In February around 25 SME G-Cloud providers, led by web services provider DXW, united in their dismay at the government’s latest agile procurement initiative, Digital Services 2 (DS2) and lobbied for change. They felt that the framework, in theory designed to enable the public sector to engage with agile service providers to build digital services…
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Allpay joins SEC bill payments framework
Housing providers and local authority members of the South East Consortium can now access the latest bill payment systems from Allpay without the need to tender following the launch of a new procurement framework. SEC has awarded Allpay a place on the framework, allowing its 21 members of housing providers and local authorities to access…
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CHI brings affordable IT to tenants
The Connected Housing Initiative has just launched a new web resource to help housing providers find the right hardware, software and web connectivity solutions for their tenants. The CHI is a collaboration of 13 housing providers working with the Government Digital Service, National Housing Federation and digital skills provider, Digital Unite. Their aim is to…
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1st Touch launches mobile working for smaller landlords
Smaller housing providers can now access the same mobile working capabilities as their larger counterparts following the launch by 1st Touch of a new package for up to 15 users and three of its mobile working modules. Along with full implementation and support, qualifying housing providers can choose from over ten individual modules, such as…
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Orbit’s DI success
Working in partnership with CommunityUK, Orbit Group has installed free wi-fi in 20 of its sheltered and supported schemes across the country to help its tenants get online. Since then, over 400 users have accessed service more than 21,000 times in the first six months. After the six-month pilot, Orbit reported that social return on…
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1st Touch gets Halton Housing mobile
As part of its ‘digital first’ strategy, Halton Housing Trust has introduced 1st Touch mobile software and developed a new tenant self-service app. Halton Housing originally chose 1st Touch as their mobile technology provider for its responsive repairs operations due to 1st Touch’s close integration with the housing provider’s Aareon QL housing management system, with…
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