Our Travel Booking Solutions agreements can assist your organisation in not only managing your spend and adherence to policy but also in reducing your carbon footprint from business travel. All booking suppliers provide online booking tools that not only enable speed and efficiency of use but can also assist travellers in making sustainable booking decisions. […]
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Transport Technology
Government initiatives, from the transition to electric vehicles to the use of sustainable aviation fuels, highlight the important role of transport technology in delivering on our Net Zero commitments. We are supporting this journey through our Transport Technology and Associates Services (TTAS) agreement. Road Sector The transition to zero emission vehicles, support for active travel […]
Discover how DBS improved their customer satisfaction scores by using our contact centre agreement
Background The Disclosure and Barring Service’s new contact centre provider helped to improve their customer satisfaction scores The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions by processing and issuing DBS checks for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. The DBS has been ranked the highest-rated public service […]
Finance and funding options
Customers have two options with electric vehicle (EV) Charging implementation: Supplier Funded advantages: majority or fully supplier funded (installation and chargepoint). The supplier is responsible for all aspects including uptime, payment handling and maintenance. disadvantages: lengthy sole-supplier agreements (15 Years), limited or no control over the tariff, no access to usage data, limited or no […]
Ultra Low and Zero Emission Public Transport Vehicles
As part of the governments decarbonising transport plan, they have also committed to supporting the green bus revolution. The public sector will play a leading role in the transition to sustainable transport by switching its fleet to low emission vehicles – either Ultra Low Emission vehicles (ULEV) or Zero Emission vehicles (ZEV). Buses currently make […]
Customer newsletters for August
Welcome to our monthly newsletters. You can read the latest news most relevant to the sector you work in by selecting the appropriate link below: health local government central government and arm’s length bodies schools and academies universities and colleges devolved (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) charities housing associations police and emergency services If you don’t currently receive our […]
What is a Dynamic Purchasing System?
What is a Dynamic Purchasing System in procurement? A Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is a type of commercial agreement that operates through an online marketplace. DPSs offer customers a quick, easy and flexible way to buy commonly used goods and services. Public sector buyers can procure from a list of pre-approved suppliers. They also benefit […]
Crown Commercial Service announces a new 1 year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Salesforce
The new MoU will enable the UK public sector to continue to achieve better value for money and help accelerate the delivery of digital public services. Salesforce, which includes Mulesoft, Tableau and Slack, has been implemented across numerous public sector organisations in the UK and around the world, helping them to streamline public services, maximise […]
Helping the public sector meet smart transport challenges
Transport is the largest emitting sector of greenhouse gases in the UK, contributing 27% of domestic emissions. Increasingly we are looking at technology to help decarbonise transport and deliver on the government’s net zero ambition. Technology is helping the shift to electric vehicles, improving urban air quality, and protecting vulnerable road users. Our Transport Technology […]
New IT partner helps Care Quality Commission raise user satisfaction to almost 95%
Background The CQC is the independent regulator of health and social care for England. They wanted to prioritise their strategic plans to make it easier for: providers to collaborate during inspections the public to use CQC information CQC’s own most critical resource – their mobile inspectors – to do their jobs Two thirds of CQC’s […]