Ofcom to probe dominance of big three public-cloud players
Communications regulator will examine whether the current market conditions stymie innovation and opportunities for smaller players
MoD appoints £2m cyber specialist to test Army IT vulnerabilities
Firm will be asked to assess existing and new tech platforms
NHS unveils £30m framework for repairs and refurbished devices
Five suppliers appointed to potential four-year arrangement
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Scottish Government puts £42m into tech start-up hubs
Contract awarded to Edinburgh-based specialist
Suppliers see progress in government tech-savviness, research finds
But tech firms also see continued challenges, including overlapping frameworks and lack of clarity on social-value requirements
NHS signs £5m one-year renewal for vaccine-booking platform
National body signs deal for system that allows local health-service entities to manage rollout
DCMS annual consultancy outlay quadruples in past two years
Money spent on external advice increased fourfold overnight
GDS retains £300k partner for ‘IT health checks’ of single sign-on programme
Specialist firm has previously provided similar services for outgoing Verify service
DHSC signs potential £300k deal for sensors to monitor desk occupancy in Leeds and London
Deal will also see technology deployed in meeting rooms and recreation areas
Civil service cuts: DfT brings in £100k consultancy to help identify ‘options for digitisation’
Two-week ‘headcount efficiency review’ engagement aims to find possible cutbacks that could be achieved through use of technology
Covid inquiry: Government lawyers sign £23m deals for document disclosure
Long-term contracts cover data from a range of specified departments
DWP signs potential £1m deal to measure and analyse employee experience
Department awards contract to specialist supplier – which will also lead a pilot of a more sophisticated customer feedback system
DHSC chiefs acknowledge slips in record-keeping over £600m Covid testing contracts
Leaders of health department and UKHSA admit to MPs that some meetings with Randox went undocumented
‘Consistency and simplification’ – CCS looks to standardise framework guidance
Procurement agency seeks research and design specialist to support work to streamline advice for buyers
DWP signs potential £50m Atos deal for IT system to support personal independence payment assessments
Platform will go live with assessment providers next summer
Cybersecurity: MoJ signs £1m ‘incident response and investigation’ partner
Ministry becomes latest department to retain external help in responding to attacks
HMRC signs £500k FT deal for news and analysis
Department says information provided by newspaper publisher will be used across more than 30 areas of operation
DVLA signs £4m automation deal to help address pandemic backlog
Agency will deploy software to bring implement robotics as part of key online services
Social value: public sector must demand more – and tech suppliers need to deliver
SMEs and other providers should embrace the new mandates for IT firms to demonstrate social value, according to Alex Jackson of dxw
NHS Covid-19 app digs into design and user experience in £200k research drive
UKHSA awards two contracts to specialist firms
GDS adds two suppliers to help fulfil ‘urgent’ digital projects in £7m deals
In the last two years the digital agency has retained six firms to provide on-demand personnel
Procurement agency unveils chief commercial officer role
Newly created CCS post comes with potential £194k pay packet and remit including driving ‘digital agenda’
Prison officers to undergo ‘financial stability checks’ in new anti-corruption measure
MoJ signs deal for credit analysis software platform
EXCL: Wall of silence surrounds plan for nationwide collection of citizens’ internet records
Online notice reveals controversial trials are to be expanded into a national service – about which government, law enforcement, watchdogs and all the UK’s major ISPs declined to answer questions from PublicTechnology