CCS opens £90m framework to drive government uptake of AI
Procurement agency invites bidders for dynamic purchasing system
Scotland supports SMEs’ use of tech in economic stimulus plan
Scottish Government will also provide funding for retraining
GDS annual programmes cost £5m less than expected
Cabinet Office annual report shows digital agency also brought in more than £2m in extra revenue...
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CCS hints that services will be included in Technology Products 3
In a blog post for techUK, procurement agency predicts that the next iteration of the flagship IT framework ‘could revolutionise commodity tech buying for the public sector’
Gender pay gap digital service to be expanded in £1.6m project
New features to be added in bid to help government and businesses take action on pay inequality
CCS merges four digital projects into one after another Crown Marketplace rethink
Quartet of planned development projects cancelled and new contract notice issued for platform housing five commercial agreements in one place
CCS smashes targets with £600m savings in FY18
Yearly accounts show increased commercial benefits for central government and wider public sector
DXC wins £80m device contract in latest Defra disaggregation deal
US-headquartered technology outsourcing giant swipes contract for department’s end-user computing environment
Bidding opens for £1.2bn Digital Outcomes and Specialists 3 framework
Applications open for replacement of one of the government's key digital services procurement vehicle
SMEs win £1bn less government business in FY17 as proportion of spending drops for second year in succession
But Cabinet Office said government ‘remains committed to our aspiration’ of awarding £1 in every £3 to smaller firms by 2022
MoD hands Rackspace £4m one-year extension to web-hosting deal
Company has run the MoD and Armed Forces Joint Server Farm since 2009
Defra hands £135m hosting deal to Atos
Department’s UnITy project to disaggregate overarching deals with IBM and Capgemini continues with award of major contract to French services leviathan
Birmingham seeks market input on Windows 10 migration
Council asks for suppliers to help shape procurement approach
Emergency Services Network rollout given red-light warning in annual major projects review
The annual report from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority shows government tech programmes of work are a mixed bag
G-Cloud 10 launches with 650 new suppliers
A total of 3,505 firms are on the latest iteration of the framework with the government claiming more than 90% are SMEs
Paramedics to be kitted out with body-worn cameras
Emergency-care workers become the latest public servants to be equipped with the mobile recording technology
IBM picked as NHS cybersecurity partner in three-year £30m deal
Vendor chosen by NHS Digital for contract including malware analysis and pilots of emerging technologies
HMRC and Home Office among PAC chair's ‘departments of concern’ over IT project difficulties
Meg Hillier says in annual report that some suppliers are becoming ‘secretive sub-departments of government’
HMRC customs platform ready for no-deal Brexit, NAO report finds
Department has made significant progress on replacement for outgoing CHIEF system, auditors conclude
CCS splits Crown Marketplace development into individual digital portals for each sector
Procurement body cancels tender for development of existing broad test platform but reaffirms commitment to ‘original vision’ for Amazon-style online tool
‘Social value’ of bidders to be considered in award of government contracts, says Cabinet Office minister
David Lidington says Carillion collapse shows need to increase range of suppliers working with public sector
Scottish Government offers £2m of interest-free loans to help boost firms’ digital skills
Businesses given chance to make upfront tech investments with help of new fund
Boston to allow autonomous vehicle tests across city
Local company authorised to conduct trials on all roads throughout the largest city in Massachusetts
GDS Service Manual adds guidance to help departments ‘make the case for building the right thing’
New section on measuring benefits on agile projects added to document that helps government create services that comply with GDS standards