Norway Post has announced that it will streamline more than 200 of its different IT contractswith 150 different suppliers by awarding the next contracts to just a few suppliers to save
costs.The Norwegian postal operator stressed that reducing its IT suppliers will result in better andcheaper IT operations. The new contracts will be worth several billion Norwegian crones (NOK1billion = €135,000).
The company is currently pre-qualifying suppliers before issuing the tenders by the end of 2012.The contracts will be signed in the first half of 2013 to be implemented in 2014.
In 2015, the new IT platform is expected to generate considerable savings compared to 2011. Thecontracts will concern Posten’s and Bring’s operations throughout the Nordic region, includingwholly owned subsidiaries.
”We want IT to better facilitate the Group’s strategy of being an integrated Nordic mail andlogistics group. Lower operating costs will enable us to develop new functionality that isimportant for creating a competitive advantage,” Norway Post Project Manager Sven Langeraksaid.
