CivTech 9.5 - How can we use technology to create the most efficient and secure supply chain for public sector procurements?

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How can we use technology to create the most efficient and secure supply chainfor public sector procurements, especially in regard to making the requirements,standards and rules of public sector procurement as efficient to establish aspossible, both for the private sector businesses applying for contracts, and theorganisation assessing those applications; focusing on two initial use cases - cybersecurity, design and accessibility.Supply chains, integral to all organizations, pose a significant risk due to their size,complexity, and the potential of severely disrupted services if compromised.Currently, securing supply chains is resource-intensive and often requires manualefforts from specialist staff which can cause issues - particularly for SMEs.If we can build a single, effective and efficient system, we could dispense with thecurrent practice of creating single-use questionnaires for each and everyprocurement exercise. This would have significant benefits including resource andime savings, for both procuring and tendering organisations.Currently, we do not have this: existing tools provide some data analysis, butfurther solutions could enhance this process.While cyber security and accessibility have been noted as the initial use cases, theintention is that a successful solution would incorporate all procurementrequirements – for example accessibility, usability and design standards.Please visit our website for information on CivTech and how to get involved. Websites can be found in attached documentation.