Our experts discuss the topical themes and debates in public procurement right now. They also share their own experiences as leaders of the government commercial profession. Kim Harrison Kim Harrison is Associate Commercial Specialist at Crown Commercial Service (CCS), with responsibility specifically for fleet across the Corporate Solution’s category. Kim and her team help to […]
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Episode 1 – John Welch, Deputy Director for Construction at Crown Commercial Service
Our experts discuss the topical themes and debates in public procurement right now. They also share their own experiences as leaders of the government commercial profession. John Welch John Welch is Deputy Director for Construction at Crown Commercial Service (CCS) with responsibility for common goods and services across construction categories. He and his team help […]
How to prepare for the Procurement Act 2023
The Procurement Act 2023 is about to revolutionise the regulations that govern how the public sector spends money, and you can start getting prepared now. What is the Procurement Act 2023? The Procurement Act 2023 is bringing significant changes to the regulations that govern UK procurement. Each year the public sector spends around £300 billion […]
Updated commercial pipeline – Procurement Act 2023
The new Procurement Act 2023 received Royal Assent in October 2023, and the Cabinet Office anticipates that the new regime will go live in February 2025. We are currently considering these timescales as we plan any upcoming procurement activity. Please note that the Procurement Act 2023 is not retroactive. All current live commercial agreements will […]
Webinar: Technology Products and Associated Services 2 – buyers
This webinar is aimed at customers interested in RM6098 Technology Products and Associated Services 2 (TePAS 2). We will walk you through what TePAS 2 has to offer. This will include an overview of the new agreement, lot structure (what you can buy), benefits, routes to market (how you can buy), guidance and support.
Find out how our tail spend solution can enable broad efficiencies, reduce costs and improve social value for your organisation
Our Tail Spend Solution helps the public sector to better manage and aggregate ‘tail spend’ – often classified as low volume and low value products which organisations usually buy to meet a specific, short term need, such as stationery for schools. However, tail spend can also refer to misspending that presents risks and inefficiencies to […]
Public sector printing at lightning speed
The requirement When The Church Commissioners for England faced an urgent need to print and distribute some important committee papers, they turned to the Print Marketplace for a solution. Their requirements included printing 240 pages, collation and delivery within a 3 day timeframe. How did the Print Marketplace add value? By using the Print Marketplace’s […]
How Office for Product Safety and Standards is tackling their digital skills gap
The requirement The OPSS provides many external GOV.UK digital services that are used for product regulation, compliance and consumer safety. They needed a flexible contract to provide specialist digital, data and technology (DDaT) resources to customers, often at short notice, and improve their digital services. Alongside this, OPSS needed support improving internal resources, including specialist […]
Prepare your organisation for Transforming Public Procurement
The Transforming Public Procurement (TPP) programme aims to improve public procurement regulation to save the taxpayer money and drive social, environmental and economic benefits across the UK. CCS has taken an organisation-wide approach to the implementation of TPP. We wanted to ensure CCS is ready to apply the new procurement rules immediately and our customers […]
New open banking agreement launched to reduce fraud and improve prompt payment across the public sector
The new RM6301 Open Banking Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) enables the public sector to access a complete suite of open banking services and account to account payment under a single agreement for the first time. These services, which allow for read-only financial data to be shared between banks and third-party service providers, are designed to […]