Redesigning the Digital Services framework

In February we set up a multi-disciplinary team made up of people from the Government Digital Service (GDS), the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) and the Government Legal Department to work...
In February we set up a multi-disciplinary team made up of people from the Government Digital Service (GDS), the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) and the Government Legal Department to work...
Digital Services 2 went live on 6 August 2015 and services are now available on the Digital Marketplace for public sector buyers. All central government buyers use the Managed Service...
The Digital Services 2 framework (DS2) is now live on the Digital Marketplace with 169 suppliers, 77% of which are small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The Digital Services 1...
As well as getting Digital Services 2 (DS2) ready for launch this week and making progress on the Digital Services framework redesign, we've been making some significant changes to the...
The Digital Marketplace made the procurement process simpler, clearer and faster for the National Audit Office. Nick Halliday explains how. Describe your role As a digital architect at the National...
The Digital Marketplace’s main purpose is to make it simpler, clearer and faster for those in the public sector to buy what they need to transform their services. Geoff Chamberlain...
...when they’ve completed it. Let the details evolve Like in user research where trying things out, gathering feedback and iterating is key, the buying and supplying process is about having...
In my last blog post on redesigning Digital Services I said that we’re looking at applying user-centred design principles to the framework agreement and call-off contract.
The Digital Marketplace makes it simpler, clearer and faster for the public sector to buy what they need to build world-class services. We need to ensure that public sector buyers...
Before the pre-election period, we said that we’d be starting afresh with Digital Services. Tony Singleton also shared our current thinking in his June update.