Highways agency agrees £12.8m deal to replace 20-year-old pavement database
National Highways picks TRL to implement system to supersede platform that runs on Windows Server 2003
Covid response policy unit extends data science support in £500k deal
Joint Biosecurity Centre renews engagement with Accenture
Army’s ‘unconventional warfare’ division signs £8m deal to improve data sources
Unit claims commercially available data offers a better option than open-source intelligence
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'I've seen no evidence' emergency measures have harmed transparency, says former Whitehall chief
Mark Sedwill claims that there has been no ‘dilution’ of the ethical standards of politicians and officials
DfE signs £4m IT health check deal
Department brings in cyber firm on three-year contract
MoD signs £48m for office electronics and print supplies
Deal covers storage, devices, and print supplies
‘Miserable record of exorbitantly expensive digital programmes’ – MPs hammer Home Office
Report into Digital Services at the Border scheme finds inability to identify and solve problems
Plans unveiled for Whitehall ‘consulting hub’
Government to bring together small team of experts
MoJ signs up for £8m Amazon account
Department signs deal for access to business account
Government buys £6m of iPads for care homes
Contract covers the delivery of 11,000 devices, plus accessories and upkeep
Government Covid guidance body brings in Accenture for ‘data science support’
Consultancy awarded £500,000 deal
RAF and Navy to adopt £9.5m low-code recruitment platform
Three-year deal awarded to Pegasystems
All laptops issued for remote learning under warranty, minister says
Cover lasts until at least June
Analysis: gaps in procurement transparency are nothing new
The health secretary cited the demands of coronavirus response after being rapped for failing to meet publication deadlines for major contracts. But perusing procurement databases suggests this is no anomaly, PublicTechnology finds
Test and Trace ‘scaling down’ use of consultants
Programme leader Dido Harding says use of outside help is being reduced although will continue to some extent
Delayed publication of coronavirus contracts ruled unlawful
Court finds that Matt Hancock broke the law
HMRC signs £43m deals with AWS
Contracts cover provision of ‘hyperscale’ environment and related professional services
‘Plagued by cronyism’ – shadow minister calls for end to emergency procurement measures
Relaxation of usual processes was first announced almost a year ago
Councils organise local computers for remote schooling schemes
Norfolk, Essex, Greater Manchester and West Midlands among authorities setting up local projects
DWP buys 11,000 iPhones and IBM software support services
Department uses CCS framework agreements for two deals worth up to £8.43m
West Hertfordshire NHS Trust signs £30m ten-year deal for electronic patient records
Contract awarded to US player Cerner
DCMS upgrades Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation role
Department advertises for executive director to lead data-driven technology governance body
Government tapped fleet of £1,300-a-day AWS consultants to advise on contact-tracing app
Procurement documents show more than £300,000 spent across 234 billable days