Despite its drive to encourage competition among UK SMEs, the government is still keen to maintain relationships with larger suppliers.
The Cabinet Office has revealed it is seeking a replacement for the current Payroll, Human Resources and Finance Services (PHRF) used by the UK public sector.
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has announced the suppliers that have successfully made it onto the new Corporate Software Solutions framework.
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has outlined plans for technology aggregation opportunities within government procurement.
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has reportedly extended the deadline for Network Services Framework submissions by a week until 11th December.
The government wants to improve its Contracts Finder online tool following the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) comments that it is in urgent need of an update.
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has issued a tender to create a specialist public sector supply database of enterprise software for the public sector.
The updated Civil Service Plan for 2014/15, published last week by the Civil Service, has revealed changes to the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) and the Government Digital Service (GDS).
The Cabinet Office has claimed that over £200m has been saved by improving the government’s digital services from 2013-2014.
The Government Digital Service (GDS) has revealed that sales via the G-Cloud framework since it opened have now reached £345m, averaging at £27m a month.
The Government Digital Service (GDS) and the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) are working together to determine what frameworks will be added to the Digital Marketplace next.
The UK government has appointed Bill Crothers, who led the creation of the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), as its new government chief commercial officer.
The government has launched a framework for the procurement of managed email services in the public sector.
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has revealed that G-Cloud may not receive Amazon/Trip Advisor style reviews for suppliers due to legal issues.
The new Network Services Framework Agreement, a replacement for the old Public Services Network (PSN) framework, went live last week.
The submission deadline for suppliers wishing to appear on the new Network Services Framework has been extended for the second time.
The Crown Commercial Service has announced the new Local Authority Software Applications agreement is live and available for customers to access.
The new offering, Collabora GovOffice is based on LibreOffice from vendor Collabora Productivity, and is compatible with Google Docs and Microsoft Office (including Office 365).
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has been forced to extend the lifespan of the current PSN Connectivity and PSN Services frameworks after the Network Services framework was delayed again.
Since G-Cloud was launched, the government has been criticised for not encouraging enough local authorities to use the framework, however new research suggests this is not the case.
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