Archived government news
June 2020
Detailed guide: Current Crown Commercial Service suppliers: what you need t… Tuesday, 23 June 2020
Detailed guide: Current Crown Commercial Service suppliers: what you need t… Monday, 22 June 2020
Detailed guide: Current Crown Commercial Service suppliers: what you need t… Monday, 15 June 2020
April 2020
Supplier chosen for new defence training agreement Thursday, 30 April 2020
Suppliers chosen for new defence training agreement Thursday, 30 April 2020
Detailed guide: Current Crown Commercial Service suppliers: what you need t… Wednesday, 29 April 2020
Guidance: eSourcing tool: guidance for customers Wednesday, 22 April 2020
Guidance: eSourcing tool: guidance for suppliers Wednesday, 22 April 2020
Transparency data: Open Contracting Friday, 17 April 2020
March 2020
Guidance: Crown Commercial Service customer update: coronavirus (COVID-19) Tuesday, 31 March 2020
Detailed guide: Applying to the G-Cloud framework Monday, 30 March 2020
Detailed guide: Buying and selling on the Digital Marketplace Friday, 27 March 2020
Detailed guide: What to do and when for G-Cloud 12 Friday, 27 March 2020
Detailed guide: Applying to the G-Cloud framework Friday, 27 March 2020
Research and analysis: Public Procurement Review Service Friday, 20 March 2020
Detailed guide: Applying to the G-Cloud framework Tuesday, 03 March 2020
Detailed guide: Buying and selling on the Digital Marketplace Tuesday, 03 March 2020
February 2020
Detailed guide: Applying to the G-Cloud framework Tuesday, 18 February 2020
Detailed guide: Buying and selling on the Digital Marketplace Tuesday, 18 February 2020
Research and analysis: Public Procurement Review Service Monday, 17 February 2020
Guidance: Crown Commercial Service customer update: February 2020 Thursday, 06 February 2020
Transparency data: Crown Commercial Service prompt payment data Wednesday, 05 February 2020
Detailed guide: What to do and when for G-Cloud 12 Tuesday, 04 February 2020
Detailed guide: What to do and when for G-Cloud 12 Monday, 03 February 2020
January 2020
Detailed guide: Current Crown Commercial Service suppliers: what you need t… Thursday, 09 January 2020
Guidance: Crown Commercial Service customer update: January 2020 Wednesday, 08 January 2020
Guidance: eSourcing tool: guidance for customers Wednesday, 08 January 2020
Guidance: eSourcing tool: guidance for customers Wednesday, 08 January 2020
Guidance: eSourcing tool: guidance for suppliers Wednesday, 08 January 2020
Guidance: eSourcing tool: guidance for suppliers Wednesday, 08 January 2020
December 2019
Promotional material: CCS brochures: technology Thursday, 19 December 2019
Guidance: Crown Commercial Service customer update: December 2019 Tuesday, 03 December 2019
Guidance: Crown Commercial Service customer update: December 2019 Tuesday, 03 December 2019
November 2019
Research and analysis: Public Procurement Review Service Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Guidance: Crown Commercial Service customer update: November 2019 Thursday, 07 November 2019
Guidance: Crown Commercial Service customer update: November 2019 Thursday, 07 November 2019
Guidance: Short form terms and conditions Wednesday, 06 November 2019
October 2019
Transparency data: Crown Commercial Service prompt payment data Thursday, 31 October 2019
Transparency data: Crown Commercial Service prompt payment data Thursday, 31 October 2019
Guidance: eSourcing tool: guidance for customers Friday, 18 October 2019
Guidance: eSourcing tool: guidance for suppliers Friday, 18 October 2019
Research and analysis: Public Procurement Review Service Monday, 14 October 2019
Guidance: Crown Commercial Service customer update: October 2019 Monday, 07 October 2019
Guidance: Crown Commercial Service customer update: October 2019 Monday, 07 October 2019
Guidance: Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4 call-off contract Tuesday, 01 October 2019
Guidance: Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4 call-off contract Tuesday, 01 October 2019
September 2019
Research and analysis: Public Procurement Review Service Monday, 23 September 2019
