The Procurement Act 2023 has now been in force for over 18 months. We look at what has changed in practice for colleges and academy trusts, what has caught people out, and the lessons for IT procurement in particular.
Not every IT project needs a board, a business case and a monthly highlight report. We look at how colleges and academy trusts can match project governance to the size and risk of the work, and why getting it wrong in either direction can be costly.
Fractional appointments are becoming a popular way to bring senior ICT leadership into colleges and trusts. We look at when they work well, when they don’t, and how to get the most from your fractional leader.
Inspire is undertaking a procurement process on behalf of Alpha Academies Trust to develop a managed MFD service across the whole Trust.
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.
Inspire is undertaking a procurement process on behalf of Alpha Academies Trust to develop a managed MFD service across the whole Trust.
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.
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.
In part two of our look at the Cyber security standards for schools and colleges we will dig into the standards relating to user accounts and their security.
A look over the Department of Educations documents outlining standards and timescales for implementing IT infrastructure that meets the needs of students in schools and colleges. In part three we look at wireless network standards standards.