Insight8 Oct 2026
Exit plans and avoiding lock-in in public sector software contracts
How public sector buyers and suppliers can avoid software lock-in through data ownership, open formats, documented APIs, infrastructure as code and exit plans.
Tag: public-sector
Posts tagged "public-sector"
Insight8 Oct 2026
Bilingual Welsh and English websites: designing it in, not bolting it on
How to design bilingual Welsh and English websites properly, from content models and URLs to a complete Welsh interface and a translation workflow.
Insight8 Oct 2026
Case management for early help and young carers services: what good looks like
What a good case management system looks like for early help and young carers services, from a single referral route to outcomes reported from live records.
Insight8 Oct 2026
Contract-driven billing explained: from quote to invoice
How contract-driven billing works, from catalogue and quotes to contracts, billing methods, validation and corrections, with a full audit trail throughout.
Insight8 Oct 2026
Moving a council fleet to electric: trial before you commit
How councils can move fleets to electric with less risk: analyse routes, choose the right first vehicles, trial on real rounds and scale up with evidence.
Insight8 Oct 2026
Managing council fleet downtime with vehicle hire, without the overspend
How councils can use vehicle hire to cover fleet downtime with one booking route, proper cost controls, driver checks and reporting that informs replacement.
Insight8 Oct 2026
Data migration with reconciliation: a guide for finance and billing systems
How to migrate finance and billing data you can trust: profiling, cleansing ownership, mapping, rehearsals, reconciliation reports, sign-off and archiving.
Insight8 Oct 2026
Building a reporting layer around licensed ESG data for pension funds
How pension funds and pools can build a governed reporting layer around licensed ESG and climate data, with coverage, methodology and stewardship made clear.
Insight8 Oct 2026
Hire, lease or buy? Choosing the right model for a public sector fleet
A practical comparison of rental, contract hire, leasing and purchase for public sector fleets, covering budgets, utilisation, risk and flexibility.
Insight8 Oct 2026
Launching a public service website: a campaign checklist
A practical checklist for launching a public service website, from audience insight and SEO to partner toolkits, accessible assets and evaluation.
Insight8 Oct 2026
Keeping municipal vehicles on the road: maintenance that prevents downtime
How planned maintenance, on-site repairs, replacement vehicles and downtime reporting keep sweepers, gully tankers and refuse vehicles working on their rounds.
Insight8 Oct 2026
The Procurement Act 2023: what SME suppliers need to know
A practical guide for small suppliers to the Procurement Act 2023: new procedures, notices, supplier registration, exclusions and why accurate bids matter.
Insight8 Oct 2026
How to replace a council billing system without billing errors
A practical method for replacing a council billing system: pricing discovery, data profiling, rehearsed migration, parallel runs and a controlled cutover.
Insight8 Oct 2026
Using AI in public services: where it helps and where it doesn't
A practical view on using AI in public services: where it genuinely helps, where it should never decide, and how to evaluate, assess and publish its use.
Insight8 Oct 2026
Social value in public sector tenders: what an SME can credibly commit to
Why social value is weighted in public sector tenders and how an SME can make measurable, deliverable commitments without over-promising to buyers.
Insight8 Oct 2026
UK GDPR and DPIAs for public sector software projects: a practical guide
A practical guide to UK GDPR and DPIAs on public sector software projects: controller and processor roles, hosting, sub-processors, sharing and retention.
Insight8 Oct 2026
WCAG 2.2 AA and the public sector accessibility regulations: a practical checklist
A practical checklist for building public sector services that meet WCAG 2.2 AA, from semantic HTML and keyboard access to testing, audits and statements.