A://RUN10IT Procurement
Buy once,
buy right.
Specification, sourcing, and supply of hardware and software, chosen against what you actually run and delivered configured rather than in a box. It is for organisations tired of buying whatever was on special and living with it for the next four years.
THE PROBLEM
Nobody buying hardware once every few years can reasonably know what is on the market. The specification gets set by a sales sheet, and the bill for that arrives later.
The cost of leaving this alone is rarely one visible failure. It is the slow accumulation: the workaround that became the process, the thing only one person knows, the renewal nobody questioned.
Our starting point is always the same: establish what is actually true today, then decide what to change. Work scoped against an assumption tends to solve a problem you do not have.
- 01Nobody knows what is on the marketYou buy hardware every few years. A reseller sells it every day. The information gap is the whole problem.
- 02The quote is impossible to compareThree suppliers, three different specifications, and no way to tell which is actually better value.
- 03Price wins, and then costs moreThe cheapest machine is slower, fails earlier, and is out of warranty when it does.
- 04Every purchase is differentNo standard build, so every new starter is a fresh decision and a fresh setup.
WHAT YOU GET
What the engagement covers
Scoped before it starts, so you know what is included and what is not.
- 01
Buying power
We buy for a lot of organisations, so we negotiate on volume you do not have on your own. That pricing goes to you, with the margin visible rather than buried in the line item.
- 02
Knowing the market
Which models are genuinely current, which are being quietly discontinued, what the real lead times are, and which specification differences matter for your work rather than for a brochure.
- 03
Standard builds
An agreed specification per role, so buying becomes a decision you make once rather than a debate every time someone starts.
- 04
Delivered ready to work
Devices arrive enrolled, configured, and in your management platform, not as a box for someone to set up between other things.
HOW WE WORK
Assess, deploy, operate, review
Four stages with a written output at each one. You always know which stage you are in and what comes next.
- 01Week 1
Assess
We document what exists today and what it needs to do, so the work is scoped against reality rather than assumption.
- 02Weeks 2 – 4
Deploy
Changes are made in a planned sequence, outside working hours where disruption would otherwise land on your staff.
- 03Ongoing
Operate
It is monitored and maintained as part of your agreement. Problems are ours to notice, not yours to report.
- 04Quarterly
Review
What it is costing, whether it still fits, and what should change before the next renewal.
WHAT CHANGES
What you should expect
- Someone other than you owns it, with that written down.
- The current state is documented and stays documented.
- Cost is planned ahead rather than discovered at renewal.
- Decisions are made against evidence rather than assumption.
FAQ
Questions we get asked
01What is IT procurement?
Specification, sourcing, and supply of hardware and software, chosen against what you actually run and delivered configured rather than in a box. It is for organisations tired of buying whatever was on special and living with it for the next four years.
02Why buy through an IT provider instead of going direct to a retailer?
Three reasons that show up on the invoice. We negotiate on aggregate volume across our client base rather than your single order. We know which models are current, which are being cleared, and which specification differences actually matter. And the devices arrive configured and enrolled, which removes a half day of setup per machine that someone in your business is otherwise doing.
03How much should a business laptop cost in New Zealand?
For most office roles, a business-class laptop that will do four good years sits meaningfully above the consumer shelf price, and the gap buys a better keyboard and screen, a serviceable chassis, a proper warranty with on-site service, and management features that consumer models do not carry. For engineering, design, or video the number moves again. We will quote against the actual work rather than a default.
04What is the difference between business and consumer laptops, and does it matter?
It matters most when something goes wrong. Business models carry longer warranties with on-site or next business day service, are built to be repaired, hold a stable configuration so the image you build today still works in eighteen months, and include the management hardware that lets a device be enrolled and secured remotely. A consumer machine that fails in year two is a week without a laptop.
05How often should we replace computers?
Three to four years for most office roles, and the honest signal is not age but time lost. When a machine costs someone fifteen minutes a day in waiting, it has already cost more than its replacement. Standard builds and lifecycle tracking let you plan that as a rolling budget rather than discovering six machines are due in the same quarter.
06Can you match a price we have been quoted elsewhere?
Often, and where we cannot we will tell you why rather than quietly changing the specification to get there. Sometimes a quote is genuinely good, usually because it is clearing stock. What is worth checking in that case is the warranty, the lead time, and whether the model is still going to be available when you need three more.
07How much does IT procurement cost in New Zealand?
We quote after scoping rather than before. Anyone pricing this work without looking at your environment is guessing, and the guess is rarely in your favour. Scoping itself is quick, and we tell you what it costs before we start it.
08How long does it take to get started with IT procurement?
A first conversation takes about half an hour and costs nothing. Scoping is usually a week or two of our time depending on the size of the environment, and we agree the delivery dates with you before anything is booked in.
09Can you deliver IT procurement alongside our existing IT team or provider?
Yes, and it is common. We are happy to work as an extra pair of hands under your internal team, or alongside an incumbent provider on a defined piece of work. We will set out in writing where the responsibilities split, so nothing falls between us.
10Do we have to move all of our IT to Atlas to get this?
No. This can be delivered as a standalone piece of work for an organisation we have never worked with before, or folded into a managed agreement if you already have one with us. Plenty of clients use us for one thing and keep everything else where it is.
11Do you only work with Auckland businesses?
Our team is based in Auckland and we attend sites across the wider region. Most of this work is delivered remotely, so we support organisations throughout New Zealand, and we will say up front where being on site genuinely matters.
12Who will we actually be dealing with day to day?
Named people, not a queue. You get a lead who knows your environment and stays with it, which is the difference between explaining your business once and explaining it every time you make contact.
13What happens if we want to leave?
You keep the documentation regardless, and anything registered in your name stays in your name. Whether we stay involved is your call. Some clients take it in house from there, others move it onto an ongoing agreement with us. We would rather you left cleanly than stayed because leaving was difficult.
Start with a conversation.
Tell us what you are dealing with and we will tell you whether this is the right service for it, and what it would take.
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