Research and analysis: Public Procurement Review Service Monday, 23 September 2019
Guidance: CCS customers and suppliers - managing contract data Friday, 20 September 2019
Guidance: Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4 framework agreement Tuesday, 17 September 2019
Guidance: Crown Commercial Service customer update: September 2019 Tuesday, 10 September 2019
Research and analysis: Public Procurement Review Service Friday, 06 September 2019
Promotional material: CCS brochures: corporate solutions Tuesday, 03 September 2019
August 2019
Promotional material: CCS overview Thursday, 29 August 2019
Promotional material: CCS brochures: people Thursday, 29 August 2019
May 2019
SME Littlefish deliver for the Children and Family Court Advisory and Suppo… Thursday, 30 May 2019
April 2019
FlyingBinary working with The National Lottery Community Fund Tuesday, 02 April 2019
March 2019
New Crown Commercial Service website Thursday, 28 March 2019
February 2019
Seven year framework for Government and public sector development projects … Tuesday, 05 February 2019
January 2019
HGS UK working with the Money Advice Service Friday, 11 January 2019
December 2018
Topspeed says government contracts deliver success Thursday, 20 December 2018
Celerity Limited working with the General Optical Council Thursday, 20 December 2018
The Sensible Code Company working with Office for National Statistics Wednesday, 19 December 2018
dxw digital delivers for the Small Business Commissioner Service Wednesday, 19 December 2018
November 2018
Public Procurement Review Service helps supplier resolve payment delay Thursday, 29 November 2018
Webinar 23 November - How to master Contracts Finder: government's online c… Tuesday, 13 November 2018
October 2018
Webinar 30 October - How to sell to the Blue Light services Thursday, 04 October 2018
Webinar 23 October - DWP Test and Learn Dynamic Purchasing System Thursday, 04 October 2018
September 2018
SmartSurvey working with Department for Education Wednesday, 19 September 2018
Redweb Ltd working with Department for Education Monday, 17 September 2018
SmartSourcing winning government contracts Monday, 03 September 2018
August 2018
i-movo working with DWP Tuesday, 28 August 2018
Almost half of government digital spend now goes to SMEs Friday, 24 August 2018
Rainmaker Solutions working with Croydon Council Thursday, 09 August 2018
July 2018
Crown Commercial Service Annual Report and Accounts 2017/18 Published Wednesday, 18 July 2018
December 2017
SMEs encouraged to form new health and social care marketplace Wednesday, 06 December 2017
November 2017
These SMEs did it and so can you! Tuesday, 14 November 2017
Further details on new Legal Services Marketplace revealed Thursday, 09 November 2017
October 2017
Event - Leeds Cross Government SME Roadshow Tuesday, 31 October 2017
Public bodies band together on new mobile voice and data procurement Tuesday, 17 October 2017
Webinar - 12 Dec - How to win work with the public sector Monday, 09 October 2017
Webinar - 14 Nov - An introduction to Contracts Finder Monday, 09 October 2017
Webinar - 24 Oct - How I sold to the public sector Monday, 09 October 2017
Webinar - 17 Oct - Prompt Payment Monday, 09 October 2017
September 2017
Furniture SMEs in line to supply to Government Hubs Programme Thursday, 14 September 2017
Webinar - 25 Sept - Selling to the Ministry of Defence Thursday, 07 September 2017
SMEs gear up to supply to government through new £3bn tech deal Wednesday, 06 September 2017
August 2017
Public sector can save £35 million on estates through new CCS framework Tuesday, 22 August 2017
July 2017
SMEs strongly represented on new fuels framework Friday, 28 July 2017
Crown Commercial Service Annual Report and Accounts Published Tuesday, 18 July 2017
New training and development framework awarded Wednesday, 12 July 2017
Making it easier than ever to become a government supplier Monday, 10 July 2017
Cutting the price of contact centre services Friday, 07 July 2017
Prompt payment makes for good business Thursday, 06 July 2017
June 2017
