Across many organisations within the public sector, customers are looking to embrace change and future-proof their business by implementing AI technologies. These emerging technologies offer a number of benefits to customers such as helping to better manage and use data, make public services more accessible, and improve diagnosis in healthcare. As the UK’s largest public […]
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Take control of your land and rural estate with unique solutions from CCS
Our Training Estates Services agreement provides unique solutions to help you take control of your land and rural estate, alongside a broad spectrum of Facilities Management (FM) services such as: maintenance catering cleaning specialised services such as Training Areas and Ranges Operation and Management (TAROM). Developed in partnership with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), the […]
You have the power to shape our upcoming facilities management agreement
Take part in our facilities management survey to have your say. We have already started work on our replacement Facilities Management (FM) agreement, which is due to be launched in Summer 2022. Although this may seem a while away, we want to ensure we have sufficient time to conduct thorough stakeholder engagement. This will allow […]
8 customers save £810,000 on IT equipment through collective buying
The requirement Many organisations from across the public sector routinely purchase IT equipment such as laptops, desktops, mobiles and tablets. Organisations often purchase these commodity items as and when they need them, and this demand has only increased due to changing, more flexible working environments. We recognised this demand, and with budgets and resources more […]
Changes to our frameworks in August
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 […]
CCS launches Buying Digital Community podcast
Over the past couple of months, I, Emilia Cedeno, Enhancing Capability Lead at CCS, have been working with colleagues and a wonderful selection of guest speakers to help create a series of insightful podcasts which I hope will help you along your procurement journey. The podcasts are presented by myself, along with guest host Josh […]
One-off deep cleans, routine cleaning and much more from our cleaning dynamic purchasing system
The Building Cleaning Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) offers public and third sector organisations the opportunity to procure a wide range of cleaning services from regional and national suppliers, through a streamlined procurement process, such as: one-off deep cleans routine cleaning exterior building cleaning window cleaning specialist cleaning Additionally, you can also locate experts to […]
New ways of travelling – top tips for safe business travel
After a few months of working from home and not being able to travel pretty much anywhere, we are so eager for things to return to some sort of normality. For some, it may be commuting to their offices, visiting customers or suppliers locally, while others may be already thinking about more complex longer stays, […]
Virtual events – a new reality
CCS Live was our first virtual event featuring our Chief Executive Simon Tse addressing over 600+ staff using our new platform provided by Glasgows, who won the further competition through our Communication Services Framework (RM3796). Originally we planned a face-to-face all staff event but due to the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19), we transformed it into […]
Arts Council England save over £220,000 when procuring Facilities Management services through CCS
The requirement Arts Council England (ACE) develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people’s lives, supporting a range of activities across arts, museums and libraries – from theatre to digital art, reading to dance, music to literature, and crafts to collections. ACE was looking to contract with one supplier to provide facilities […]