Tag: Crown Commercial Service

Crown Commercial Service achieves Constructing the Gold Standard

Stuart Mitchell

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has become the first organisation to be verified under Constructing Excellence‘s ‘Gold Standard Verification Scheme’.  The scheme aims to ensure that Government departments and the wider public sector adopt urgent recommendations for improved value, reduced risks and achievement of net zero on all their construction projects. CCS supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services. As an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office, it offers the largest number of interlocking construction commercial agreements in the UK, providing a wide…

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Industry bodies call to protect employee mental wellbeing and creativity

Stuart Mitchell

The IPA is one of a coalition of industry bodies including Crown Commercial Service, NABS, the Alliance of Independent Agencies, the Advertising Association, ISBA and Social & Local CIC who are calling on the industry to pledge commitment to mental wellbeing and creativity by signing up to the Brilliant Creative Minds Code of Conduct. The Brilliant Creative Minds Code of Conduct has been launched to stamp out behaviours that impact employee wellbeing and diminish creativity in the advertising and communications industry. The Code was developed by the industry coalition through…

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