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  Potential tender opportunities could come from the third iteration of Digital Outcomes and Specialists. The latest update from G-Cloud 10 is that Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has confirmed that there will be a third iteration of the Digital Outcomes and Specialists framework agreement. This is due to open for supplier applications in July 2018. […]

  Our advisors are often asked questions about public sector frameworks. Below we have answered some of the most frequently asked questions about this aspect of public procurement.   What are framework agreements? Public sector bodies (sometimes referred to as Public Buying Organisations – PBOs) set up framework agreements with suppliers for goods and services […]

  The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, encouraged the UK public and business to “embrace the new technologies of the future”. The first ever Spring Statement will have a significant impact on the future of the UK’s IT sector. From investment into digital connectivity to T-Level training, the Government is fully onboard with technological […]

  “We will go on supporting British businesses.” A positive outlook from the Chancellor of the Exchequer during yesterday’s Spring Statement. This was the first ever Spring Statement and it provided the UK construction sector and with an update of the progress that has been made since the Autumn Budget 2017. Recap of Autumn Budget […]

  The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has confirmed that it will begin to accept new bids from IT suppliers that want to be a part of the tenth iteration of the G-Cloud framework at the end of April 2018. What is G-Cloud? The G–Cloud service began in 2012. The initiative was started by the UK Government […]

Cyber Essentials certification will help your organisation to guard against 80% of common cyber threats and is a cost-effective way of ensuring a standard level of cyber security assurance is in place. The certification is also the perfect way for an organisation to demonstrate their commitment to cyber security. When embarking on IT procurement, anything […]

  In January 2017  it was revealed that the private sector was invited to bid for 14% more NHS contracts than the previous year. The study by the Financial Times found that the number of tenders rose to 248 in the 12 months to August 2016 compared to 217 in the previous 12-month period. Part […]

  Private sector tendering — where the buyer is a private sector organisation — works differently from public sector tendering. Since the private sector and its supply chain do not tend to account for the spending of public funds, it is governed by fewer regulations, which means it is less restricted. Unlike public sector bodies, […]

Private sector tendering – where the buyer is a private sector organisation – works differently from public sector tendering. Since it does not tend to avoid the spending of public funds, it is governed by fewer regulations which means it is less restricted. Unlike public sector bodies, private sector businesses do not need to offer […]

  It has been a month since the collapse of construction and facilities management firm Carillion plc. The company that employed 16,000 people entered into compulsory liquidation, following months of warnings about its financial position. It has been estimated that Carillion had 57 construction projects running at the time of its collapse with a total […]