Brexit withdrawal agreement sets 2021 deadline for UK access to 25 European IT systems
The UK will be shut out of many European networks and databases over the next few years – and will have to pay the EU for access in the meantime, under terms of Brexit deal
NHS Digital backs transformation of adult social care with £800,000 investment
Organisation awards deal to support the development of a service to help independent care...
‘Social values of suppliers’ to be emphasised in £250m care technology framework
Buying group YPO launches four-year dynamic purchasing system
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National Army Museum to build six new interactive audiovisual exhibits
Museum seeks software supplier to create games and video platforms for £70,000 project as part of new exhibition to open in March
No longer a ‘framework factory’ – inside CCS tech chief’s plans to progress the procurement paradigm
Procurement agency’s technology category director discusses ongoing work to drive Whitehall transformation programmes and ambitions to expand into new areas
Foreign Office launches £350m project to connect embassies in 170 countries
FCO teams up with DFID and British Council to tender for four-year framework to provide networking to 550 sites in the UK and throughout the world
Dutch government to trial blockchain-based digital law
Country’s Ministry of Justice and Security to experiment with online process for informing criminal suspects of relevant laws and options
How to disaggregate in 18 months
Mark Hastings of Rainmaker Solutions applauds the Government’s guidance on Whitehall IT disaggregation, but argues that it need not take anywhere near as long as the four years suggested
First care providers connect to HSCN
Devon Doctors and Earl Mountbatten Hospice connect to new network
CCS expands ‘technology expense management’ across public sector with £8m framework
Procurement body seeks two suppliers for three-year deal
Suffolk Councils team up to deploy election-management and voter-registration software
Two local authorities issue tender worth up to £500,000
DCMS fund backs West Sussex £50m fibre framework
County council becomes one of the first recipients of money from government scheme as it looks for provider to roll out connections to public sector-owned sites over the next two decades
‘This does not feel like a good thing’ - G-Cloud suppliers see opportunity and alarm in framework’s extension
Providers ambivalent as CCS and GDS head into a crucial period - one that will bring a potential £1.5bn opportunity, but lots of uncertainty too
CCS plans IT hardware bulk buy to cover public sector’s end-of-fiscal-year needs
Procurement body gathering info from both sides to ensure typically busy period is negotiated smoothly
VisitBritain seeks SEO supplier to deliver multilingual marketing
Tourism agency turns to search-engine marketing to boost efforts to market the UK to travellers
MoJ lays out £45m to retain Atos for up to 18 months while it finishes disaggregation work
Department claims that giving French SI a contract extension – without competitive process – is ‘only viable route’ to completing decoupling process
Take this tablet - GPs to offer apps on prescription
The first app library to be integrated in the workflow of GPs is shortly to launch. Rachel Pugh finds out more
Defra invests in social media analysis tool to monitor public attitudes to food issues
Department buys Pulsar technology to keep track of how citizens feel about genetically modified food and other issues
London boroughs, universities, and NHS trusts team up to share WiFi
An array of public-sector organisations have united to offer users ‘seamless’ connectivity
NHS’s £500m HSCN deal goes live with nine suppliers
Nonet of firms become first providers to be added to dynamic purchasing system for NHS’s new network
Lincolnshire seeks antisocial behaviour case-management platform for multi-agency use
Technology could also be deployed in other areas, such as domestic abuse and offender management
Government offers £190m funding for public sector to install full-fibre networks
Digital minister Hancock continues on quest to lead the UK into a full-fibre future
Warrington to offer schools ‘wireless-as-a-service’
Borough council looks to appoint supplier for new WiFi addition to its schools ICT portfolio
Children’s Commissioner to set up digital hub for children in care
Long-term goal is for site to operate as a social enterprise run by young care-leavers