SSGP is a UK Space Agency led and funded programme delivered in collaboration with the Satellite Applications Catapult. SSGP are pleased to announce our 3 latest competition winners for our Phase 2 SBRI competition: Space applications for precision plant health information, response and evaluation (SAPPHIRE) Rezatec are running this project, alongside Forest Research –the research […]
On 14 September CCS and techUK will be hosting a workshop at techUK’s office in London for suppliers to hear about Next Generation Public Sector procurement. This is part of a long-standing engagement programme which has focused on supporting suppliers access to government contracts; developing new routes to market that can offer better value for […]
The application for the M4 Junctions 4 to 12 Smart Motorway Scheme has been given development consent by the Department for Transport. The proposed smart motorway scheme will enable proactive management of the M4 carriageway, including slip roads and motorway to motorway intersections between junctions 3 (Hayes) and 12 (Theale) on this major section of […]
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) is marking its transition to an independent government company by holding a full-day event where it will set out how MER UK works in practice and how the OGA regulates, influences and promotes the UK Continental Shelf to maximise economic recovery (MER). The event, titled “MER UK in Practice”, […]
Council chiefs call for ‘bold new action’ to solve the housing crisis in response to recent Government housebuilding figures. The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) estimated there were 36,400 housebuilding starts in England during the last quarter – a 6% increase on a year earlier. The figures also reveal completions were around 34,920 […]
Rail Minister Paul Maynard announces funding for new stations which will deliver better journeys, boost local economies and link communities. Rail passengers across England and Wales are set for better journeys thanks to a £20 million pot to fund new stations, announced by the Department for Transport. The next round of the new stations fund […]
Businesses could win more than £100,000 to develop a new system to help staff maintain coded records of what happens to hospital patients. Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is seeking businesses with innovative ideas on how to help staff record what happens to patients in hospital and meet government targets. Administration staff are required to […]
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has met Scottish businesses in his first trip to Scotland since taking up the role. During a visit to Scotland, the International Trade Secretary held meetings with Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, and Lord Dunlop, Scotland Office Minister. In their first meeting since the creation […]
New data on police procurement highlights the need for police forces to push opportunities to collaborate in order to deliver greater value for money for the taxpayer. Since 2010/11 forces have saved in excess of £290m through better procurement and collaboration, but new information released shows that that there are still many areas where forces […]
Sadiq Khan has begun delivering on a manifesto pledge by announcing the first site owned by Transport for London (TfL) has been released for development, creating hundreds of new homes for Londoners. The Mayor of London instructed TfL to bring forward the site in Kidbrooke, which will provide 400 new homes – 50 per cent […]
