During my time working in Insurance at CCS, the market has undergone significant change. Notably, the withdrawal of insurers from the market and several large mergers. The most significant change, however, has undoubtedly been the recent hardening of the insurance market. A hardening of the insurance market means that insurance companies’ capacity for certain sectors […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How to prepare for a software audit and avoid excess charges
No organisation wants to be audited, but the fact is, you are likely to face an audit from a supplier at some point so it’s important to be prepared. This is particularly true for software consumers – anyone with a software supplier contract will be aware that they need to be careful to ensure license […]
Competitive, compliant, simple – what to expect from Print Marketplace
Designed for, and in consultation with, the public sector, Print Marketplace will provide a competitive, compliant and simple way to purchase print. We understand that across the public sector, print is something which is purchased by a variety of professions, each with differing requirements, knowledge and expertise. For this reason, Print Marketplace has been designed […]
Penetration testing: protect your organisation against cyber attacks
Our Cyber Security Services 3 Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) was created in partnership with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to provide you with a route to market for essential cyber security services. These are particularly important in the current environment, with many of us working more remotely. The DPS, which has 117 suppliers (and […]