Louise T. Dunne examines whether the new G-Cloud shopping channel is more than just a rebranding excercise....
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Suppliers welcome network framework changes
Private sector suppliers have praised the government for listening to them and make it easier for small businesses to win business from a new framework for public sector network (PSN) connections....
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Liverpool insourcing to save £30m
Liverpool City Council will save £30m over the next three years by insourcing its joint venture with BT which provided its ICT services, it has revealed....
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Weekly tenders update
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Council recruits Civica to enable staff ‘innovation’
Coventry City Council has agreed a three-year contract with Civica to improve IT support for its revenues and benefits function....
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Digital by Default survey findings
The most common hurdle to deployment of digital by default services is legacy systems, according to respondents of a recent survey from Xirrus. Duncan Fisken, VP, EMEA at Xirrus discusses the […]...
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Industry body launches plan to counter ‘fear of failure’
techUK has launched an initiative to create ‘meaningful engagement’ between technology companies and the public sector, to help overcome ‘a fear of failure’ it believes is prevalent....
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Digital eligibility checker project enters next phase
Leaders of a project that aims to automate public service eligibility checks to eliminate the need for paper evidence have begun talks with Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on taking the project forward....
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‘Grass roots’ IT standards scheme launched
A group of digital practitioners has launched an initiative for councils, central Government and suppliers to collaboratively create IT standards for a more unified way for local authorities to interact with residents […]...
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Weekly tenders update
This week’s national tenders and contract awards from publictenders.net....
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