CivTech 9.5 - How can we use technology to create the most efficient and secure supply chain for public sector procurements?

How can we use technology to create the most efficient and secure supply chain for public sector procurements, especially in regard to making the requirements, standards and rules of public sector procurement as efficient to establish as possible, both for the private sector businesses applying for contracts, and the organisation assessing those applications; focusing on two initial use cases - cyber security, design and accessibility.

Supply chains, integral to all organizations, pose a significant risk due to their size, complexity, and the potential of severely disrupted services if compromised.

Currently, securing supply chains is resource-intensive and often requires manual efforts from specialist staff which can cause issues - particularly for SMEs.

If we can build a single, effective and efficient system, we could dispense with the current practice of creating single-use questionnaires for each and every procurement exercise. This would have significant benefits including resource and time savings, for both procuring and tendering organisations.

Currently, we do not have this: existing tools provide some data analysis, but further solutions could enhance this process.

While cyber security and accessibility have been noted as the initial use cases, the intention is that a successful solution would incorporate all procurement requirements – for example accessibility, usability and design standards.

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Lots

This procurement was divided into 1 lots, each awarded separately. 19 bids were received in total.

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