Security company G4S has been selected as a possible supplier of access control systems and smart card technology to hundreds of further education establishments in awarded the three year framework agreement. Other suppliers on the framework include 2020, ADT, ICTS, Mitie, Reliance, SCCI, Gough and Kelly, and Payne Security, who will be the UK. Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) operates procurement for over 1,400 further education institutions and has selected G4S, as well as eight other suppliers, to be expected to offer smart card technology based ID cards enabled for multiple functionality i.e. identification, authentication, data storage and application processing capabilities..
