Guidance

Crown Commercial Service customer update: June 2019

Published 11 June 2019

This guidance was withdrawn on 4 September 2020

This article has been withdrawn because it’s over a year old.

1. Insurance covered

Our current Insurance and Related Services agreement is due to expire in 2020, but its replacement (IS3) begins life later this year, and will maintain seamless access to competitive and expert suppliers of insurance, brokerage and claims services.

We’re here to help, whether that’s in accessing the current agreement or as we move towards the launch of IS3 and the innovations it will bring - improving access to the insurer market.

If you have any feedback on IS2 or the future IS3 then please. click here.

2. Link up with us

Why not follow CCS on LinkedIn to get a whole lot of useful news & latest updates all in one place?

You’ll stay up to date on our commercial agreements and find out how they could benefit your organisation. You’ll also hear about the events our experts are attending, get the latest industry news, see our latest blog posts, case studies and introductory videos.

3. Help us deliver our postal goods framework

Are you involved with buying or managing postal goods and services? We’re looking for volunteers to support the evaluation of our new Postal Goods, Services and Solutions framework. The training and evaluation hours will count as recordable CPD if you are seeking Chartered CIPS status.

If you would like to register your interest or find out more please fill out our form and quote ‘postal’.

4. Watch our energy video

We’re at the forefront of energy procurement - CCS’s range of frameworks covers the purchase and management of electricity, gas, fuels, water and renewable energy.

We’ll not only save you time and money, we’ve also got an eye on the environmental impact of energy use too. To find out more watch our video

5. Make savings on mobile voice and data services

Mobile voice and data services can be complex with various start and end dates. These can be a barrier to switching suppliers because potential savings might be reduced due to early termination charges.

Our latest aggregation brought together 12 customers’ requirements helping them achieve average savings of 69%. Find out how we did it here, and see how aggregation through CCS might help you.

6. Help us deliver logistics and warehousing

In response to customer demand we are seeking to develop a Logistics & Warehousing commercial agreement CCS, in partnership with YPO, will offer the first-ever cross public sector agreement in this marketplace.

Regardless of the size or scale of your storage and distribution needs, why not help shape our work and register a place at our engagement forums?

7. Get to the PSS Expo

The Public Sector Solutions Expo takes place this month and it could help you deliver smarter, better and more efficient public services.

It connects suppliers with buyers and influencers from across local and central government, and the wider public sector.

CCS’s Simon Tse and Sam Ulyatt will be speaking at the event. To learn more about how, by working together, we can meet the challenges ahead, book your place today.

8. See us at the National Digital Conference

The National Digital Conference: Smart Places takes place on 20 June. There are urgent challenges to create urban areas where people, society and business can thrive and technology will offer us solutions. Stuart Misson, CCS’s Category Lead for Technology Products & Services, will be speaking on a panel session titled ‘Digital Living’.

To book a place click here.

9. We’re at the Cyber Security Summit too

The sixth annual Cyber Security Summit takes place on 9th July in London.

Join more than 200 colleagues and peers, and keep up-to-date with the scale, complexity and ever-changing threats we face. Sal Uddin, CCS’s Category Director for Software & Cyber Security will be speaking there. To book a place click here.

10. Visit us at Public Finance Live

This year’s Public Finance Live is to be held in Birmingham next month. CIPFA’s annual public finance conference tackles the key questions for government and public services in the decade ahead. CCS will be at the event - do register so you can come along and talk to us.

11. Register for the Future of Infrastructure conference

We’ll be at the 2019 Future of Infrastructure conference which takes place in London on 18 July. It will bring together more than 300 policy leaders and senior decision makers across transport, construction, energy, investment and government organisations to discuss, debate and determine the direction of the infrastructure industry in Britain.

To book a place click here.

12. Learn about our courier suppliers

CCS is inviting you to attend a Courier Services Roadshow to meet and talk to suppliers from our Courier Services Commercial Agreements about your requirements and understand how they can help you achieve efficiencies and commercial benefits.

Come and meet our suppliers - and our experts - by clicking here.

13. Fleet event roadshow continues

Our team of public sector Fleet experts will be appearing at fleet events around the country over the next few weeks. Click here to register and find out about how we’re driving innovation in the fleet space

14. Upcoming webinars

14.1 Estate Professional Services webinar

We offer a full property lifecycle service for property, construction, infrastructure consultancy projects across all RIBA stages.

Please register to join our 3 July webinar Getting to know Estate Professional Services.

14.2 Modular Building Solutions webinar

Join our Introduction to Modular Building Solutions 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.

14.3 Construction products webinar

Find out more about our Introduction to Construction Products Consumables and Materials here.

It takes place later this month and will cover lot structure, attributes and benefits and how to access the framework.

14.4 Technology webinars

We’ve two sessions coming up which will be of interest to anyone looking at our DOS3 or Network Services and TEM agreements.

Register for one of these webinars today.

15. Latest aggregation opportunities

15.1 Mobile voice and data services

Are you looking to make savings on mobile voice and data services for your organisation? Join our latest aggregation which runs until September 2019 by clicking here.

15.2 IT hardware

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

Please click here for further information.

15.3 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?

15.4 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.

16. New frameworks and updates

*Public Sector Passenger Transport Services - Taxi & Coaches RM6121, a Dynamic Purchasing System offering a choice of national and regional passenger transportation solutions, is now live.

*Water/Wastewater framework RM3790 has now been extended by the maximum period of one (1) year. The new expiry date is now 15th March 2021.

*Construction Works and Associated Services RM6088 is a new commercial arrangement to complement existing CCS frameworks (and future CCS offerings) which provide customers with access to a suite of construction works and services arrangements. Together, these will enable effective development and management of your built asset and property/estates requirements.

*Construction Products Consumables and Materials RM3837 replaces the previous Building Materials and Associated Services RM3747 framework for a fixed 18 month period. It provides a comprehensive range of construction products, consumables and materials and associated services.

17. Quick links

17.1 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.

17.2 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.

17.3 Procurement tools

• eSourcing log on Not yet registered? Find out how to register in our eSourcing guide.

• Purchasing Platform Not yet registered? Register and learn more about the current catalogues

18. 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.

Sign up for email alerts by providing your email address and selecting the frequency you wish to receive updates.

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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