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New Procurement Thresholds for 2026

The new procurement thresholds will come into effect on 1st January 2026 and in a perhaps surprising move, the thresholds for most types have reduced from the 2024 values.

By drew.keavey, 3 months09/12/2025 ago
2022 Procurement Thresholds
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New Procurement Rules : Impact for Education

The Procurement Act 2023 is no live and in this article we look at the changes and what if any impact it may have on education providers.

By drew.keavey, 9 months02/06/2025 ago
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“Hidden” Teams Meeting Options

A look at the options for Teams meetings that can go unseen if not using the Teams client applications.

By drew.keavey, 2 years21/03/2024 ago
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Updated Procurement Thresholds for 2024

There are new procurement thresholds from 1st January 2024 and although the Procurement Act 2023 has received Royal Assent, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 still apply until the new act is fully implemented later in the year.

By drew.keavey, 2 years ago
2022 Procurement Thresholds
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Meeting Digital and Technology Standards in Schools and Colleges – TNB Part 3

The final part (for now at least) of my look at the DfE standards for digital and technology within schools and colleges. This time looking at servers and related equipment.

By drew.keavey, 3 years06/09/2023 ago
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Meeting Digital and Technology Standards In Schools and Colleges – TNB Part 2

Part two of the look at the additional standards from the DfE covering digital and technology standards for schools and colleges. This time, the thorny subject of cloud.

By drew.keavey, 3 years01/09/2023 ago
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Meeting Digital and Technology Standards in Schools and Colleges – The Next Batch

In March 2023 the DfE added three more standards to their Meeting Digital and Technology Standards series. Here we look at the first of these, filtering and monitoring.

By drew.keavey, 3 years29/08/2023 ago
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Excel – Create an Auto Incrementing Reference Number

A simple way to add reference numbers that automatically increment as new entries are added into a table.

By drew.keavey, 3 years20/02/2023 ago
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Calculating Working Days in Excel

A quick summary of how to use Excel functions to work out the number of working days available across a period of time.

By drew.keavey, 3 years05/01/2023 ago
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Cyber security standards for schools and colleges in detail – Part Five

In the fifth and final deep dive into the cyber security standards we cover cyber attack reporting, data protection impact assessments and staff training.

By drew.keavey, 3 years03/11/2022 ago
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