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The services and products you need to keep your Hospice successfully functioning, including franking & print to stationery supplies.

Managed Print

Stationery

Franking

Office Supplies

Managed Print

Supplier: Copy Print Solutions

Copy Print Solutions provides nationwide Managed Print Services on anything from an A4 single function printer to a fully configured high end production device capable of extremely heavy workloads.

They provide related software to help track and control costs such as Papercut MF-S (on site) and Papercut Hive (cloud) as well as document process and workflow automation from DocuWare.

What sets Copy Print Solutions apart from other Managed Print Providers is their ability to offer a competitively priced package, backed by trusted manufacturers. This is complemented by professional, responsive aftercare support.  

  • So impressed with the team at Copy Print Solutions, The Education Partnership Trust began a programme to transition each of the schools, at the point of contract renewal. What sets Copy Print Solutions apart from other Managed Print Providers is their ability to offer a competitively priced package, backed by a trusted manufacturer like Toshiba. This is complemented by professional, responsive aftercare support." Talha, Education Partnership Trust

Features

  • A FREE print audit/workflow audit will show you current costs and where we can help improve efficiencies.
  • Copy Print Solutions has access to the latest technology from leading manufacturers: we partner with Toshiba, Sharp, Xerox and Brother.
  • True visibility of print costs: Toshiba devices are low energy, cost effective, ranging from entry level 20ppm to light production 75ppm
  • Automatic toner replenishment, users can also sign up to our circular planet program.
  • 9 years as an independent supplier with engineers on site and customers nationwide.
  • Managed print devices can be purchased outright, leased, or rented (shorter/flexible term)

Benefits

  • If you don’t use the device, you don’t pay (excludes lease payments). We provide software to reduce printing costs, allow tracking, follow me printing across multiple sites and home users and even link to cloud systems for scanning
  • Offers preferential costs on hardware and service contracts, which are usually only available to Education or Local Government. As a larger collective we can get discounts of 86% off SRP on hardware and 51% off consumables and 22% off spare parts.
  • Reducing customers spend on print whilst also providing more cost-effective equipment, which reduces total cost of ownership and helps positively contribute to your environmental goals
  • Circular planet allows for any toners, waste containers and core units (drums) being collected and reused wherever possible.
  • Responding to enquiries within 1 working day with key SLAs in place
  • Access provided to our finance partners who have some of the lowest rates in the industry

To find out more contact Dave Matthews

Stationery

Supplier: Banner

Office, stationery and printing supplies.

  • “I am getting around 60% savings, sometimes more compared to what I have paid before, and I am trying to encourage everyone to use them. I also like the combined invoice which makes it so much easier for me.”
    Liz Cody, Haven House Hospice

Features

  • Managed transition of your contract
  • Banner owned delivery service
  • One stop shop product & service offering
  • Consolidated invoicing
  • ISO14001 environmental certification

Benefits

  • Ensures minimal disruption & continuous effective, efficient service
  • Realtime information on your delivery with drivers exercising extra care
  • Easy to order across many categories
  • Cost savings and efficiencies
  • Supports meeting environmental sustainability targets

To find out more contact Mark Airey

Franking

Supplier: FP Mailing

FP Mailing offer exclusive membership deals on the choice of purchase or leasing of franking machines, postage, maintenance and inks. Their team will take the difficulty out of the switching process and will effectively manage the changeover. Even if you are mid-term with an existing contract, please contact us as there are options available to buy you out of your current contract whilst still making significant savings. 

  • “We have taken out a 6-year contract with FP Mailing and based upon our current postage rates and previous costs we envisage a saving in the region of £10,000. When we have had to contact FP Mailing for support, such as with setting up cost accounts, we have found their staff to be very helpful”
    Gerry Crow, Director of Operations & Support, Mary Stevens Hospice
fp mailing for care sector

Features

  • Purchase or lease of franking machines, including postage, maintenance & inks
  • Mailmark and Mailmark Extra exclusive to FP Mailing
  • Free onsite training during installation
  • FP online customer portal
  • Free maintenance during the first year
  • Maintenance contract supplies replacement machine within 24hrs
  • Manage the switchover of contract
  • ISO14001 environmental certification

Benefits

  • Saving 45% on current agreement with full package and range of options
  • Mailmark saves an additional 8% on postage. Mailmark Extra an additional 2p per item discount
  • Improves staff engagement & ensures minimal disruption
  • 24hour access to information & support
  • Reassurance that machine has a guarantee
  • Vastly reduces downtime
  • Takes the difficulty out of the switching process, buying you out of existing contracts & still making significant savings

To find out more contact Robert Woodcock

Office Supplies

Supplier: Banner

Banner offers HQP members exclusive deals, delivering more savings and value on Office Supplies, Facilities and Business Services. This range of new categories is fully compliant and is a consolidated offering with a range of new categories. They can offer general office supplies, paper, furniture and a range of office technology, equipment and machines. Through to waste collection, shredding and recycling services and a range of recycled and white goods to provide your office space with everything that you need.

  • "We started using Banner in May 2019 and regularly compare prices to our old supplier. During our last review we looked at a random selection of 65 products taken off orders we had made. Of these items, 50 were cheaper with Banner, giving us a total saving of 25%. Overall we are happy with the pricing and service that Banner supply, having an assigned account manager works very well for our trust."
    Caroline Jowett, Trust Finance Officer, Beckfoot Trust

Features

  • Managed transition of your contract
  • Banner owned delivery service
  • One stop shop product & service offering
  • Consolidated invoicing
  • ISO14001 environmental certification
  • Products include; office furniture, office machines, beverages & associated products, technology & electrical office supplies, workplace safety equipment, toner /paper /media waste collection & recycling, white goods (eg freezers, washing machines)

Benefits

  • Easy to order across many categories, one compliant framework route to market
  • Cost savings and efficiencies through an enhanced product category offering
  • Ensures minimal disruption & provides a continuous, effective & efficient service
  • Supports meeting environmental sustainability targets

To find out more contact Mark Airey

As a social enterprise, HQP was founded by a number of the UK’s leading hospices in 2014 and provides access to exclusive supplier agreements, designed to reduce costs, deliver quality improvements and support sustainable services.