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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Test and Trace scheme brings in £8m partner to support digital leadership
Contract with Axiologik seeks help with ‘delivering digital and technology capability’
Underperforming suppliers could face exclusion from future public contracts
Cabinet Office proposes banning firms that have failed to deliver previous projects on time and within budget
How-to guide aims to open up billions of tech procurement opportunities for SMEs
Government publishes advice for smaller firms and promises ‘sweeping’ rule changes to open up billions of pounds of public contracts
‘Only a tiny fraction of major projects are properly evaluated’
Report warns that government is spending hundreds of millions of pounds without knowing the impact
HMRC tool to track staff experiences with IT
Department sets budget of £500k to create platform through which employees can provide feedback on technology
Former GDS chief Cunnington approved for advisor role at McKinsey
Ex-digital government bigwig’s work at management consultant will be limited to the Middle East
Developers on demand: Home Office signs £5m IBM deal for short-notice access to digital skills
Department signs bench agreement with tech giant
UK Space Agency backs quantum communications
Organisation awards grant to Glaswegian company
BEIS develops regulatory database after post-Brexit loss of access to EU platform
Regulated Professions Register will provide information for authorities, professional users and policymakers
Report crowns Manchester top UK hotspot for tech start-ups
City is the best place outside London to start a technology business, study finds
Suppliers chosen for £250m NHS patient communications framework
Procurement vehicle selects 29 firms across nine lots
DfE appoints partner to support delivery of up to 500,000 homeschooling laptops this winter
Major supplier Computacenter awarded multimillion-pound contract
Cabinet Office taps LinkedIn to help fill ‘specialist’ digital and leadership roles in £600k deal
GDS will be the main beneficiary of the central department’s purchase of software and support from professional social network
How DWP hired 13,500 new work coaches – without meeting a single one
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.
Cabinet Office explores creation of £5m digital platform to manage all government grants
Department claims system would ‘completely reset the way in which government, public sector bodies, charities, SMEs and citizens interact’
Navy seeks £3m-a-year support partner for Top Secret IT operations
Tender seeks external team of up to 25 experts to support the most sensitive domains
Suppliers picked for £5bn NHS digital records framework
A total of 46 firms make the cut in procurement vehicle for document-management tools and printing services
Calls for procurement ‘Domesday Book’ of government supply deals
Repository of contracts would increase transparency, according to TUC leader
MoJ retains Xerox as long-term print partner in £50m deal
US IT giant signed to new contract that could extend to seven years
NHS £10m in centralised contracts offer GPs video consultation services
Procurement documents reveal deal signed via framework covers second half of 2021
Criticism of spending on Covid schemes ‘slightly unfair’ – Sunak
Chancellor appears before MPs to answer questions about value for money and efficacy of programmes include Test and Trace and the furlough scheme