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Crown Commercial Service customer update: July 2019

Published 9 July 2019

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1. Clearing the air

CCS’s buying expertise has helped Leeds City Council to source, implement and operate its bespoke Clean Air Zone (CAZ) monitoring and enforcement solution. Read how cameras, automatic number plate recognition and other joined up technologies are helping the citizens of Leeds breathe easier.

2. Mobile savings for NHS Trusts

We’ve helped three NHS trusts save £240,000 on mobile voice and data services by helping them pool their buying power. The trusts achieved average savings of 75% after taking part in our latest mobile voice and data services aggregation.

Find out how we helped them do it, including how we supported their case through an indicative savings analysis, by reading the full case study.

3. Bright Spark will innovate

CCS has launched a new marketplace for innovation, providing a smarter way for public sector customers to access the very latest technologies.

Spark: The Technology Innovation Marketplace allows customers to use new but proven technologies, not on traditional commercial agreements, to drive innovation and cost-savings. Find out more about Spark here.

4. Digital buying community

CCS has now held five Digital Buying Community meet ups which allow public sector buyers of all products and services to discuss the sector’s challenges and opportunities.

Our latest event was in Manchester and Emilia Cedeno, our Enhancing Capability Lead, has written a new blog reflecting on what we’ve learned so far, as well as looking ahead to our next event on 6 August which available for booking now.

5. Fleet launch

The CCS Fleet team are pleased to announce the launch of our new agreement for vehicle lease, fleet management and flexible rental solutions in support of public sector fleets.

To find out more please read our blog.

6. Eye care. Do you?

Your people are your most important asset and CCS can help you look out for their health. If you wish to review your organisation’s eye care provision or set up a service, our Occupational Health Services, Employee Assistance Programmes and Eye Care Services framework can help you. Read more about it here.

7. Contact centres customer forum update

Our latest contact centre Public Sector Customer Forum focussed on the customer journey. The feedback we got on the day indicated it had proved a great learning and networking event for participants.

If you would like to reserve a place at the next customer forum, check out our article here.

8. Help CCS to help you

Would you like to help shape two major buildings frameworks? Have you used RM3741 Project Management and Full Design Team Services or RM3816 Estates Professional Services before? Are you involved in the buying or managing of construction and/or estates professional services?

If the answer to these questions is yes, and you would like to contribute to the success of our new replacement frameworks then please click here to find out more.

9. Our digitech lineup

We’re delighted to confirm a host of expert speakers for the UK’s largest gathering of public sector technology specialists and their technology procurement colleagues. Read the line-up for digitech19 taking place on 19 November at Manchester Central, find out more about the event and secure your place there today.

10. Future of infrastructure

Come along and meet the team from CCS on 18 July at QEII Centre, London, where you will discover new products, technologies and solutions for your business. Visit the event site for more details.

11. Cyber-security event

Are you a buyer of Cyber Security Services? We’re hosting engagement workshops with the National Cyber Security Centre on 16 July at Manchester Conference Centre. Come along, share your views, and help us shape the future of Cyber Security Services 2. Join our engagement event - information and registration details can be found on Eventbrite.

12. Upcoming webinars

12.1 Technology webinars

We’ve more sessions coming up which will be of interest to anyone looking at our Mobile Voice and Data Services Aggregation, G-Cloud or Technology Products 2.

Register for one of these webinars today.

12.2 Intro to PMFDTS

Our framework teams are hosting a webinar to help you use CCS to find solutions to your property and project management needs. The 30 minute webinar will help you to both reduce costs and identify savings and income opportunities.

If you would like to know more, please register to join the webinar

12.3 Modular Buildings webinar

Join our Introduction to Modular Buildings webinar which take place later this month. You’ll find out all about our quick, easy and low-cost ways to meet your modular building requirements.

Find out how to join the webinar here.

13. Latest aggregation opportunities

13.1 Mobile voice and data services

Are you looking to make savings on mobile voice and data services for your organisation? Mobile voice and data services is now live.

Join our latest aggregation by clicking here to find out more.

13.2 IT hardware

If you need new IT equipment, why not register for CCS’s IT hardware aggregation? It’s now live.

Please click here to find out more and join.

13.3 DAS

Local Authorities in need of software licenses, associated hardware, app-related consultancy services, software support, maintenance and more can now make expressions of interest via our Data and Applications Solutions offer.

If you’re a local authority, why not share your requirements with us?

13.4 Payroll services

Does your organisation need payroll services, or will your current contract be expiring soon? CCS’s Payroll Services aggregation is now open for expressions of interest. Please complete our online form if you think we can help you.

14. New frameworks and updates

*The Government Convergence Framework (GCF) is not a CCS procurement framework but a Vodafone technology platform sitting at the heart of the Public Service Network. 453 public bodies use it to send information digitally and securely. CCS is leading the project to migrate users from GCF to cutting edge, cost effective replacement services.

CCS is aiming to extend the Vodafone GCF service contract to ensure service continuity. The scope of the service is being reduced to an essential core so that the cost will be, at worse, no more than that for previous contracts. The 453 users will be billed quarterly in arrears starting in July. Over the next 12 months, CCS will procure the replacement services through a new framework. Customers will be contacted throughout the process to ensure their requirements are captured and to help with migration to the new service.

If they haven’t already done so, users will need to re-contract services originally contracted by them through GCF but that are not in the core GCF service list.

There are some GCF users yet to engage with CCS on their requirements from the Vodafone system and its replacements. These users now need to make contact with CCS at info@crowncommercial.gov.uk

*G-Cloud 11RM1557.11 framework has now launched. G-Cloud provides a transparent, competitive marketplace which allows Government customers to buy off the shelf, commodity-based cloud services.

*SPARK RM6094 has now launched. Spark enables public bodies to access the latest cutting-edge technology solutions including AI, Internet of Things and wearables.

*Public Sector Vehicle Hire Solutions RM6013 will award this month and encompass services in the UK and overseas for all vehicle types including but not limited to cars and light commercials, 4×4 wheels vehicles, minibuses, heavy goods vehicles and car share.

*We have an update on the timescales for the Supply of Energy RM6011 framework

We will update further on completion of the evaluation and award.

15.1 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.

15.2 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.

15.3 Procurement tools

16. 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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