Guidance

Crown Commercial Service update: December 2018

Published 12 December 2018

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1. Christmas and New Year opening hours

Seasons greetings from the team at CCS.

Our customer service desk team will be available from 10am - 4pm on Monday 24 December, Thursday 27 December, Friday 28 December and Monday 31 December.

The office will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

We will be back to our normal business hours on Wednesday 2 January 2019.

For help and support during these times please call us on 0345 410 2222 or email info@crowncommercial.gov.uk.

2. Technology webinars - register today

Interested in finding out more about how we can help you with your technology needs? Our technology framework teams are hosting a series of webinars to help explain what, and how, you can buy technology and digital solutions through our agreements.

2.1 Technology Hardware for Education

We’re running our fourth national further competition to bring together multiple education organisations’ requirement for IT Hardware equipment, which encourages suppliers to offer significant discounts, and in turn creates value for money for the education sector. Join one of our webinars to find out more: Tuesday 18 December 10:30am - register

Wednesday 9 January 2:00pm - register

2.2 Mobile Voice and Data Services

Learn how you can save time and money on Mobile Voice and Data Services for your organisation, by joining our latest aggregation. Find out more by registering for one of our introductory webinars:

Thursday 31 January 10:00am - register

3. Buildings webinars - register today

3.1 Intro to Energy Trading & Risk

We’re the biggest supplier of energy solutions to the Public Sector, in the UK, and as such have an expert Trading and Risk team that are dedicated to saving you time, money and carbon - join our webinar to find out how they do it.

Thursday 10 January 11am - register

3.2 Introduction to Estates Professional Services and Project Management and Full Team Design Services

Looking to find new and innovative solutions to your property estates and project management needs? Our framework teams are hosting a series of webinars to help explain what, and how, you can buy estates professional services and project management solutions through our agreements. Monday 21 January 2:15pm - Intro to EPS register

Wednesday 23 January 10:15am - Intro to PMFDTS register

4. New frameworks

Heat Networks and Electricity generation Assets - HELGA (RM3824) is now live. Users of the HELGA agreement have access to a wide range of market-leading suppliers that provide a range of services from simple energy auditing to complex installation projects. Delivering the agreement through a DPS provides a compliant procurement route that is competitive for suppliers, driving value for money, and also streamlined, reducing your administrative burden, saving you time.

Wider Public Sector Legal Services (RM3788) is now live. It has been designed specifically for public and third sector organisations, providing access to regional firms, full service firms, property & construction and rail specialists in all 3 jurisdictions: England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Lot 1 of this new panel (regional service provision) can be used by central government organisations, if their requirement is below £20,000 in value, however, for all other requirements central government customers should use General Legal Advice Services (RM3786), Rail Legal Services (RM3756) and Finance & Complex Legal Services (RM3787).

5. Framework extensions

Apprenticeship Training (RM3823) has been extended for 12 months until 11 September 2019 to ensure continuity of service during the development of a replacement solution.

6.1 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.

6.2 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.

6.3 Procurement tools

7. 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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