A London council has extended a 10 year outsourcing contract for revenue collection and benefit assessment services for another 30 months....
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Suppliers welcome new PSN compliance regime
Industry has welcomed changes implemented this week to the public services network (PSN) compliance regime in an attempt to increase the number of suppliers in the market....
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Cash shortages and poor planning hamper intelligent-technology take-up
A survey of UK public-sector sustainability professionals has revealed that a combination of financial pressures and the lack of clear long-term strategies is slowing the adoption of efficiency-boosting smart technologies....
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Growth slows in local government G-Cloud sales
Local government purchases made through the G-Cloud framework increased to £2.53m in April – up 2.24% on the previous month, official data has revealed....
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Weekly tenders update
NHS National Services Scotland is seeking bids for the modernisation of mainframe applications in two packages estimated to be worth up to £32m....
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New government urged to maintain momentum on G-Cloud
Maximising the opportunities presented by G-Cloud will require ministers to target wider aspects of the market for products and services over the coming years, a sector expert has warned....
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Why ministers should continue prioritising G-Cloud
Nicky Stewart says David Cameron’s new Conservative government has a host of reasons to support the further development of G-Cloud over the next five years....
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ICO flags areas for improvement at Islington
The London Borough of Islington has been given three areas in which to improve its data-protection work following an audit by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). ...
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Council doubles online contacts in three years
A local authority in Wales has increased the proportion of residents accessing its services via the internet from 25% to 53% in the space of three years, saving more than […]...
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Majority of public sector staff would ‘bend’ data-protection rules
A survey on technology-related security risks has found almost two-thirds of public sector workers would not report a serious data-protection breach if they thought it would cause problems in their […]...
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