Guidance

Crown Commercial Service customer update: December 2019

Published 3 December 2019

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1. digitech successes

November’s digitech19 event in Manchester, now in its second year, addressed key public sector issues including innovation, capability, technology procurement and cyber security. Our Deputy Director for Technology, Peter Kirwan reflects on its success in his latest blog, where you can also download our sessions from the day itself.

2. New look Ts and Cs

We want to be easier to work with, so we’ve changed our terms and conditions to make them easier for customers and suppliers to understand and use. Take a look at how we’ve freshened up our approach here.

3. Upcoming webinars

3.1 Research Marketplace

Join us for a demonstration of how to use our Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to find research providers that meet your needs. The webinar will be hosted by our research marketplace category team on Monday, 9 December. You can register for your place here.

3.2 SARS

In just ten minutes you can discover how to reclaim lost spends and direct them towards your frontline services. Watch our webinar to find out more.

3.3 Fit Out

Find out how our Fit Out framework can help you create a more efficient workplace by joining our webinar on Wednesday, 11 December. It will explain, among other things, the types of pre-construction and construction services available and the delivery models the framework provides. You can register for your place by clicking here.

3.4 Estates Professional Services

Join our webinar to discuss the results of our pre market engagement survey. You can register for this Estate Management Services – Basis of Design Update today.

3.5 Tech

We’ve forthcoming opportunities to learn about Spark, Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4, G-Cloud, Quality Assurance and Testing for IT Systems 2 and Network Services 2. Check out what technology webinars we have for you throughout December.

4. New frameworks and updates

*Postal Goods, Services and Solutions RM6017 is now new, improved and live. Find out more about the agreement and how we can help with your postal requirements.

*GSI Convergence Framework (GCF) Update - December Please consult our news item and December’s update, which includes some key dates to consider.

5. Events

5.1 Supply of energy launch

We’re one of the UK’s largest independent energy traders, and aggregate large volumes to achieve sustainable savings. Sign up and join us to discover how we can help your organisation, meet our suppliers and hear about the additional services we can offer to bring you closer to the carbon net zero objectives.

6. Latest aggregation opportunities

6.1 IT hardware

Is your organisation looking to purchase IT hardware such as laptops, desktops, or mobile handsets? Our latest aggregation brought together 6 customers’ requirements for IT hardware, helping them to achieve average savings of 16.7% – equivalent to £300,000 for the customers who took part. Please click here today to learn more about how you can save on IT hardware.

6.2 Adobe software

If you buy Adobe licenses, our new Adobe Enterprise Term License Agreement (ETLA) is likely to be the greatest way to achieve best pricing on your Adobe software. Customers can only benefit from this great pricing if they participate in the aggregated competition for Adobe software, due to be issued in January 2020 for software renewals between 31 March 2020 and 31 March 2021. Find out how you could benefit from great cost savings today.

6.3 Local authorities – software-led tech solutions

Are you a local authority looking to purchase software-led office systems such as app-related consultancy services, software support and maintenance, software licences, or maintenance services including development, testing and implementation of software updates? Share your requirements with us and learn how you can save through aggregation. Click here to find out more.

6.4 Payroll services

Does your organisation need payroll services, or will your current contract be ending in the next 4 years? Learn more here about our planned aggregations for payroll services today.

7.1 Public Procurement Review Service

You can view the latest Public Procurement Review Service results to see how the scheme is helping to improve procurement practices across the public sector and support our ambition to make doing business with government as easy as possible for small businesses.

7.2 Procurement policy

If you are looking for public procurement policy guidance please take a look at our public procurement policy page

Looking for a particular procurement policy note? View the collection of all procurement policy notes.

7.3 Procurement tools

8. Sign up for email alerts

You can sign up for immediate, daily or weekly email alerts which will tell you what we have added or updated on the GOV.UK website. It is a great way to stay up to date with the latest news and information from CCS.

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If you need further information about anything in this update please do not hesitate to contact us by email info@crowncommercial.gov.uk or call our customer service team on 0345 410 2222

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