Ministers pledge to remove Chinese tech from government sites
Move comes alongside plan to create national security-focused procurement team
Home Office anti-terror comms-interception unit hires £6m project managers to address ‘lack of skill set’
NCDS is currently engaged in ‘moving towards new ways of working’ to reflect legislative changes...
NHS unveils £1bn plan for primary-care digital deals including patient records and remote consultations
Potential providers invited to respond to early-engagement notice
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IBM picked as core partner for NHS App in £50m deal
Four-year contract with tech vendor came into effect this summer
Scotland gets multimillion-pound broadband boost
Scottish and UK governments both kick in funding to support programme
Transfer of probation services to MoJ dogged by IT issues, report finds
Institute for Government says that renationalisation process was undertaken too quickly – but was ultimately ‘mostly successful’
Police database: Home Office retains Fujitsu for £48m mainframe support after ‘lack of response’ from alternative suppliers
Contract-award notice reveals IT heavyweight has been signed to a four-year deal
Incoming G-Cloud and Digital Outcomes frameworks formally delayed as work continues on new buying platform
Procurement agency says public bodies can continue to use incumbent vehicles
Minister lauds CCS among ‘highest-performing parts of government’ after £3bn savings in FY22
Procurement agency saw £27.6bn spent through its agreements in the last fiscal year, including £2.2bn directly with SMEs
Legacy costs take spending on digital border programme to £700m
But Home Office clams there ‘has been no increase or acceleration’ in underlying cost of scheme
EXCL: Home Office buys thousands of ‘migrant tracker’ wristbands as it expands monitoring
Use of barcode-scanning system comes alongside GPS ankle tags and biometric tracking
Government progresses plan for ‘legal gateway’ to allow private firms to use public data in checks
DCMS seeks £100k partner to help with technical design
Government arrangement with Salesforce to offer public sector ‘significant savings’
Crown Commercial Service announces MoU with SaaS giant
Up to one in four passport applications still processed by legacy system, minister admits
The new digital application processing platform was originally due to be fully implemented by 2019
Government appoints £2m firm to help build search tool for citizens’ internet records
Defence contractor BAE Systems wins Home Office contract
MoD unveils £16m SME fund for defence innovation
Ministry claims programme will help Armed Forces and industry
Home Office to trial £500k ‘biometric self-service kiosks’ at immigration offices
Those attending appointments in Croydon or Solihull may be able to use automated checks
Government major projects urged to use digital and robotics to help beat massive inflation
The cost of materials has risen by almost a quarter in the last six months, according to IPA chief
Passport Office imposes six-figure fine on technical support supplier
French firm Teleperformance penalised for poor performance
Dorries hires former Tory donor to networks unit – but DCMS claims ‘fair and open process’
Simon Blagden has been appointed as chair of DCMS executive agency Building Digital UK
National Audit Office signs £2m deal for laptop refresh
Public-spending watchdog equips staff with new ‘semi-customisable’ machines
DWP claims £46m tech savings in FY22
Department’s annual accounts claim move to cloud will help reduce costs
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