• Carillion has exposed fundamental flaws in government outsourcing, says Commons committee

  The House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) has suggested the collapse of Carillion has exposed fundamental…
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• GovStart driver PUBLIC launches new cohort of tech firms bidding to transform public services

  GovTech accelerator specialist PUBLIC has launched the latest round of its GovStart programme, seeking to build an innovative new pipeline…
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• Smart London, Smart Scotland

  The recent London Tech Week saw the culmination of months of discussions with the launch by Mayor Sadiq Khan of…
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• NAO welcomes HMRC progress but highlights risks to delivery of new Customs Declaration Service

  The National Audit Office (NAO) in a progress update report published today has warned that ‘significant challenges’ remain in the…
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• Denham departure may prove further brake on Crown Marketplace progress

  With the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) yet to appoint a chief executive successor to Malcolm Harrison, who is leaving this…
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• EU signs product safety pledge with four online marketplace companies

  The European Commission and four major online marketplaces – Alibaba (for AliExpress), Amazon, eBay and Rakuten – France have signed…
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• CCS confirms pulled tender but insists Crown Marketplace not under threat

  The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has confirmed it has pulled a tender for the forthcoming element of the Crown Marketplace…
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• Competition authority needs digitisation help for state aid IT system ahead of Brexit

  The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking for a partner to help implement new UK state aid IT systems…
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• Barnier: UK will lose access to EU security databases after Brexit and must rely on “reciprocal exchanges” of information

  The European Union has said the UK will be frozen out of EU policing and security databases after Brexit. Speaking…
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• MoD looks for help on vehicle-based ANPR and facial recognition capability

  The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a Prior Information Notice for an automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) and facial…
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