Warren Smith - former Director for the Global Digital Marketplace Programme, Government Digital Service

Buying digitally, with social purpose

Warren Smith - former Director for the Global Digital Marketplace Programme, Government Digital Service, 19 October 2020 - Global Digital Marketplace, Transformation

The Government Digital Service worked with organisations across government, alongside multilaterals, to create the Digital Buying Guide. It helps civil servants in governments across the world improve their procurement processes. Read to find out how and why it was created.

Engaging UK suppliers in the Global Digital Marketplace Programme alpha phase

Chantal Donaldson-Foyer and Warren Smith - former Director for the Global Digital Marketplace Programme, Government Digital Service, 12 August 2019 - Global Digital Marketplace

We've just completed our discovery phase, during which we researched the digital procurement landscape in 5 different countries. We’re now in the process of defining what our alpha phase will look like. Here's what we've learned and what's next.

How GDS is helping tackle global corruption

Warren Smith - former Director for the Global Digital Marketplace Programme, Government Digital Service, 22 January 2019 - Global Digital Marketplace

Following last month’s announcement on how the UK is helping emerging economies fight corruption, learn more about what we’re doing to support them through the Global Digital Marketplace.

Digital Marketplace turns 4: what we've achieved

Warren Smith - former Director for the Global Digital Marketplace Programme, Government Digital Service, 6 November 2018 - Digital Marketplace

As the Digital Marketplace celebrates its fourth birthday, we thought it would be a good time to take stock and call out just a couple of things we’ve achieved over this past year and look at where we’re going.

Help the Digital Marketplace go global

Warren Smith - former Director for the Global Digital Marketplace Programme, Government Digital Service, 13 March 2018 - Digital Marketplace, Global Digital Marketplace

We’re working on a project called Global Digital Marketplace. It’s an expansion of the Digital Marketplace that will be open to international governments.

We’re iterating the Supplier Standard

Warren Smith - former Director for the Global Digital Marketplace Programme, Government Digital Service, 13 November 2017 - Digital Marketplace

We’re launching a second round of consultation on the principles of the Supplier Standard. Find out how to get involved.

Make procurement open: it makes government better

Warren Smith - former Director for the Global Digital Marketplace Programme, Government Digital Service, 4 October 2017 - Digital Marketplace

On 11 September, GDS and Crown Commercial Service (CCS) hosted the ‘Open Procurement for a Digital Government’ event. Find out what happened and where we go from here.

Why spend data is important for the Digital Marketplace

Warren Smith - former Director for the Global Digital Marketplace Programme, Government Digital Service, 24 August 2017 - Digital Marketplace

We’ve updated our spend data for Digital Marketplace, with total spend now exceeding £2.6 billion. Find out why spend data is so important to the ongoing development of the Digital Marketplace.