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 […]
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New Crown Commercial Service partnership announced with NHS England to centralise energy purchasing and save the NHS £millions on gas and electricity
The transition to this centralised purchasing approach will deliver a number of benefits, and enable value for money efficiencies – allowing the NHS to reinvest into frontline services and patient care. The partnership follows a high-level review by NHS England of NHS trust’s energy contracts, the outcome of which revealed that there are over 200 […]
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 […]
Digital Specialists and Programmes framework extension
The Digital Specialists and Programmes (DSP) framework agreement will be extended. The DSP framework will now expire on 07 March 2025. Why is the DSP agreement being extended? The extension will maintain service provision so customers can continue buying the services they need. The extension will also facilitate development of a replacement framework that delivers […]
Our new ‘sustainable’ technology products and services agreement launched
Technology Products and Associated Services 2 [RM6098] builds and expands on the success of the previous iteration of the agreement, which is due to expire in December 2023. The scope has been enhanced to incorporate new and future technologies alongside key elements such as sustainability options, sector specific lots for health and education, an off-the-shelf […]