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.
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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 […]
5 steps to becoming a CCS supplier
NB: This article was originally published on 25 January 2024. All information was correct at the time of writing, but may not be fully applicable following the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023. Could your organisation become a supplier to the public sector? The public sector spends £billions each year procuring goods and services from […]
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 […]
How to unlock efficiency and consistency through using playbooks in procurement
NB: This article was originally published on 7 December 2023. All information was correct at the time of writing, but may not be fully applicable following the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023. What are playbooks and why are they important? Playbooks set out how departments should approach procurement and programmes of activity, and their […]
How your buying decisions can help put an end to modern slavery
NB: This article was originally published on 3 November 2023. All information was correct at the time of writing, but may not be fully applicable following the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023. What is modern slavery? Around the world, right now, millions of innocent men, women and children are being forced into various forms […]
Digital Outcomes 6 framework extension
What is happening? The Digital Outcomes 6 (DOS 6) framework agreement is going to be extended. The DOS 6 framework will now expire on 27 June 2025. Why is the DOS 6 agreement being extended? The extension will maintain service provision so customers can continue buying the services they need. The extension will also facilitate […]