One stop shop for tech could save taxpayers £1.2 billion and overhaul how government buys digital tools

Government to create app store-style buying platform for public sector tech

The new National Digital Exchange from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is intended to save huge amounts of time and enable cumulative annual savings in excess of £1bn The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is building a digital marketplace to allow teams across government and the wider public sector to access pre-approved tech deals at nationally negotiated prices. The “first-of-its-kind” National Digital Ex…

UK government plans digital marketplace to give public servants the power to rate and review suppliers – HTN Health Tech News

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has announced plans to build a digital marketplace “comparable to an app store”, which will reportedly change the technology procurement process in the UK public sector. The National Digital Exchange platform will be designed to make it “faster and easier to buy the right technology”, encourage small businesses to get involved with government contracts, and allow public servants the po…

One stop shop for tech could save taxpayers £1.2 billion and overhaul how government buys digital tools

New platform to allow public sector to rate and review tech products, helping hospitals, schools and government departments avoid costly mistakes and make smarter, faster decisions on which tech to buy currently in early development, the platform is set to unlock £1.2 billion a year in savings and modernise how the public sector invests £26 billion-a-year on tech the National Digital Exchange will support the government’s Plan for Change – givin…