CCS is supporting the Public Sector Show 2017 Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Webinar - 11 July - Meet the Buyer - The Department for Work and Pensions Thursday, 15 June 2017
April 2017
Placing social value at the heart of procurement Tuesday, 18 April 2017
March 2017
Cyber Security Services framework goes live Monday, 13 March 2017
New Courier Services framework launched Wednesday, 08 March 2017
Public sector gets help to save on water bill Thursday, 02 March 2017
February 2017
Technology Products 2 flash sale Monday, 27 February 2017
New digital framework attracts thousands of small and medium-sized business… Friday, 24 February 2017
Making sure procurement practice is best practice Wednesday, 15 February 2017
New managed print and digital solutions from CCS Wednesday, 08 February 2017
January 2017
Communications framework attracts small businesses Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Webinar - 31 May -How to go from Zero to £10 million in 365 days Tuesday, 17 January 2017
Webinar - Securing Public Sector Work and Managing Contracts Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Webinar - Selling solutions to the public sector Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Webinar - How to sell to the Home Office Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Webinar - How to grow public sector sales Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Webinar - How to sell to Department for Transport Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Webinar - Lessons learnt from 35 years of selling to government Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Webinar - How I sold to the public sector via G-Cloud Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Webinar - Sell to the public sector via G-Cloud Wednesday, 11 January 2017
New agreement to help digitise print, copying, scanning and storage Tuesday, 10 January 2017
December 2016
Mystery Shopper needs your feedback Wednesday, 14 December 2016
Making it easier to supply Tuesday, 06 December 2016
November 2016
New traffic management technology agreement now live Wednesday, 09 November 2016
New Technology Products 2 agreement goes live Thursday, 03 November 2016
October 2016
New tyre agreement now live Friday, 21 October 2016
Launch of the Procuring for Growth Balanced Scorecard Friday, 14 October 2016
September 2016
CCS appoints new commercial specialists Thursday, 29 September 2016
Malcolm Harrison confirmed as CCS chief executive Thursday, 22 September 2016
New Grants and Programme Services agreement now live Thursday, 15 September 2016
Free workshops to help NHS trusts manage their workforce needs Monday, 12 September 2016
If you buy goods or services from us, we want to hear from you. Thursday, 08 September 2016
techUK & CCS workshop: Next Generation Public Sector Procurement Friday, 02 September 2016
August 2016
Suppliers invited to feed into commercial strategy for Scotland’s 2021 cens… Friday, 12 August 2016
Regional rountables to help SMEs get government contracts begin Thursday, 11 August 2016
Interested in supplying government? We've got webinars to help Friday, 05 August 2016
July 2016
New Corporate Finance Services agreement now live Tuesday, 19 July 2016
CCS publish 2015/16 Annual Report and Accounts Monday, 18 July 2016
Meet Emma Jones, our new Small Business Crown Representative Sunday, 17 July 2016
Designing government contracts for the digital age Friday, 15 July 2016
CCS shortlisted for Inclusive Procurement Award Friday, 01 July 2016
May 2016
Technology Products 2 is now open for supplier tender submissions Wednesday, 25 May 2016
Over 75% of suppliers on new Language Services agreement are SMEs Wednesday, 18 May 2016
Make a big difference - join our Small Business Panel Wednesday, 11 May 2016
Vehicle telematics agreement to improve safety and save money for the publi… Wednesday, 04 May 2016
Contingent labour: engagement events Tuesday, 03 May 2016
April 2016
New CCS agreement will help public sector process payments more efficiently Friday, 22 April 2016
Free workshops for NHS trusts: implementing the new agency rules Tuesday, 19 April 2016
