Bradford office supplier wins £1.8m contract with aims to reach £50m turnover

Baildon based office supplies business ACS Office has won a tender worth £1.8m over three years with Portman Dental Care.

Headquartered in Cheltenham, Portman Dental Care currently has in excess of 200 dental practices across the UK, Isle of Man and Ireland caring for more than 800,000 patients. ACS Office is supplying the company’s practices in the UK, Isle of Man and Ireland with office supplies, electronic office supplies, janitorial and catering supplies, and furniture.

Portman Dental Care’s head of procurement, Andrew Jones, commented: “We appointed ACS Office following a highly competitive tender process comprising a detailed written submission and an e-auction.

“From the start of them becoming our supplier of choice, we have been highly impressed with the adaptable, responsive and forward-thinking way the ACS Office team operates. They have built strong relationships with our procurement team and we are enjoying further developing our highly productive working partnership with them.”

ACS Office is part of the ACS Group which employs close to 130 people and has a turnover of £26m. Its other customers include Lloyds Pharmacy, Vertu Motors, Dixons Academies Trust, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). This latest contract win follows ACS Group announcing its intention to double its turnover to £50m by 2026.

ACS Office contracts manager, Ben Townend, added: “Portman Dental Care is an ambitious and growing business, so we are very pleased to be able to play our part in enabling its continued expansion.

“We have worked in close partnership with the procurement team from the off, integrating with Portman Dental Care’s specific internal procurement system and process needs. We are now building upon those solid foundations as our relationship deepens.”

Established in 2008, ACS Group comprises six divisions providing services to private and public sector organisations. In addition to ACS Office, ACS IT offers expert technology advice and support, ACS Express stocks and sells 25,000 office products and ACS Print provides professional print services.

ACS Managed Print takes care of entire print environments and ASC Interiors specialises in creating productive and inviting workspaces. As well as its Baildon head office facilities, ACS Group has a 27,000 sq ft storage and distribution centre in nearby Shipley which was opened at the start of the year.

By Matthew Neville – Correspondent, Bdaily

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