In the UK, housing associations collectively provide homes to around 6 million people – nearly 1 in 10 of the total population. Given the scale of social housing, housing associations can play a significant role in helping to meet the UK’s net zero goals. Here’s why: On a residency basis, households are bigger emitters of […]
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Customer newsletter for June
Welcome to our monthly newsletter. Read the June issue of our customer newsletter. If you don’t currently receive our monthly customer newsletter, you can sign up by completing this short form. Each month, we’ll send you our latest news stories and case studies, as well as information on upcoming aggregation opportunities, events, webinars and much more. […]
Discover why UK SBS uses CCS to procure its energy efficiency requests
UK SBS provides end-to-end procurement services for its clients, owners, and partner organisations for Buildings and Energy, Professional Services, Digital, Data Technology and Goods & Self-Serve. The organisation aims to provide as much value to their customers as possible. In 2021, UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) furthered its sustainability goals using the Crown Commercial […]
Crown Commercial Service announces the next-generation Demand Management and Renewables Agreement
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has awarded a new Demand Management and Renewables Agreement (RM6314), which aims to accelerate the UK’s net zero goals by helping improve the public sector’s energy consumption and efficiency. This new framework is one of 2 replacements for the current Heat Network and Electricity Generation Assets (HELGA) DPS Agreement. The other […]
Crown Commercial Service announces the next iteration of a Memorandum of Understanding with Hewlett Packard Enterprise
This next iteration of the MoU builds and expands on the success of the previous agreement signed in 2020. It offers public sector customers access to a wide range of additional discounts across HPE’s full range of compute, storage, networking, high performance computing and cloud solutions. All eligible customers will benefit from the new discount […]
Levelling the playing field: The benefits of working with SMEs and how public sector organisations can make it easier for them to bid for work – Procurement Essentials
NB: This article was originally published on 12 May 2023. All information was correct at the time of writing, but may not be fully applicable following the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023. At CCS we understand how important it is to have a diverse range of suppliers working with the public sector. We’re committed […]
Customer newsletter for May
Welcome to our monthly newsletter. Read the May issue of our customer newsletter. If you don’t currently receive our monthly customer newsletter, you can sign up by completing this short form. Each month, we’ll send you our latest news stories and case studies, as well as information on upcoming aggregation opportunities, events, webinars and much more. […]
How we helped public sector customers save an estimated £627 million on their energy bills
In September 2022 the UK Government announced a support package for business consumers of energy, which included the public sector, called The Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS). This package was designed to shield consumers from exceptionally high wholesale commodity prices on consumption billed between 1 October 2022 and 31 March 2023. The scheme was passed […]
Customer newsletter for April
Welcome to our monthly newsletter. Read the April issue of our customer newsletter. If you don’t currently receive our monthly customer newsletter, you can sign up by completing this short form. Each month, we’ll send you our latest news stories and case studies, as well as information on upcoming aggregation opportunities, events, webinars and much more. […]
Mobile voice and data aggregations save customers over £11 million
In 2022 26 customers joined 4 mobile voice and data aggregations and saved a total of £11.4 million. This is equivalent to an average of 73% when compared to previous costs. The requirement Buying mobile voice and data services at various points in the year can result in different start and end dates for mobile […]