Whitehall procurement pros told to look beyond lowest bid
New guidance urges buying teams to prioritise social value
NHS Test and Trace discloses new consultancy deals
Ernst and Young and James Harvard won just-reported contracts in March and April
Government broadband scheme seeks input from residents of UK’s most remote areas
DCMS consultation especially keen to hear from tourism businesses
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Scotland promotes free town-centre WiFi
New toolkit launched for towns across the country
Spending review postponed again
Doubt cast over plans to use CSR to address legacy tech
Scottish Government offers support for local online firms
Local traders can bid for grants of up to £5,000
MPs urge HMRC to examine whether Making Tax Digital is ‘reasonable and affordable’ for taxpayers before proceeding with rollout
PAC tells department it is ‘not convinced’ by expected benefits
Minister lambasts government dependence on consultants
Cabinet Office minister Lord Agnew says overuse of external experts has ‘infantilised’ officials
Think tank calls on government to postpone spending review again
Treasury says suggestion that gap between reviews could be extended to six years is no more than ‘speculation’ currently
Intelligent Spend Management in the Public Sector
SAP Concur says it's time for the public sector to embrace more efficient invoice management technology
Government appoints task force to help mitigate impact of Huawei ban via ‘diversification’ of telecoms market
A selection of telecoms executives and academics will help deliver a strategy to be published later this year
Scotland to create ten 5G hubs
Scottish Government supports network of connectivity sites with £4m funding
HMRC to connect 27 offices with £2m wide-area network
Tax agency invests in connectivity
HMRC counts £3.5bn cost of furlough fraud and error
Chief executive Jim Harra claims department will target fraudsters
Broadband vouchers for underserved parts of Scotland
Businesses and homes in hard-to-reach areas will receive up to £5,000
Major departments show marked decline in prompt-payment performance
Data shows that suppliers have been waiting longer to be paid as government deals with coronavirus crisis
Survey reveals increase in cybercrime concerns during lockdown
One in five feel more at risk
Scotland supports SMEs’ use of tech in economic stimulus plan
Scottish Government will also provide funding for retraining
Addressing government legacy IT to be ‘a key focus of spending review’
Chief secretary to the Treasury Steve Barclay claims that half of government’s IT spend goes on supporting ageing kit
Treasury’s £250m IT deal with NTT Data to be extended into eighth year
Contract came with an initial seven-year potential term but will now run until 2022
Home buying goes paperless
HM Land Registry announces acceptance of electronic signatures for mortgages and other deeds
HMRC Making Tax Digital to continue rollout in 2022
The programme will be extended to all businesses and then to individuals, government has announced
CCS claims £1bn savings for public sector in FY20
Annual accounts show uplift in framework usage across both central government and the wider public sector
HMRC appoints second perm sec to lead transformation
Customer service head Angela MacDonald is promoted