Technology Products 2 meets with approval from buyers and suppliers Monday, 18 April 2016
Preparations for Public Sector Show 2016 are underway Tuesday, 12 April 2016
New office supplies agreement expected to save over £20 million Tuesday, 12 April 2016
Customer briefings: a better way to buy Network Services Wednesday, 06 April 2016
March 2016
Crown Commercial Service Health temporary staff frameworks approved by Moni… Monday, 21 March 2016
Flash Sale - Technology Products Thursday, 10 March 2016
The Crown Commercial Service is a winner at the GO Awards 2016 Wednesday, 09 March 2016
New Insurance Services agreement expected to save £10 million Wednesday, 02 March 2016
February 2016
Technology Products update Thursday, 18 February 2016
New Cyber Security Consultancy Services agreement Monday, 15 February 2016
Procurement training for schools Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Supplier event helps shape Awarding Organisations procurement Tuesday, 02 February 2016
January 2016
The Crown Commercial Service is a finalist at GO Awards 2016 Friday, 29 January 2016
Technology Products: buyer engagement events Thursday, 28 January 2016
Invitation for suppliers to attend Census market engagement events Wednesday, 27 January 2016
Events in March Friday, 22 January 2016
Technology Products: supplier engagement events Friday, 22 January 2016
December 2015
New Laundry & Linen agreement will help public sector make substantial savi… Thursday, 17 December 2015
eSourcing suite update Monday, 07 December 2015
November 2015
eSourcing suite downtime Thursday, 12 November 2015
Crown Commercial Service sign pricing agreement with Huddle Thursday, 12 November 2015
October 2015
Association of Colleges and CCS develop strategic relationship Tuesday, 27 October 2015
NHS agency staffing spend controls Monday, 26 October 2015
Technology update Monday, 26 October 2015
Spend recovery service identifies £2.5m to be returned to customers Thursday, 22 October 2015
New vehicle hire agreement is anticipated to save over £19 million Wednesday, 07 October 2015
Monitor approves temporary health staff agreements Tuesday, 06 October 2015
September 2015
Award for Visionary Change Innovation Wednesday, 30 September 2015
New agreement will provide the NHS with a flexible, single solution to recr… Thursday, 10 September 2015
How can we improve our communications with you? Monday, 07 September 2015
August 2015
New policy guidance on apprenticeships Friday, 28 August 2015
Proposals published to simplify, speed up and save money on procurement Tuesday, 25 August 2015
CCS supports government's apprenticeship pledge Friday, 21 August 2015
Government and Oracle sign new deal Wednesday, 19 August 2015
New Network Services agreement anticipated to save £50 million Monday, 10 August 2015
Digital Services 2 is now live on the Digital Marketplace Thursday, 06 August 2015
July 2015
New facilities management agreement anticipated to save in excess of £200 m… Wednesday, 29 July 2015
CCS delivers £5.9 billion savings in 2014/15 Monday, 20 July 2015
New Network Services agreement anticipated to save more than £50m Friday, 17 July 2015
New agreement launched to help the NHS meet temporary worker needs Wednesday, 01 July 2015
June 2015
New agreement launched to help NHS reduce reliance on agency staff Wednesday, 24 June 2015
Crown Commercial Service at Public Sector Show Friday, 19 June 2015
New Media Monitoring and Evaluation agreement Wednesday, 03 June 2015
May 2015
New Technology Services agreement Thursday, 28 May 2015
New ICT Services for Education agreement Thursday, 21 May 2015
New vehicle lease and fleet management services agreement Monday, 18 May 2015
March 2015
Postal Goods and Services Framework Agreement Thursday, 19 March 2015
January 2015
The Crown Commercial Service is a finalist at National GO Awards Friday, 30 January 2015
New Vehicle Purchase agreement Wednesday, 07 January 2015
December 2014
Welcome to the Crown Commercial Service on GOV.UK Wednesday, 17 December 2014
New Media Buying agreement Friday, 12 December 2014