UKgov finds billions in cash for big data contracts
— a means of offering suppliers an indicative spending figure in exchange for structured pricing and preparedness for the work — in September last year, with a contract notice launching the competition following in November.
The framework is divided into two lots. The first looks for suppliers to design, build, and run professional services; the second is for commercial off-the-shelf software. Launched in December 2020 by minister Oliver Dowden, the National Data Strategy talks of a"pro-growth and trusted data regime" that can transform the government's use of data and drive efficiency and so on.
"Data is a non-depletable resource in theory, but its use is limited by barriers to its access – such as when data is hoarded, when access rights are unclear or when organisations do not make good use of the data they already have. These barriers undermine the performance of public services and our economy, risking poorer outcomes for citizens.
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