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Social enterprise Fusion21 has announced the renewal of its national Building Improvements Framework worth up to £346 million over four years and is now inviting bids from interested contractors of any size, providing local, regional or national coverage.
Developed to support public sector organisations, including housing, education, and healthcare providers, the framework offers a wide
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Matrix steps forward as a strategic partner for National Interview Week, a ground-breaking education initiative aimed at bridging the gap between education and career
Tim Campbell
Matrix, one of the UK’s leading Workforce Management companies, is proud to announce its strategic partnership with National Interview Week, a pioneering education and early
Continue reading Matrix Teams Up with The Apprentice Star, Tim Campbell, to Support National Interview Week
Multi-million-pound fund for charity sector to carry out crucial work – alongside the NHS – to save lives and tackle tragedy of suicide Government calls on charities across England to apply for funding to continue supporting tens of thousands of people experiencing suicidal thoughts Comes alongside expected £13.6 billion this year to transform the
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Jakub Lewandowski
By Jakub Lewandowski, Global Data Governance Officer at Commvault
It can’t have escaped your notice that there’s a lot of heated debate around AI at the moment, most specifically around the emergence of generative AI algorithms and Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Google Bard, Dolly, and others.
The rapid uptake
Continue reading Risk and Data Regulation: Are We Playing ‘Catch Up’ with AI?
Local Authorities are facing greater cuts in their budget allocations, cuts that are amongst the largest in living memory. In one case, one county council has been asked to find £70 MILLION of budget savings.
As a result, products, services, and solutions that are budget friendly are more important than ever. However, it’s not only
Continue reading SHIMPAC® Systems: How can Local Authorities protect their budgets?
Seven UK schools have been selected to take part in an £18.6 million innovative Decarbonisation Pilot, led by the Department for Education (DfE).
The pilot will see schools benefit from new low carbon heating solutions, as well as improvements to the buildings fabric to make the school more thermal efficient, all procured through Fusion21 frameworks.
Continue reading Schools share £18.6m decarbonisation makeover in Fusion21-backed government pilot
As the UK moves towards the 2030 ban on the sale of new cars and vans, local authorities will play a key role in propelling the electric mobility transition and encouraging drivers to go electric.
With a target of at least 300,000 public charge points by 2023, the UK is advancing its electric transportation system
Continue reading Electrifying The UK’s Transportation System – Public Sector Bodies Are Key To The EV Transition
Andy Archibald, Scotwork UK
By Andy Archibald, Senior Consultant at Scotwork UK
It has been a long time coming but next year will mark a significant change in the way that the public sector buys in a whole host of situations.
Transforming Public Procurement is designed to simplify and modernise the way procurement
Continue reading Negotiation, mind games and guessing – a myth exploded
SKDC HR team
South Kesteven District Council (SKDC) has been named as a finalist in two categories of a national awards scheme that highlights great places to work.
The Personnel Today Awards 2023 recognise excellence in Human Resources and Learning and Development and SKDC is a national finalist for Employee Experience and Excellence
Continue reading South Kesteven District Council recognised as a great place to work
Matrix, a leading provider of comprehensive workforce solutions, is delighted to announce its successful bid for both Lewisham and Southwark Councils, following an extensive three-month tender process. The recent victories underscore Matrix’s commitment to expanding its presence in the Southeast London region and strengthening its position as a trusted partner for local government organisations.
Recognising
Continue reading Matrix Secures Lewisham and Southwark Councils confirming their expansion in the London area
Dave Neilson – Chief Executive at Fusion21
Real positive change, changes real lives.
This year, Fusion21 is marking its 21st anniversary and as the co-founder and Chief Executive I am so proud of what our team of procurement and social value specialists have achieved through work with our members, suppliers and partners.
Continue reading Procurement experts Fusion21 turns 21: How a step into the unknown became a route to social value success
Nick Denning, CEO of IT consultancy Diegesis and veteran of multiple public sector IT transformation projects shares his thoughts with GPSJ on what makes a successful risk awareness strategy
Risk management involves identifying, assessing, mitigating, and planning for potential events that could impact a business. This article explores risk management in practice and the priorities
Continue reading Building a Practical Cyber Security Risk Awareness Strategy
Thatcham Research has launched its cutting-edge EV Safe training to help the public sector prepare for the unique safety challenges presented by electric vehicles (EVs).
EV Safe is a comprehensive training program designed to ensure the safety of key workers who interact with High Voltage (HV) vehicles as the volume of EVs on the road
Continue reading Thatcham Research ‘EV Safe’ training to prepare public sector for electric vehicles
Peoplesafe partners with Crimestoppers to tackle the growing crisis in employee safety
A NEW initiative from Peoplesafe working with the charity Crimestoppers, highlights the long overdue call to UK employers to step up and do more to protect their people, not just at work, but out of hours too.
Peoplesafe, the UK’s leading provider of
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The final piece of roofing felt has been laid to officially mark the topping out of L2 Orchard Park, in Cambridge.
75 new homes, consisting of a mix of social rent and affordable rent will be delivered through Cambridge Investment Partnership and a funding agreement from Homes England.
Gerri Bird, Executive Councillor for Housing and
Continue reading Milestone reached at affordable housing development in Cambridge
A further £8million will be spent on road maintenance over the next two years to help deal with potholes and the maintenance of highways, as Cllrs voted it through at Barnet Council’s Cabinet meeting last night, 18 July 2023.
The new investment is in response to the 2022/23 winter period when the number of potholes
Continue reading Barnet Council to tackle potholes as part of £8million additional investment in road maintenance
One of the UK’s leading providers of contingent labour on behalf of public sector organisations, Matrix, has seen its clients grow their investment in temporary and fixed-contract staff by a fifth since the end of the Covid pandemic.
The largest increases were seen in Qualified Social Care, where spending has risen by almost a third.
Continue reading Public sector contingent labour spend rises 20% post pandemic, reports Matrix
By Stephanie Ward
The intricacies of the IT systems companies rely on to operate are more now complicated than ever. There is the constant challenge of managing internal service providers and multiple third-party vendors. Fortunately, Service Integration and Management (SIAM) has emerged to bring sanity to an IT world plagued with chaos and poor return
Continue reading Driving forward SIAM innovation through practitioner collaboration
By David Trossell, CEO and CTO of Bridgeworks
Let’s face it, change is often held back by fear. The same principle applies to both the public sector and the private sector. People are often the reason why projects advance, don’t go hard or fail. With artificial intelligence – particularly generative AI – there is some
Continue reading Why Artificial Intelligence is The Next Revolution: The Good and the Bad
Lord Kerslake (credit – Peabody)
A University of Manchester publication released today presents a series of evidence-led solutions to tackle regional inequalities and boost the levelling up agenda.
The 44-page document begins with a characteristically incisive foreword from Lord Kerslake, former Head of the Home Civil Service.
Power in Place – published by
Continue reading Power in Place: new approaches to addressing regional inequalities
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