We’re changing the name of the redesigned Digital Services framework (DSf) to Digital Outcomes and Specialists. We’ve made this decision for the following reasons.
The Digital Marketplace makes it simpler, clearer and faster for the public sector to buy what they need to build world-class services.
In my last blog post, Redesigning Digital Services: Creating simpler and clearer contracts, I talked about the user need for plain English in government contracts.
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 together on redesigning the Digital Services framework (DSf).
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 option.
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 agreement (DS1) expires on 8 August 2015.
We’ve talked before about the work we’re doing with the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) to improve the Digital Services framework.
It’s our aim to make the Digital Services framework fit the user need.
We are pleased to confirm that Intention to Award (ITA) letters have now been issued for Digital Services 2.
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.