
HMRC seeks £500m ‘hyperscaler’ for 10-year datacentre-exit deal
The UK tax agency has issued an early commercial notice outlining its intent to award

‘Highly capable, mobile, dexterous and autonomous’ – policymakers equipped with guide to humanoids
The latest advice document in a range of guidelines for those looking to get up

Small-scale tech purchases via 20,000 procurement cards blocked
Thousands of cards that can be used by civil servants to make singular purchases of

Home Office signs £85m digital deal to support ‘consistent, repeatable architecture’ for border IT systems
Departmental programme dedicated to delivering and supporting crucial tech platforms used in border and immigration

NHS to study ‘impact on health inequalities’ as digital Health Check pilots to launch imminently
The health service will shortly commence testing the new tech offering with patients in three

Downing Street to help departments overcome ‘human inhibitions’ to tech adoption
After announcing major reforms, prime minister Keir Starmer has pledged that his office will play

EXCL: Cabinet Office revises plan to move off Google but insists ‘clear strategic direction’ for migration remains
After ‘red’ rating, department has been required to provide new delivery and funding plan for

Government probes ‘national security risks’ of data brokers
Whitehall’s tech department is seeking feedback from market experts to help understand security implications and

Digitisation creates danger of ‘deepening inequalities’ for minority ethnic communities, report warns
Academic researchers have published a study which issues a warning that, unless there is a

NHS progresses plan for new ‘patient-centred’ national database of millions of clinical outcomes
New commercial notice alerts potential tech suppliers of intent to implement a contract to support

Brits urged to expect new EU digital border system in October 2025
Entry/Exit System will require UK nationals travelling Schengen area countries to complete a registration process

Dudley offers £130k for transformation leader
Local authority in the West Midlands is advertising a senior leadership posting which brings with

‘There will always be a gap’ in government cyber, Whitehall chief says
Senior leaders give a frank assessment of how and why government ‘should be extremely worried’

Horizon: Post Office to spend £75m on one-year extension to 2026
Further details have been released concerning an engagement for Fujitsu to continue to support the

Public servants’ concerns could ‘hinder adoption and use’ of AI
A study from the Ada Lovelace Institute flags up a range of issues that threaten

HMRC readies online PAYE portal for ’34 million taxpayers’ to access tax data
The department will next month launch a digital service enabling citizens to check their tax

Starmer to ‘send teams into every department to make the state more innovative’
In a major speech, which included the abolition of NHS England, the prime minister once

‘Data is the lifeblood of Scottish public services’
Minister tells event hosted by Holyrood that public sector entities should make data and analysis