The OGA has released a second Invitation To Tender (ITT) for the 2016-2017 UK Government funded seismic programme. This tender is for reprocessing legacy seismic data in seven different lots from seven areas around the UK Continental Shelf including the Anglo-Paris Basin; South West Approaches; Bristol Channel and Northern Approaches; Cardigan Bay; Morecambe Bay and […]
EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, is urging newly elected councillors to put behind them the ‘prevarication and parochialism’ that has so far stymied progress on rolling out devolution across England. Instead the focus must now be on taking ownership of the delivery of successful devolution from central government. The call follows local council elections and forms […]
The Government is taking action to ensure the UK’s long-term energy security as it builds a system of energy infrastructure fit for the 21st century. Following a consultation launched in March, a package of reforms to the Capacity Market has been confirmed. The Capacity Market is the UK’s principal tool to ensure we have secure […]
The UK’s small business owners are going to the polls on the 5th May 2016 to vote in major elections in London, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, as well as local elections in England and Police and Crime Commissioner elections. Mike Cherry, National Chairman for the Federation of Small Businesses, said: “FSB members have engaged with […]
Through the Progeny Maritime Research Framework the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is seeking suppliers to help build and sustain UK maritime science and technology (S&T) expertise. In March 2016, Dstl held an industry day for potential suppliers to find out more about the Progeny Maritime Research Framework procurement requirements. The event, attended by […]
Innovative businesses showcase efforts to meet challenges facing the energy sector at this year’s All Energy conference. More than 25 innovative businesses working in the energy sector and supported by Innovate UK and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) are showcasing their technologies to potential customers, partners and investors at the 2016 All […]
The Crown Commercial Service has launched a vehicle telematics agreement to help the public sector improve fleet safety and efficiency. This brand new agreement has been developed to help organisations manage their fleets more effectively by improving safety and efficiency through the use of telematics technology. Telematics enable fleet managers to monitor things like fuel […]
A new contract to manage the Ministry of Defence’s fleet of lease and hire vehicles will target savings of £100 million. It follows the Defence Secretary’s instruction last year that the cost of vehicle hire was reviewed and reduced. The £47 million contract has been awarded to Babcock. The company manage the so called ‘white […]
Credits is partnering with Skyscape Cloud Services Limited, to deliver Blockchain-as-a-Service to UK public sector organisations. The Credits platform enables organisations to quickly and easily build robust blockchains that address the challenges of establishing provenance, authentication and reconciliation faced by many industry sectors, including central and local government as well as other public sector bodies. […]
A unique £1bn housing delivery fund has been launched by Kier Living, The Cheyne Social Property Impact Fund (managed by UK-based investment manager Cheyne Capital) & The Housing Growth Partnership (a joint venture between the HCA and Lloyds Banking Group) with ambitions to help the public sector to build 10,000 new homes across the UK. […]
