Over the last decade the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has been through a radical programme of change, moving away from being a paper-based organisation to a modern and highly efficient digital business. They’ve expanded their digital services and are a multi-award winning government organisation, providing excellent digital services to their customers. Due to […]
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Changes to our frameworks in November
Welcome to our monthly framework update to help you with your procurement planning. We will publish it online each month and also share it in our newsletters and on our social media channels. The update provides a brief summary of what has been awarded, extended or expired during the previous month. It also outlines what […]
Our new Furniture agreement helps you make smarter buying decisions
Your buying decisions have the power to make a real impact on not only your local community, but also wider society. Which is why our new Furniture agreement has been developed to not only provide an extensive product offering, but also to address modern slavery, sustainability and social value issues within the supply chain. What […]
Social value in construction: a quick guide to the role of procurement
The government announced it was introducing a public procurement model that takes greater account of the additional social value created by contractors who are bidding for work. The Public Services (Social Value) Act (2012) already requires public buyers to consider how they could secure social, economic and environmental benefits as part of their procurements. This […]
The closure of the public switched telephone network
In 1891 an American undertaker named Almon Brown Strowger noticed that he was losing business to his competitor. After discovering that the local telephone switchboard operator happened to be the rival undertaker’s wife, he realised that when callers were asking to be connected to ‘the undertaker’, she was favouring her husband’s business over Strowger’s. In […]
How the CCS travel category is supporting the response to COVID-19
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the CCS travel team, supported by our framework suppliers, has supported a variety of customers with their complex, unique and often urgent requirements. In the early days of the pandemic, our category experts played a vital role in the repatriation of British nationals and their families from overseas. We also played […]
Permanent Recruitment framework helps Maritime and Coastguard Agency get fit for the 21st century
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), based in Southampton, was seeking an Executive Director of Technology to lead their digital transformation strategy. This was a new position that would play a pivotal role in the creation of the ‘Future Coastguard’ programme to ensure a coastguard fit for the 21st century. Attracting the right talent Recognising […]
Update to our online catalogue for technology products
An updated Technology Products online catalogue is now available on the Purchasing Platform. The catalogue gives you access to a range of IT hardware and software products through the new Technology Online Purchasing Content framework. This will replace the Technology Products 2 framework lot 6 catalogue when it expires on 31 October 2021. Until then, […]
Changes to our frameworks in October
Welcome to our monthly framework update to help you with your procurement planning. We will publish it online each month and also share it in our newsletters and on our social media channels. The update provides a brief summary of what has been awarded, extended or expired during the previous month. It also outlines what […]
Support with COVID-19 post event assurance planning
What are post event assurance plans? To support the public sector the Government has published COVID-19 post event assurance guidance that sets out the principles for effective fraud and error control, along with recovery of any irregular payments. The guidance suggests that public bodies can reduce the threat of widespread fraud by integrating low-friction controls […]