Transparency data
BEIS exceptions to spending controls: information and communications technology, January to March 2018
Updated 25 October 2018
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| Case Name | Case Description | Department | ALB | Total value approved | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Digital - Direct Channels | Request to go to market with Consumer Digital Direct Channels based on indicative costs and procurement methods. | BEIS | MET Office | £782,000 | 09/01/2018 |
| Met Office SurfaceNet Project | The Met Office has identified a business need to replace and update the current surface observations system (known as the Meteorological Monitoring System (MMS)), to ensure fitness for future requirements, compatibility with new technology, and to reduce cost. | BEIS | Not set | £6,831,000 | 09/01/2018 |
| Oracle Licence Renewal | Spend request is required for the following licences to continue with the Oracle eBusiness Suite : - Core services Bundle, focussed around e-Business Suite products - A (bolt on) Grants Bundle, focused around Siebel products - A Standalone Grants bundle focused around Siebel products | BEIS | Not set | £9,000,000 | 01/02/2018 |
| HM Land Registry Local Land Charges (LLC) Register Service | HM Land Registry is working in partnership with up to 26 local authorities in England over 2018 and 2019 to migrate their LLC data to a central, digital register as part of a phased migration approach. | BEIS | HM Land Registry | £2,323,340 | 02/02/2018 |
| UK Space Agency Digital Licensing Service: Apply for a licence for spaceflight activities or spaceport operations on GOV.UK | The Space Industry Bill is going through Parliament at the current session and will create new legislation to enable operators to undertake spaceflight activities and launches from UK Spaceports. The Bill is expected to reach Royal Assent in March 2018. | BEIS | UK Space Agency | £520,000 | 27/02/2018 |
| IP Renewals | Alongside improved customer experience are the wider customer and Tripod Portfolio aspirations of a 'Manage my IP' digital service offering. The project seeks to provide customers with self-service management of their IP portfolio including faster, more personalised service. | BEIS | Not set | £37,000 | 21/03/2018 |
| Research outcomes data collection service for UK Research and Innovation | Each year the research councils invest over £3 billion of public money in world-leading research. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) needs a research outcomes data collection service to capture information on the outputs, outcomes and impacts arising from these investments. The data support essential UKRI business needs. | BEIS | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI | £674,000 | 29/03/2018 |
| Trade Remedies Beta | When the UK leaves the EU it will need to apply its own trade remedies to protect UK businesses from imports supported by subsidies (often government granted subsidies regularly seen in non-market economies but also in cases such as Bombardier) and dumping (goods being sold in the UK market at an unfairly low price that injures UK producers). | BEIS | Not set | £1,614,000 | 09/01/2018 |
| Digital-by- default Energy Saving Advice Service | Accurate, impartial advice is the crucial first step for consumers considering improving the energy efficiency of their property. BEIS currently provides the Energy Saving Advice Service (“ESAS”) as a phone-only service and the Department is considering transitioning to a digitally led service. | BEIS | Not set | £500,000 | 09/02/2018 |
| Business Energy Efficiency Alpha | The Clean Growth Strategy commits Government to develop a package of measures to support businesses to improve their energy productivity by at least 20% by 2030 and to explore how we can improve the provision of information and advice on energy efficiency to small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).This Alpha phase will develop 3 prototypes designed to encourage SMEs onto the energy efficiency journey. | BEIS | Not set | £291,000 | 20/03/2018 |