tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Crown Commercial Service (CCS) 2024-11-14T12:13:08+00:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-controls-across-government-to-curb-consultancy-spend-and-save-over-12-billion-by-2026 2024-11-14T12:13:08+00:00 New controls across government to curb consultancy spend and save over £1.2 billion by 2026 New controls on the use of consultancies across government are being brought in to cut unnecessary spending and save £1.2 billion by 2026, as set out in the Autumn Statement â€� with departments already expected to save the £5â€� tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-chief-executive-officer-of-ccs-commences-role 2024-09-16T16:01:59+01:00 New Chief Executive Officer of CCS commences role Following an external competition that launched in January, Sam Ulyatt has now replaced Simon Tse as Chief Executive of Crown Commercial Service. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/crown-commercial-service-to-boost-nhs-commercial-skills-and-efficiency 2024-08-22T08:56:52+01:00 Crown Commercial Service to boost NHS commercial skills and efficiency Crown Commercial Service agrees to fund two key initiatives to boost commercial capability across NHS. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/cabinet-office-minister-alex-burgharts-speech-at-procurex-2024 2024-05-17T09:49:37+01:00 Cabinet Office Minister Alex Burghart's speech at Procurex 2024 Cabinet Office Minister Alex Burghart's speech at Procurex National 2024, a leading public sector procurement event, on the benefits of the Procurement Act tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-procurement-department-marks-10th-anniversary-having-saved-taxpayers-38-billion-last-year-alone 2024-04-15T00:00:00+01:00 Government procurement department marks 10th anniversary having saved taxpayers £3.8 billion last year alone Over £3.8 billion of taxpayer money has been saved by the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) in the last year alone, as the agency celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/school-children-and-hospital-patients-set-for-higher-quality-food-under-new-government-plans 2023-08-01T14:01:30+01:00 School children and hospital patients set for higher quality food under new government plans A new agreement for procuring food and drink has been announced by the Crown Commercial Service. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/nhs-platform-a-major-force-for-good-after-identifying-millions-of-savings-in-its-first-year 2023-07-26T14:13:00+01:00 NHS platform a ‘major force for goodâ€� after identifying millions of savings in its first year Funding by the Crown Commercial Service has helped NHS procurement teams identify millions in potential savings. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/record-28-billion-commercial-benefits-delivered-through-crown-commercial-service-agreements 2022-07-18T15:29:06+01:00 Record £2.8 billion commercial benefits delivered through Crown Commercial Service agreements »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp newly published CCS annual report and accounts for 2021/22 shows £2.8 billion of commercial benefits were achieved across the public sector. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/case-studies/the-department-for-education-dfes-get-help-with-technology-programme 2021-04-29T13:39:00+01:00 »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Department for Education (DfE)'s Get help with technology programme DfE supported disadvantaged children and young people by procuring technology to help them access remote education and social care during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/supplier-chosen-for-new-defence-training-agreement 2020-04-30T11:00:00+01:00 Suppliers chosen for new defence training agreement Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has awarded a new commercial agreement to support facilities management for the UK’s Defence Training estate. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-crown-commercial-service-website 2019-03-28T11:55:05+00:00 New Crown Commercial Service website »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Crown Commercial Service website has moved. This page will no longer be updated. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/seven-year-framework-for-government-and-public-sector-development-projects-launched 2019-02-05T17:38:55+00:00 Seven year framework for Government and public sector development projects launched A new funding framework has been developed to allow construction firms, small and large, the chance to bid for work on government projects over the next seven years. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/crown-commercial-service-annual-report-and-accounts-201718-published 2018-07-18T12:57:19+01:00 Crown Commercial Service Annual Report and Accounts 2017/18 Published Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has today published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2017/18, outlining a year of good progress. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/simplified-public-sector-contract-cuts-red-tape-for-small-businesses 2018-07-05T13:30:30+01:00 Simplified ‘Public Sector Contractâ€� cuts red tape for small businesses New Public Sector Contract will make it easier for companies that want to supply to government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-appoints-new-vcse-crown-representative 2018-02-26T12:29:00+00:00 Government appoints new VCSE Crown Representative Former chair of Social Enterprise UK takes on the role tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/200-suppliers-now-signing-up-to-contracts-finder-every-week 2017-12-18T12:17:03+00:00 200 suppliers now signing up to Contracts Finder every week Contracts Finder - which makes it easier for small businesses to find opportunities to supply to government - is celebrating a breakthrough year of growth. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/public-procurers-learn-how-to-spot-bid-rigging 2017-12-12T16:02:57+00:00 Public procurers learn how to spot bid-rigging Public procurers will be more able to spot and prevent bid-rigging and save taxpayersâ€� money with the launch of a new e-learning package. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/small-firms-benefitted-from-over-12-billion-of-government-spending 2017-10-11T12:37:00+01:00 Small firms benefitted from over £12 billion of government spending Government spent £12.2 billion with small and medium sized businesses in 2015 to 2016. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/governments-digital-spend-with-small-businesses-rises-to-over-1bn 2017-08-24T10:40:00+01:00 Government’s digital spend with small businesses rises to over £1bn »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp government and other public sector organisations have spent £1.2b with SMEs on cloud and digital services since 2012, new figures reveal. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/crown-commercial-service-annual-report-and-accounts-published 2017-07-18T13:51:39+01:00 Crown Commercial Service Annual Report and Accounts Published Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has today published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2016/17, highlighting a year of steady progress.