4 Minutes Business and industry Education and skills Consultancy signed to £6.5m deal to advise on eight-department shared-services plan Sam Trendall January 27, 2023 40 Comments on Consultancy signed to £6.5m deal to advise on eight-department shared-services plan The Matrix programme – which includes Treasury, Cabinet Office and DHSC – begins engaging with potential suppliers... Read More
2 Minutes Business and industry DWP seeks duo of commercial bigwigs to oversee major digital programmes Sam Trendall January 27, 2023 117 Comments on DWP seeks duo of commercial bigwigs to oversee major digital programmes Department advertises roles for savvy senior managers to oversee supplier engagements... Read More
2 Minutes Health and social care NHS picks suppliers for £200m voice recognition and digital dictation framework Sam Trendall January 26, 2023 30 Comments on NHS picks suppliers for £200m voice recognition and digital dictation framework A total of 12 firms feature across four lots on deal that runs for an initial term of two years... Read More
3 Minutes International Relations FCDO signs £10m deal for support of government’s Secret IT system Sam Trendall January 25, 2023 72 Comments on FCDO signs £10m deal for support of government’s Secret IT system Supplier appointed to two-year contract to provide services to government-wide Rosa service... Read More
4 Minutes Health and social care NHS to build £3m digital platform to manage national volunteer force Sam Trendall January 24, 2023 0 Comment on NHS to build £3m digital platform to manage national volunteer force Nationwide roster of citizens offering support was created at start of the pandemic... Read More
2 Minutes Economics and finance Education and skills Society and welfare DWP signs £100k deal to ensure accessibility of Universal Credit digital services Sam Trendall January 23, 2023 0 Comment on DWP signs £100k deal to ensure accessibility of Universal Credit digital services Consultancy brought in on two-year contract to deliver audits and recommend improvements... Read More
5 Minutes Health and social care Public order, justice and rights EXCL: Home Office and Motorola terminate £400m ESN contract as search for replacement supplier begins Sam Trendall January 20, 2023 20 Comments on EXCL: Home Office and Motorola terminate £400m ESN contract as search for replacement supplier begins Tech firm will continue to support Airwave system but its deal to develop the replacement has been mutually ended two years early... Read More
3 Minutes Health and social care NHS bodies asked for ‘action plans’ to ensure tech suppliers meet standards Sam Trendall January 17, 2023 7 Comments on NHS bodies asked for ‘action plans’ to ensure tech suppliers meet standards Recent audit exercise will also be used to help create a public database of compliant products... Read More
2 Minutes Business and industry Defence and Security Home Office and BEIS first departments under the microscope in pilots of new independent cyber audits Sam Trendall January 16, 2023 0 Comment on Home Office and BEIS first departments under the microscope in pilots of new independent cyber audits External supplier brought in to run the rule over government systems as rollout begins of ‘GovAssure’ programme... Read More
3 Minutes Business and industry Economics and finance EXCL: HMRC reviews contact-centre resilience after ‘multiple service incidents’ Sam Trendall January 13, 2023 2 Comments on EXCL: HMRC reviews contact-centre resilience after ‘multiple service incidents’ Assessment was commenced shortly after five days of outages – but identified ‘no immediate concern’, according to supplier... Read More