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The Department for Work and Pensions tackles increasing unemployment using construction framework
The requirement As unemployment in the UK reached a 5 year high as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, figures showed that unemployment rates would continue to rise; particularly after the furlough scheme had ended. With this in mind, it was evident that people across the UK needed support with retraining and accessing benefits such […]
‘First of its kind’ solution to transform public sector tail spend
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has launched a ‘first of its kind’ new solution to help public and third sector customers get the best deal on the procurement of millions of low value products. Our Tail Spend Solution will help the public sector to manage and aggregate ‘tail spend’ – low value, ad hoc purchases which […]
Our recruitment framework helps the Government Property Agency secure quality candidates across 2 large-scale projects
Background This case study outlines how the Government Property Agency (GPA) used the Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff framework for 2 large-scale recruitment projects across its Financial Business Partnering, Financial Analysis and Financial Accounting teams. The Government Property Agency is an executive agency of the Cabinet Office, with responsibility for ensuring efficient and […]
Customer newsletters for January
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Workplace Services helps HMRC appoint security services partner
The requirement HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has an ambitious 10-year plan to modernise its estate through the Government Hubs Programme. The programme aims to create a modern, flexible estate for the Civil Service. Government hubs are designed to be shared spaces that encourage smarter ways of working through technology and workplace design. As part […]
Help us evaluate for our new public sector mobile voice and data services framework
Following customer engagement workshops, where we provided an overview of the project and its objectives, we would like to invite you to participate in the evaluation of tender responses from suppliers. What does evaluation involve? we offer each evaluator guidance and training, provided remotely you will have at least a month to evaluate responses – […]
Increase efficiency and reduce emissions with Crown Hosting
The UK government has legislated to end the country’s contribution to global warming by 2050 by becoming net zero. To do this, we all must play our part. Every buying decision, across all sectors, is a chance to reduce our carbon footprint and inch closer to net zero. The role technology plays to help combat […]
How Payment Initiation Service Providers are changing the way citizens pay online
A Payment Initiation Service Provider (PISP) bypasses the requirement for payment through third party services, such as Visa or MasterCard. Instead, PISP enables users to pay from their bank account to the merchant with excellent security and transparency. How it works: local authority case study A consumer needs to pay for a service online such […]
How we work with logistics suppliers to mitigate the risk of modern slavery
Modern slavery isn’t just something that happens in countries far away, it happens in the UK too and is often hard to spot. At CCS, we want to do all we can to work with our suppliers to address and mitigate the risks of modern slavery. As logistics and warehousing is classed as a high-risk […]