Improving the public sector’s buying power through the Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence
The Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence (DCCOE), working closely with other functions like Crown Commercial Service (CCS), will coordinate how we buy and build digital solutions across government. We’re fixing fragmented spending to make it easier for companies to work with government and get better value for public money.
Our goal
Businesses can work with government easily and accessibly and government gets better value for money with more innovative digital solutions.
What this means for you
This initiative applies to services which are UK-wide.
- Sell to government: businesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), will find it easier to sell their technology and services to government.
- Buy with confidence: public sector workers will be able to buy the right digital solutions for their work in a simple and efficient way, and with confidence that they’re spending taxpayer money effectively.
Our progress so far
November 2024: created new agreement with Microsoft to drive digital transformation and innovation
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) helps eligible public sector organisations with their digital transformation and innovation plans. It uses the combined buying power of the UK public sector to get better value and deliver opportunities like enhanced discounts and wider access to cloud services to support priorities like security and AI.
May 2025: strengthened use of national buying power with key technology suppliers
CCS and the DCCOE worked more closely with key technology suppliers to get better value for the public sector by creating new MOUs. These agreements use the sector’s combined buying power to give all public sector organisations access to better pricing.
What we’re planning to do next
March 2026: publish the first Digital Sourcing Strategy
This is a government strategy that defines what we create, how we do it and how we enable access to innovation through small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
March 2026: complete the discovery phase for the National Digital Exchange
A centralised portal that will provide low-friction access to common digital tools, AI and services, with a goal of reducing prices by 10% and access time by 99% for services on the platform.
April 2026: roll out a new model for buying government laptops
The DCCOE and CCS will design a more cost-effective approach for buying laptops, which includes savings targets. This will allow better value for public money while still getting the technology needed.
June 2026: launch 4 new commercial agreements for SMEs
CCS will launch 4 new commercial agreements: Technology Services 4, Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7, G-Cloud 15 and Transport Technology. Under new procurement regulations, these agreements will increase flexibility and competition to deliver better value and more opportunities for SMEs to supply government.
December 2026: agree ‘All of Government’ central cloud contract
The first central contract of its kind, this will create a standardised, marketplace-based framework that maximises government’s purchasing power. This will speed up the public sector’s transition to the cloud while ensuring better diversity of suppliers and value.
More information
For more information, contact:
Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
dccoe@dsit.gov.uk