
NHS seeks 30 suppliers for £3bn IT framework
The second iteration of the health service’s Digital Workplace Solutions procurement vehicle will allow NHS

HMRC shows signs of telephony service rebound in July
HM Revenue and Customs has published its latest set of monthly customer service statistics that

MoD seeks top adviser to help find ‘future battle-winning technologies’
The ministry and GCHQ are each currently recruiting for a chief scientific adviser and are

GDS identifies ‘small but significant margin’ of One Login users that lack evidence for verification
The Government Digital Service has published findings of research that identifies technical and data challenges

ONS offers teachers A-level lesson plans
As part of a wider ambition to help increase data skills and enable people to

Business secretary backs flexible working
As the new government works on delivering a bill offering workers the right to switch

‘No swear words’ – government updates GOV.UK content guidance
Guidelines first published by GDS in 2016 have recently been updated to feature a new

HMRC to seek new supplier for £300m Northern Ireland trade service digital deal
A consortium led by Fujitsu was appointed to a major tech contract in 2021, and

Crown Prosecution Service seeks new CDIO to oversee 300 staff and £85m tech budget
The government agency responsible for prosecuting criminal cases across England and Wales is offering a

Ex-Whitehall chief Chisholm approved for BT role
Government’s appointments watchdog Acoba has approved Alex Chisholm to take on a post supporting BT’s

NHS review finds ‘decade of missed opportunity’ on digital
The former health minister’s assessment has found that many individual organisations are still in the

Government looks to improve whistleblowing data collection
In response to a report from the Public Accounts Committee criticising a lack of leadership

HMRC adds IT system testing to personal data use cases
Department makes second update to privacy notice in a short period of time, with the

Scottish Government considers merging desktop and mobile device deals into £200m framework
Devolved authority is seeking feedback from suppliers in an RFI exercise to inform a future

Labour tech stalwart Chi Onwurah to chair DSIT committee
Former engineer and holder of various shadow briefs had been slated to take on a

DfE signs £20m deal to digitise assessment of reception pupils
The department’s Standards and Testing Agency has been working on a digital version of the

‘The public deserves better’ – ICO scolds Surrey Police over FOI backlog
The UK’s data protection regulator has issued a formal reprimand to the south east force

Government puts £30m into Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s treatments
UKRI has committed a major slice of funding to an expert team from Dundee University,