Join us for Services Week 2026
Join us for Services Week 2026
Services Week 2026 will run from 29 June to 3 July. Learn about this year's theme and how to get involved.
Local government services to start using GOV.UK Pay
Posted by:
Rory Smith and Till Wirth - former Lead Product Manager for GOV.UK Pay, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Categories:
Digital Service Platforms, GOV.UK Pay
So far, GOV.UK Pay has only been available to central government bodies, but we’re now ready to start offering GOV.UK Pay to local government.
The benefits of coding in the open
...This promotes a common culture and way of working when you can see how other teams manage certain issues. Anna Shipman (left) Quite often, teams will make small improvements to...
Developing the DfT Digital Data Index
Posted by:
Alan Rider - former Assisted Digital Lead, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Categories:
Data, Transformation, User research
...prototypes and operational proofs of concept using the GDS frontend toolkit. These helped us test functionality and determine if the service was technically viable. We developed an operating model to...
Why spend data is important for the Digital Marketplace
Posted by:
Warren Smith - former Director for the Global Digital Marketplace Programme, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Categories:
Digital Marketplace
...to SMEs. Geographical locations of all suppliers on the Digital Marketplace, to August 2017 The European Union's definition of an SME is a point-in-time status based on its number of...
Applications for the DDaT Fast Stream are opening soon
Posted by:
Kevin Cunnington - former Director General, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Categories:
People and skills
...services and creating content for websites. You’ll also have the chance to train in agile methodologies at the GDS Academy. With the expertise you gain, you may even end up...
Open procurement for a digital government
Posted by:
Warren Smith - former Director for the Global Digital Marketplace Programme, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Categories:
Digital Marketplace
...'ICT procurement reform'. My colleague Chad Bond, Deputy Director, Standards Assurance, supported me. Contributions also came from our counterparts in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Chile. There are many practical...
Quarterly missions: a new way of working
Posted by:
Luke Malcher, Humin Miah and Mark McLeod - former Senior Product Manager for GOV.UK, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Categories:
GOV.UK
...stable state, in a responsible way. Product managers share what it’s like to manage and change scope to deliver in a fixed timeframe. Luke Malcher, Product Manager, GOV.UK Benchmarking When...
Local government services to start using GOV.UK Notify
Posted by:
Pete Herlihy - former Lead Product Manager for GOV.UK Notify, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Categories:
Digital Service Platforms, GOV.UK Notify
GOV.UK Notify – the government's digital communications platform – is fast becoming established in central government. We’re now ready to start offering Notify to local government.
Make the most of your roadmap
...services, rather than solutions. But what does that actually mean? Louise Downe, Deputy Director of Service Design and Standards at GDS, suggests that calling something ‘Statutory Off Road Vehicle Notification...
Volunteering saved my career and made me a better person
...own ambitions. I recently delivered a session there, teaching young people design and agile skills for solving problems, which in turn is further enhancing my CV and improving the profile...
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