The UK government has awarded 12 suppliers places on a framework deal that could see it spend up to £900 million on printers, photocopiers, and other multifunctional devices.

Paperless office? 2.8 trillion pages printed in 2020, down by 14% or 450 billion sheets

In a sign that the dream of a paperless office is receding ever further into the distance, the Crown Commercial Service – the buying unit under the umbrella of the Cabinet Office – has put together the agreement for four years, giving public sector bodies access to discounts based on nominal volume commitments to suppliers.

The agreement will give schools, hospitals, councils, police forces, and central government access to multifunctional devices, managed print services, technical resources, digital workflow, cloud solutions fo

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