The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is an executive agency and trading fund of the UK Government's Cabinet Office, acting as the UK's largest public procurement organization. CCS provides procurement services to public sector organizations, helping them to acquire common goods and services, including space-related technologies, to maximize value and savings. CCS offers framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems (DPS) that streamline the procurement of space technology solutions like satellite communications, geospatial data, and space domain awareness for public sector bodies. It works with various government departments and industry stakeholders to improve government space procurement, facilitate access to space services, and support the UK's space industry.
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The public sector has spent more than £2.5 billion through Crown Commercial Service’s DOS agreements since 2016.
Crown Commercial Service launched the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5 (DOS 5) framework to help the public sector buy, design, build, and deliver bespoke digital solutions and services.