Public Sector
Bidders notified of success on £3bn IT services framework
Crown Commercial Service sends out intention to award notices to bidders, triggering a standstill period
Bidders left waiting as multibillion-pound framework delayed
Technology Services 2 falls behind schedule as intention-to-award notices miss estimated issue date
It was the media that was sceptical about G-Cloud, not the government, says former GDS boss
Tony Singleton tells CRN that the government was always committed to working with SMEs, despite frameworks like G-Cloud being criticised
Home Office seeks partner for AWS switch after current hosting provider 'reached its potential'
Move is indicative of government's mass move to public cloud, says AWS partner
NHS seeks MSPs for £55m contract
NHS Business Services Authority hunts MSP to deliver managed infrastructure
Government launches cybersecurity programme to address skills gap
New programme aims to train 14 to 18-year-olds for a career in cybersecurity
NHS reveals cost of Wannacry emergency measures
MP discloses cost of implementing emergency measures after ransomware attack hit in May
AWS enlarges channel team for mid-market push
UK managing director opens up on plans to expand practices within AWS' current partner base
Met Police 'like a fish swimming in a pool of sharks' with 18,000 computers still on XP
Conservative Party raises concerns over Metropolitan Police's lack of speed in updating operating systems
Capita and Birmingham City Council make up with new services deal
Services deal will replace the recently scrapped Service Birmingham joint venture
NHS Digital starts bidding for £120m comms and networking framework
Between six and nine suppliers sought to deliver WAN, infrastructure and cybersecurity services
Google toughens stance on extremist content following May's criticism
Google says it is working with Microsoft, Twitter and Facebook to help smaller firms stamp out extremist content
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Capita joint venture with Birmingham council scrapped
Capita will continue to provide core services to Birmingham City Council until 2021
G-Cloud 9 to go live on Monday with 1,000 suppliers added
Suppliers were sent intention-to-award notices last week, with services set to go live on 22 May
Did unpatched Microsoft exploit lead to massive NHS ransomware attack?
Security reseller claims initial theories show hackers used vulnerability that Microsoft fixed through patch in March - but that the NHS may not have finished updating its systems
Northern Ireland government fires starting pistol on £80m framework
Suppliers have until 7 June to submit bids for £80m IT services and solutions framework
Local government struggling with 'poor digital literacy' - report
Not-for-profit IT services firm Eduserv calls on councils to train staff more effectively and cut out third-party consultancy
Keep calm and carry on
News of the imminent general election came as a surprise to many, but despite this, the public sector IT channel appears to be remaining calm
Government departments team up to create 'model contracts' for best IT procurement
Teams from the Government Digital Service, Government Legal Department and Crown Commercial Service join forces
Welsh government fires gun on £180m digital transformation deal
Pan-Wales agreement to bring a wide range of new technologies to the country
Theresa May talks up government's relationship with Microsoft
Prime minister praises Microsoft for its apprenticeship schemes, saying the firm is 'shaping people's everyday lives'
MPs slam 'dismal' Crown Commercial Service in scathing government report
Select Committee claims that CCS is failing to manage frameworks correctly and is only responsible for a fraction of the procurement it should be
Incoming Technology Services 2 framework valued at £1bn to £3bn
Suppliers have until 27 April to submit bids for monster public sector IT services framework
