The requirement The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) wanted to buy a large volume of laptops and docking stations for their staff. The equipment was needed to facilitate a move to smarter working and relocation to an office in London, which was being shared with 4 other arm’s length bodies of the […]
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Changes to our frameworks in January
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 […]
Secure and easy access to Facilities Management services online
The digital portal significantly simplifies the procurement of Facilities Management services for public and third sector organisations. What is it? The Facilities Management (FM) digital portal is an online tool that has been developed for public and third sector organisations, to securely and efficiently procure FM services online. The portal provides a simplified procurement route, […]
Crown Commercial Service and Amazon Web Services launch new MoU for cloud computing services
Our new agreement, which is called the One Government Value Agreement (OGVA), will make it easier for customers to take full advantage of a wide range of AWS’s cloud computing services at a significantly discounted rate. The OGVA has 2 tiers: foundation and enterprise. The foundation tier is aimed at supporting smaller organisations, or those […]
Digital Capability for Health is now live
Our Digital Capability for Health framework is designed to help public health and social care organisations to meet their specific needs in developing digital solutions such as electronic referral services, care records and screening services. Twelve suppliers, 4 of them small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), have been awarded a place on the framework. Along with […]
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust overcome COVID-19 communication challenge using our Technology Products and Associated Services framework
The requirement Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides local general hospital and community services to around 260,000 people in Walsall and the surrounding areas. This comprises Walsall Manor Hospital, a 60-site community health service including health centres and GP surgeries, and a palliative care centre. The services are delivered by 4,400 staff, and responsibility for IT […]
Changes to our frameworks in December
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 […]
Get up to speed on the latest procurement policy updates
The Cabinet Office issued a number of Procurement Policy Notes (PPNs) in December to support public sector organisations in preparing for the UK’s exit from the EU, as well as launching a consultation into the future of public procurement. Find a Tender service Find a Tender Service (FTS) is the new UK e-notification service where […]
Sustainable IT hardware explained: what it is and how you can buy it
Sustainable IT is based on the circular economy model. This is a positive move away from the old linear product creation style of ‘take-make-dispose’, to a more sustainable ‘make-use-recycle’ route, making the most of our planet’s limiting resources. If you’re looking to buy your IT hardware such as laptops or tablets sustainably, there are a […]
84 customers save over £2.8 million on Adobe licences
Following the success in early 2020 of the aggregated procurement to establish a supplier for the new Enterprise Term License Agreement (ETLA) negotiated with Adobe, we decided to ask Lisa Shinn, Category Manager for Aggregation at CCS, how this new approach will impact the public sector. CCS has aggregated Adobe products in the past – […]