The new agreement builds on the success of its predecessor, Network Services 2, continuing to offer core network services such as site-to-site and site-to-cloud (wide area network), satellite and 5G connectivity, as well as local area wireless network access, and unified communication solutions. The scope and lotting structure for Network Services 3 [RM6116] has been […]
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Record £3.8 billion commercial benefits delivered though Crown Commercial Service agreements
CCS agreements provide public sector bodies with a choice of approved suppliers who offer the best value, leveraging the scale of public sector demand. By using these agreements, public sector customers can achieve commercial benefits such as reduced costs compared to market prices and better value in contract terms and conditions. Results The newly published […]
Microsoft licence aggregation saves customers £1 million
The requirement 11 Scottish councils recently took part in a CCS Microsoft aggregation. The customers required a wide range of Microsoft licences, including: M365 (E3 and E5) CIS and SCCM Data Centre CIS and SCCM Standard SQL Server Visual Studio Visio Project Teams Azure The solution Our technology aggregation team helps customers save time and […]
July customer newsletter
Welcome to our July customer newsletter – read it here. If you don’t currently receive our monthly customer newsletter, you can sign up by completing this short form. Each month, we’ll send you our latest news stories and case studies, as well as information on upcoming aggregation opportunities, events, webinars and much more. You will also […]
Customer newsletter for June
Welcome to our monthly newsletter. Read the June issue of our customer newsletter. If you don’t currently receive our monthly customer newsletter, you can sign up by completing this short form. Each month, we’ll send you our latest news stories and case studies, as well as information on upcoming aggregation opportunities, events, webinars and much more. […]
Help evaluate our new Buying Better Food agreement
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is looking for a group of evaluators to support the new Buying Better Food agreement, which is due to go live in spring 2024. We invite you to participate in the evaluation of this procurement, which will consist of an independent evaluation followed by consensus meetings. This is an exciting opportunity […]
Discover why UK SBS uses CCS to procure its energy efficiency requests
UK SBS provides end-to-end procurement services for its clients, owners, and partner organisations for Buildings and Energy, Professional Services, Digital, Data Technology and Goods & Self-Serve. The organisation aims to provide as much value to their customers as possible. In 2021, UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) furthered its sustainability goals using the Crown Commercial […]
Crown Commercial Service announces the next-generation Demand Management and Renewables Agreement
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has awarded a new Demand Management and Renewables Agreement (RM6314), which aims to accelerate the UK’s net zero goals by helping improve the public sector’s energy consumption and efficiency. This new framework is one of 2 replacements for the current Heat Network and Electricity Generation Assets (HELGA) DPS Agreement. The other […]
Crown Commercial Service announces the next iteration of a Memorandum of Understanding with Hewlett Packard Enterprise
This next iteration of the MoU builds and expands on the success of the previous agreement signed in 2020. It offers public sector customers access to a wide range of additional discounts across HPE’s full range of compute, storage, networking, high performance computing and cloud solutions. All eligible customers will benefit from the new discount […]
Customer newsletter for May
Welcome to our monthly newsletter. Read the May issue of our customer newsletter. If you don’t currently receive our monthly customer newsletter, you can sign up by completing this short form. Each month, we’ll send you our latest news stories and case studies, as well as information on upcoming aggregation opportunities, events, webinars and much more. […]