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The spending constraints that local authorities have felt across the UK in recent years are really starting to hit home. SIGOMA figures have found that real-terms spending power for English local authorities in 2024/25 is over 18% lower than it was in 2010/11 – and this is filtering through to the services the public use...

We’ve recently explored some of the challenges that local authorities are facing all over the UK, and how the scale of them is ramping up all the time. Increased populations, greater service expectation, budget cuts, increased costs, outdated systems and a lack of efficiency are all playing their part. With a total funding gap for...

Local government authorities are facing financial pressures like never before, to the point where solvency is becoming a real issue. Four local authorities in the UK declared bankruptcy in 2023, and there is every chance that more will follow throughout 2024 and beyond. There is only so much that authorities can do in addressing financial...

SCC, Europe’s largest independent IT solutions firm, has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Big Data and Analytics agreement. SCC has been awarded a Framework Contract for Lot 2 on the agreement, which offers commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software specifically for big data and analytics capabilities to Public Sector organisations. This includes:...

SCC are delighted to be a brand new supplier on the KCS Procurement Services framework under the provision of Multi-Functional Devices and Digital Solutions in lots 1 and 2. This framework covers the provision of multi-functional devices and digital solutions, including both A4 and A4/A3 networked and standalone multi-functional devices, printers, high volume print room...

Today, local authorities are facing increased pressure to improve public service delivery, but to do so with fewer resources. Tightening budgets, limits on how much they can raise council tax, and increasing populations means they are constantly challenged to do more with less. In parallel, expectations from the public are rising, to the point where...

With the universal need for businesses to operate more and more parts of their business at increasing speed, automation has become the cornerstone of every good digital transformation strategy. And there’s no doubt that opportunities for digital automation are all around us – to make the execution of tasks quicker, cheaper, more efficient and more...

Dell Technologies Awards SCC Breakthrough Partner of the Year at the Dell Partner Summit Awards   SCC is delighted to be awarded Breakthrough Partner of the Year at the Dell Partner Summit and Awards, which recognised top performing partners and celebrated growth at the prestigious Savoy in London. Mark Russell, Dell Partner Alliance Manager at...

SCC, Europe’s biggest privately-owned IT services firm, announces the acquisition of audiovisual (AV) specialist Visavvi, adding capacity to scale its unified communications business SCC AVS.   Visavvi is a global leader in AV, communication, and collaboration services. Renowned for its high standards, the company holds top industry accreditations and partnerships, and has won AV Integrator...