Office supplies business wins £1.8m dental contract

10 November 2022

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

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. ACS Office is delivering its services via full end-to-end PunchOut integration with Portman’s in-house procurement system, PortPal.

Andrew Jones, Portman Dental Care’s head of procurement said, “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. Other ACS Group customers include Lloyds Pharmacy, Vertu Motors, Dixons Academies Trust, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

This latest contract win follows ACS Group announcing its intention to double its turnover to £50m by 2026.

Ben Townend, ACS Office contracts manager 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.”