholds
- Request and compare quotes from multiple authorised suppliers
- Maintain procurement history and audit evidence
Hardware, software, services and subscriptions. Connected.
Bring the technology categories your teams procure into one controlled buying experience while retaining your chosen suppliers, frameworks and internal controls.
Devices & infrastructure
End-user computing, servers, networking, peripherals and infrastructure.
Licensing & applications
Productivity, cybersecurity, applications, licensing and vendor programmes.
Professional & managed services
Deployment, support, consulting, managed services and implementation.
Cloud & recurring services
SaaS, cloud subscriptions, renewals and recurring technology services.
Support frameworks and competitive buying through the same platform.
The environment can reflect the procurement routes already approved by the council rather than forcing teams into a completely new procurement model.
Framework procurement
Present eligible suppliers and catalogues by framework, agreement or lot and make the correct purchasing route easier for internal teams to follow.
- Framework-appointed suppliers only
- Dedicated call-off or contract pricing
- Relevant product and service catalogues
- Direct award or further competition workflows
Competitive procurement
Request quotes from multiple authorised technology partners through one controlled workflow rather than manually coordinating suppliers through email.
- Invite selected approved suppliers
- Compare pricing, availability and alternatives
- Capture supplier responses centrally
- Retain approval and decision evidence
From requirement to purchase in one workflow.
Give procurement, IT, finance and operational teams a clearer journey from identifying a requirement through to supplier selection and purchase.
Define need
Identify the product, service, subscription, budget and procurement route.
Find approved options
Search permitted suppliers, products, framework lots and services.
Compare
Review dedicated pricing, stock, alternatives and supplier responses.
Approve
Apply department, cost-centre, budget and approval workflows.
Procure & track
Place orders and retain transaction, supplier and audit visibility.
Make the authorised route the easiest route to buy.
The platform can help councils guide users toward approved suppliers, approved pricing and approved procurement routes while maintaining clearer evidence of the buying journey.
- Role-based access and user permissions
- Department and cost-centre controls
- Approval thresholds and delegated authority
- Framework and supplier restrictions
- Quote and purchasing history
- Better reporting across technology spend
Designed to support public-sector procurement governance.
Bring Stock in the Channel's data into your existing environment.
The API-led model can bring approved supplier catalogues, stock, pricing and product information directly into the systems your procurement teams already use.
Built on an existing technology supply ecosystem.
Rather than creating another static procurement catalogue, Stock in the Channel brings existing technology-channel data, ecommerce capability, supplier connectivity and integrations into the public-sector environment.
UK technology partners
MSPs, VARs and resellers already participating in the Stock in the Channel ecosystem.
Distribution partners
Extensive technology catalogue, pricing and stock data across the UK channel.
of technology products
Rich content spanning hardware, software, cloud and wider technology requirements.
Ready to simplify technology procurement across your council?
Speak to Stock in the Channel about creating a dedicated procurement environment for your approved suppliers, frameworks and technology buying workflows.
