City is the best place outside London to start a technology business, study finds

Procurement vehicle selects 29 firms across nine lots

Major supplier Computacenter awarded multimillion-pound contract

GDS will be the main beneficiary of the central department’s purchase of software and support from professional social network

Faced with a Herculean hiring drive as coronavirus restrictions took hold, the department could not recruit candidates in the usual ways. PublicTechnology finds out it what did instead.

Department claims system would ‘completely reset the way in which government, public sector bodies, charities, SMEs and citizens interact’

Tender seeks external team of up to 25 experts to support the most sensitive domains

A total of 46 firms make the cut in procurement vehicle for document-management tools and printing services

Repository of contracts would increase transparency, according to TUC leader

US IT giant signed to new contract that could extend to seven years

Procurement documents reveal deal signed via framework covers second half of 2021

Chancellor appears before MPs to answer questions about value for money and efficacy of programmes include Test and Trace and the furlough scheme

Two-year contract provides access to a range of software tools

National Audit Office publishes report criticising Greensill Capital engagement

A rundown of the departments and programmes that received support for digital ambitions

PAC report claims scheme has proven ‘eye-wateringly expensive’ and ‘has not achieved its main objective

Critics claim potential £1bn contract is ‘deeply concerning’, but former NCSC head describes move as ‘perfectly sensible decision’

Chancellor unveils funding for tax agency’s tech infrastructure

Government’s Electoral Integrity Programme seeks digital partners

Multimillion-pound system is intended to mitigate the loss of access to pan-European SIS security database

Chosen supplier will also have remit to help digital agency increase its app-development credentials