The quest to save money has never been so expensive
UK.gov SLASHES ICT frameworks by more than HALF
The government is cutting the number of its ICT frameworks from 26 down to just 10 - a move that has been criticised for leaving SMEs in the dark. The strategy will initially reduce the number of frameworks down to 16, but as more agreements expire that number will decrease to 10. The new frameworks will typically last for …
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Tuesday 16th December 2014 15:30 GMT BearishTendencies
CCS is very badly resourced.....
Jesus. They've got nearly 50(!) senior civil servants and over 700 staff to run a few frameworks and execute a (pretty rubbish) managed service......
As a ratio type comparison:
1) In 2010, there were around 5,000 SCS out of 500,000 staff. To manage and run defence, justice, the benefits system. Or 1 in 100.
2) In 2012, GPS (CCS mk 1) had around 7 SCS and a staff of around 350. 1 in 50, so not great then.
3) Now, it's ratio is 1 in 13! But it's OK. They have a Director of Innovation.
YAY! GO CCS!
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Tuesday 20th January 2015 13:08 GMT Philip Virgo
Re: CCS is very badly resourced.....
Looks like an overdue, step by step, reversion to the days of the CCTA list prices in the 1970s - but with a lot more suppliers. If that were to be accompanied by well-supported routines for assessing and approving products and services from SMEs so that risk-averse customers could purchase from them with confidence that would be a great step forward. If not ...
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Wednesday 17th December 2014 09:30 GMT NeilMc
Govt or indeed the Civil Service should never run IT, its has been proven time and time again they are incompetent on a monumental scale.
And yet time after time no one takes responsibility...... got the Treasury as our Bankroll and they can strong arm as much money as we need from the tax payers.......
Happy days, just keep pissing it up the wall.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
