Royal Mail Discounts Satisfy ISB Initiative

Integrated Document Solutions (IDS), a leading UK supplier of document production, print room and IT products and services, has announced a money saving solution to enable UK Government authorities and agencies to take advantage of the Treasury and Cabinet Office’s Invest to Save Budget (ISB).

Ilminster, UK (PRWEB) April 23, 2006 -- Integrated Document Solutions (IDS), a leading UK supplier of document production, print room and IT products and services, has announced a money saving solution to enable UK Government authorities and agencies to take advantage of the Treasury and Cabinet Office’s Invest to Save Budget (ISB).

IDS can provide Government with a central print and mail system called MailSort On Demand to significantly reduce postage overheads and satisfy the ISB’s ethos to ‘create sustainable improvements in the capacity to deliver public services in a more joined up manner’.

“By using MailSort On Demand to receive mail data from multiple offices and departments or even different authorities and agencies, process it and distribute to a central mailroom, the postage savings offered by a Royal Mail bulk mail discount service can be gained,” states Mark Williams, Marketing Coordinator for IDS. “It is unlikely individuals can reach the minimum mail quantity of 1000 required by the Royal Mail, but by combining correspondence from other sources, this number can be reached more easily.”

Many UK Government authorities already use Royal Mail discount services such as MailSort and WalkSort for posting CTAX and NNDR paperwork to citizens. The proposed IDS solution enables the same authorities to post their day-to-day mail in the same way.

“By integrating MailSort On Demand, huge sums of money can be saved,” comments Mark. "Furthermore, detailed accounting reports can be generated so anyone involved in the centralised print and mail partnership can have their mail usage itemised and billed separately."

The concept of merging print and mail operations can also be applied to any business and organisation operating multiple offices or departments. “If you can accumulate enough UK mail in a single run to meet the Royal Mail’s requirements, it is likely you will qualify for up to 34% postage discount,” adds Mark.

MailSort On Demand has already been proven in the private sector and has reduced the postage overheads of a number of IDS’ corporate customers, including outsourcing specialist, Atos Origin, who saved a staggering £58,000 for their very first mailing – an immediate ROI!

Despite Government authorities and agencies being encouraged to cut costs and operate in a more joined up manner, many have overlooked the benefits that can be gained from using a Royal Mail discount service when posting day-to-day mail from multiple sources. “Government is literally throwing money away with every letter it posts,” states Mark. “Instead of axing jobs or curbing equipment budgets, management should start to count the cost of its postage spend and realise a few pence saved on every item of mail can amount to a considerable annual saving for all those involved in an ISB partnership.”

To find out more about MailSort On Demand and the savings you can make on your postage, contact IDS’ Business Development Manager, Philip Pine, on 01460 55451 or email philip.pine@idocsol.com. Alternatively visit http://www.idocsol.com for details about the entire range of IDS solutions.

About IDS
IDS and its holding company, FunAsset, have supplied businesses and organisations throughout the world with document production, print room and IT solutions since 1987.

All aspects of the production process are handled, from host to printer connectivity, data conversion and document composition, through to output management, delivery and archiving, and all are backed up by first-class consultancy, comprehensive training and dedicated support.

Solutions are sourced from many respected and established partners enabling IDS to offer a comprehensive range and unique mix of products and services that help to ensure each customer receives the best solution for their individual requirements.

Website: idocsol.com

About MailSort On Demand
MailSort On Demand is a Windows application that analyses mail data to ensure the addresses within are valid so the savings offered by the Royal Mail's MailSort 120 (OCR), MailSort 120 (CBC), MailSort 700, MailSort 1400, WalkSort, CleanMail (OCR), CleanMail (CBC), CleanMail Plus (OCR) and CleanMail Plus (CBC) services can be attained.

Website: mailsortondemand.com

About the Royal Mail and Bulk Mail Discount Services
Royal Mail Group plc is a public limited company wholly owned by the UK Government. It employs over 200,000 staff, and works with 16,500 sub postmasters in order to provide national and international postal serves using familiar brand names of Post Office®, Royal Mail, and Parcelforce Worldwide.

Bulk mail discount services operate on the premise of “the more you send, the more you save”. The discounts are made available because it becomes the responsibility of the sender, instead of the Royal Mail, to organise mailings into specific groups and ensure addresses are valid. The sorting and validation of mail is normally achieved using Royal Mail certified software applications such as MailSort On Demand.

Website: royalmail.com

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