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CCS fleet in the news
Take a look at the articles Q&A: Crown Commercial Service’s Tammy Carter on new services for public sector fleets, Jan 2021, Fleet World Green salary sacrifice schemes, April 2021, Green Fleet Back on the road Building your green fleet plan, May 2021, Public Sector Executive What you need to know about vehicle charging infrastructure, May […]
‘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 […]
How to evaluate bids in procurement
NB: This article was originally published on 17 January 2022. All information was correct at the time of writing, but may not be fully applicable following the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023. However complex the contract, a well-planned and transparent bid evaluation process is essential in achieving the right procurement outcome. Here’s our guide […]
Customer newsletters for January
Welcome to our monthly newsletters. You can read the latest news most relevant to the sector your 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 […]
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 – […]
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 […]
Your route to minibus procurement
Minibuses are an important part of fleet in both the public sector and the third sector. Their flexibility can meet the needs of your diverse passengers. But the procurement process can be daunting and complicated. There are a number of legal requirements and decisions to make – from the vehicle’s specification to licensing. Crown Commercial […]