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AdEPT Technology Group PLC
11 January 2021
AdEPT Technology Group PLC
("AdEPT" or the "Company")
AdEPT connectivity powers part of the NHS' biggest data network
transition programme to date
AdEPT Press Release
With its mission of 'uniting technology, inspiring people',
AdEPT Technology Group has helped the NHS succeed in a major
technology transformation.
Relevance for investors
Winning a mandate to deliver a substantial program of work is
only the start of the journey. Delivering success, and being
commended as a result, is a far more important milestone and augurs
well for winning new projects to provide critical infrastructure in
both the public and private markets.
The story
In November 2020, the NHS declared victory on a massive project
to transfer hundreds of NHS and social care sites from a legacy
data network to an updated version in a project expected to save
the heath service GBP75million a year.
About 12,000 sites belonging to 950 NHS, social care, private
sector and local authority organisations have moved from the legacy
N3 network to the new Health and Social Care Network (HSCN). It is
the largest-known public sector data network transition programme,
according to NHS Digital.
The legacy N3 network has now been decommissioned.
Organisations that have moved to the HSCN are expected to get
faster connectivity with improved security capabilities at a
reduced cost. They can now pick from a marketplace of 21 different
suppliers who compete to provide standardised network services. It
means organisations can get the public internet and private network
connectivity services they need over a single connection, at highly
competitive prices.
Patrick Clark, Associate Director of Infrastructure Services at
NHS Digital, said: "This is a hugely significant achievement both
in terms of the scale and the benefit of what has been
delivered.
"Reforming long-standing services in order to promote real
choice, competition, innovation and value for money is always
difficult but the HSCN initiative demonstrates what can be achieved
when you work collaboratively across the health and care system,
and industry.
"The Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated how important it is to
underpin online, digital services with the right connectivity and
I'm delighted that the HSCN initiative has enabled so many
organisations to upgrade and future-proof their connectivity
services affordably - in many cases obtaining far greater bandwidth
for less money."
The value for money generated by the new HSCN marketplace has
enabled many organisations to significantly upgrade their
connectivity in order to adopt more digital and cloud-based
services, cope with rising levels of online activity, support their
COvid-19 response and ultimately realise their digital ambitions,
NHSD said in a statement.
AdEPT's role
AdEPT already provides HSCN connectivity across the UK, however
the most concentrated success was a programme across the entire
Kent NHS, in a contract valued in excess of GBP4m. This initiative
provided connections to over 400 care homes, hospitals, and
doctors' surgeries in a project that will be of huge benefit to
clinicians and the public at large.
Patrick Clark commended AdEPT. "On behalf of NHS Digital, I wish
to express my sincere gratitude to you and your colleagues at AdEPT
for your co-operation in driving HSCN migration activity. I have no
doubt that without your organisation's hard work and commitment we
would not have arrived at this point so soon."
Future impact
The credibility arising from delivering such a substantial
programme positions AdEPT to secure further infrastructure projects
across the UK; whilst the presence AdEPT now has facilitates
conversations about additional services from the AdEPT portfolio
across the NHS.
Notes for journalists and editors-
For a full briefing please contact:
AdEPT Technology Group Plc
Phil Race, Chief Executive 07798 575 338
Ben Rogers, Head of Marketing 01689 814 700
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Nominated Adviser & Broker 020 7496 3000
Shaun Dobson / Iqra Amin
This announcement has been released by Ben Rogers, Head of
Marketing, on behalf of the Company.
About AdEPT Technology Group plc:
AdEPT Technology Group plc is one of the UK's leading
independent providers of managed services for IT, unified
communications, connectivity and voice solutions. AdEPT's tailored
services are used by thousands of customers across the UK and are
brought together through the strategic relationships with tier-1
suppliers such as Openreach, BT Wholesale, Virgin Media, Avaya,
Microsoft, Dell and Apple.
AdEPT is quoted on AIM, operated by the London Stock Exchange
(Ticker: ADT). For further information please visit:
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