Cite approved to Crown Commercial Service’s DOS 4 digital framework

Cite approved on DOS4 framework

In the past we have been lucky enough to work on a number of public sector digital projects from websites, apps to digital toolkits – mainly for local councils and the NHS. And now, we are pleased as punch to announce that Cite has been accepted onto the government’s DOS 4 framework. This is part of the Digital Marketplace, which allows public sector organisations to engage approved, best-of-breed agencies and specialists on a range of digital projects.

Crown Commercial Services (CSS) and Government Digital Service (GDS) launched the framework in 2014 to make government procurement easier and more transparent. Our core skills offering within the framework are listed as follows:

User experience and design

  • Accessibility
  • Brand development
  • Content design and copywriting
  • Information architecture
  • Interaction design
  • Prototyping
  • User experience and design strategy

Software development

  • Web application development
  • Content management systems
  • Database development
  • API development
  • Customer relationship management
  • Front-end web application development
  • Mobile application development
  • Systems integration

Cite Director, Andy Leitch, commented, “We’ve worked closely with a number of NHS organisations over the years, and really enjoyed the experience. This prompted us to apply for the framework and we’re delighted to have the opportunity to do further work in the public sector going forward.”

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CCS supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services. In 2017/18, CCS delivered £354 million in commercial benefits including savings for central government, and £247 million for the wider public sector – helping to deliver worldclass public services that offer best value for taxpayers.