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The Technology Code of Practice is a set of criteria to help government design, build and buy technology.
How to buy cloud services on the Digital Marketplace.
Information on new training and accreditation available for any civil servant who works with contracts or suppliers, even if this is a small part of your role.
Suppliers of science and technology research can sign up to R-Cloud to access opportunities from across the Ministry of Defence (MOD).
Directives, regulations, policies and guidance relating to the procurement of supplies, services and works for the public sector.
How suppliers from industry and academia can work with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).
The Commercial Continuous Improvement Assessment Framework is designed to help drive continuous improvement in commercial practices across the public sector.
Follow this guidance when you want to get spend approval for commercial activities costing £20 million or more excluding VAT.
Understand how to use artificial intelligence ethically and safely
This is collated guidance from government websites and independent bodies to help you follow the technology code of practice.
Follow this guidance for digital and technology spend requests submitted via the get approval to spend service.
Guidance from the Crown Commercial Service on contract management standards.
How to find digital outcome, specialist and user research services on the Digital Outcomes and Specialists framework.
Follow this guidance to request spend approval when buying or extending facilities management contracts, regardless of their cost.
Follow this guidance to request spend approval for advertising, marketing and communications activity costing £100,000 or more.
Use the cloud first policy by evaluating cloud computing before other options.
Your purchasing strategy must show you’ve considered commercial and technology aspects, and contractual limitations.
Guidance to help you plan and prepare for implementing artificial intelligence (AI).
This framework helps the government to manage supplier risk.
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