Home Office taps UK firm for third-party Oracle support in potential £8.6m deal
Department awards two-year deal to Berkshire-based specialist
Insolvency Service plans to close half its offices and reinvest £20m savings in online services
Unions warn that restructure could imperil up to 300 jobs
Cornwall explores tech revamp of council chamber
Local authority publishes RFI seeking information on possible implementation of a range of tech...
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NHS Test and Trace: Deloitte and Accenture win £100m in long-term software and support deals
Contracts could run until 2025
Government app to offer Wulfrunians cinema tickets and shopping vouchers for eating their greens
West Midlands city to work with DHSC on pilot of new tech platform
Trade secretary targets international digital deals
Government prioritises cross-border agreements to help tech businesses
Defra signs £1m extension for national equine database
Department retains incumbent supplier as requirements for microchips now apply to all horse owners nationwide
Developers on demand: Home Office signs £5m IBM deal for short-notice access to digital skills
Department signs bench agreement with tech giant
New cyber laws aim to ‘put a firewall around’ citizens’ smart devices
Firms that breach guidelines could face multimillion-pound fines
NHS Covid app: local features and boosting uptake among ‘under-represented communities’ cited as key to autumn plan
Test and Trace strategy and delivery document sheds light on plan to use technology to help citizens ‘navigate their way through life with Covid-19’
GOV.UK login system received £100m funding in Spending Review
Head of Central Digital and Data Office says that her team worked closely with Treasury colleagues to ensure tech initiatives were supported by funding round
UK digital minister joins counterparts in agreement for ‘sustainable and inclusive innovation’
Joint statement from 10 governments pledges cooperation in delivering transformation objectives
Criminal justice and mental health: Report identifies ‘broken’ system of data-sharing between agencies
Study warned that the impact of mental illness is being ‘missed at every stage’ of the criminal justice system
Courts IT system threatens thousands of jobs, union warns
PCS believes digital case-management system is not fit for purpose
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’
UK export credit agency offers up to £130k for digital head
Newly created role comes with remit to create digital strategy and lead 90 staff
Scottish surgeons to use digital simulation in training
Education programmes will also incorporate 3D-printed organs
Home Office seeks £140k head for border transformation plans
Director general post comes with remit to oversee 600 staff and £2bn budget
Brexit: Border systems and processes still need ‘much more work’, says NAO report
Auditors’ assessment praises work that has taken place so far but warns of ongoing threats to successful delivery
MoJ retains Xerox as long-term print partner in £50m deal
US IT giant signed to new contract that could extend to seven years
Government commits £250m for NHS digital diagnostics to help ease waiting lists
Money will help speed up processes and free up clinicians’ time, according to health secretary
NHS £10m in centralised contracts offer GPs video consultation services
Procurement documents reveal deal signed via framework covers second half of 2021
DWP to launch of improved online Access to Work service
New tool will allow users to apply for and claim payments
HMRC: Digitised income tax will not require paid-for software for ‘straightforward tax affairs’, minister claims
The department expects a ‘competitive market’ for providers, including various free options