Assignments
East Kent College Group
We recently undertook an engagement for East Kent College Group to help them with a view of their IT support services and areas for improvement.
Assignments
Alpha Academies Trust – MFD Fleet Procurement
Inspire is undertaking a procurement process on behalf of Alpha Academies Trust to develop a managed MFD service across the whole Trust.
Assignments
Bradford College
Announcing the appointment as Interim Head of IT Services for Bradford College. The role has a wide-ranging brief and will be for 9 months while the college looks for a full time permanent candidate.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Assignments
Boots UK – Corporate Procurement Support
During a three-month spell working within the Boots corporate procurement team, we undertook several procurement activities alongside some project work subject to confidentiality constraints. Of the procurement work, the highlights were: Renewal of the ITSM tooling for the Boots IT teams; the contract was over a 5-year period and was Read more…
Assignments
DN Colleges Group
I am delighted to announce an initial 3 -month engagement as Interim Director of IT and Infrastructure at DN Colleges Group. This is a wide-ranging role covering all aspects of IT leadership.