Customers have two options with electric vehicle (EV) Charging implementation: Supplier Funded advantages: majority or fully supplier funded (installation and chargepoint). The supplier is responsible for all aspects including uptime, payment handling and maintenance. disadvantages: lengthy sole-supplier agreements (15 Years), limited or no control over the tariff, no access to usage data, limited or no […]
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Ultra Low and Zero Emission Public Transport Vehicles
As part of the governments decarbonising transport plan, they have also committed to supporting the green bus revolution. The public sector will play a leading role in the transition to sustainable transport by switching its fleet to low emission vehicles – either Ultra Low Emission vehicles (ULEV) or Zero Emission vehicles (ZEV). Buses currently make […]
Customer newsletters for August
Welcome to our monthly newsletters. You can read the latest news most relevant to the sector you 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 […]
What is a Dynamic Purchasing System?
What is a Dynamic Purchasing System in procurement? A Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is a type of commercial agreement that operates through an online marketplace. DPSs offer customers a quick, easy and flexible way to buy commonly used goods and services. Public sector buyers can procure from a list of pre-approved suppliers. They also benefit […]
Crown Commercial Service announces a new 1 year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Salesforce
The new MoU will enable the UK public sector to continue to achieve better value for money and help accelerate the delivery of digital public services. Salesforce, which includes Mulesoft, Tableau and Slack, has been implemented across numerous public sector organisations in the UK and around the world, helping them to streamline public services, maximise […]
Helping the public sector meet smart transport challenges
Transport is the largest emitting sector of greenhouse gases in the UK, contributing 27% of domestic emissions. Increasingly we are looking at technology to help decarbonise transport and deliver on the government’s net zero ambition. Technology is helping the shift to electric vehicles, improving urban air quality, and protecting vulnerable road users. Our Transport Technology […]
New IT partner helps Care Quality Commission raise user satisfaction to almost 95%
Background The CQC is the independent regulator of health and social care for England. They wanted to prioritise their strategic plans to make it easier for: providers to collaborate during inspections the public to use CQC information CQC’s own most critical resource – their mobile inspectors – to do their jobs Two thirds of CQC’s […]
How CCS is enabling a greener supply chain
In June of 2021, Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 06/21 was released by the Cabinet Office. The requirements outlined in PPN 06/21 have created an opportunity for all of us to work towards the same goal of achieving net zero by 2050. We are working to optimise your supply chain to ensure you can maximise your […]
Latest IT hardware aggregation saves customers 21%
The requirement 5 customers including a charity, a fire and rescue service, a local council, an NHS organisation and a central government department took part in our most recent IT hardware aggregation. They needed a wide range of IT hardware including: laptops and desktops mice and keyboards monitors asset tagging services image loading services The […]
Supporting the health sector and COVID-19 recovery with courier and logistics services
This includes logistics such as storing PPE, so it’s ready to distribute where it’s needed, or assembling items to complete testing kits. To help the health sector address these increasingly important needs and build back better, our Document Management and Logistics team engaged with customers to learn more about their requirements and suppliers to establish […]