LONDON, Feb. 4 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: London Borough of Brent Industry: Software package and information systems and IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support Description: The London Borough of Brent is seeking quotations on behalf of The Local Government Association (LGA) for Mimecast email protection. The opportunity can be found here. https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Ad...
LONDON, Feb. 4 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Walsall Manor NHS Trust Industry: Business and management consultancy services Description: Consultancy for optimisation of out patient services Closing date: 2026-02-18T12:00:00Z Contract duration: 2026-03-10T00:00:00Z to 2026-06-30T00:00:00+01:00 Value of contract: GBP147000 Location of contract: United Kingdom About the buyer: Sharon Smith; sharon.smith197@nhs.ne...
LONDON, Feb. 4 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity: Contracting Authority: Ministry of Defence Industry: Offshore platforms and Sensors and Unmanned underwater vehicles Description: During Ex SPRING SABRE the Authority are looking to conduct initial assessments of appropriate capabilities and technologies that can be integrated into the multi-domain Concept of Operations (CONOP) of Littoral Access Point (LAP) mission. Closing date: 2026-02-11T...
LONDON, Feb. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister spoke with the President of the United States, Donald Trump today. On Ukraine, the leaders discussed the ongoing peace negotiations. The Prime Minister expressed his deep concern about Putin's continued barbaric attacks on innocent civilians, particularly in freezing temperatures. They also agreed on the importance of the deal to secure the joint UK-US base on Diego Garcia, which remains vital...
LONDON, Feb. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: More than 900 registered advisersjoined the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA)and sector expertsfor its annual Adviser Conference, held online on Tuesday 3 February. The event provided attendees with essential updates on how the IAA is responding to stakeholder feedback, an introduction to the new Immigration Services Commissioner, detailed information on the IAA's enforcement powers, and key Home Office developm...
LONDON, Feb. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Government Actuary's Department (GAD) has made another important contribution to equity in retirement. We have written the first guidance for gender pension gap reporting to co-ordinate gender pension gap reporting (PDF, 740KB) in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has issued this guidance in parallel with its Access and Fairness consu...
LONDON, Feb. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Bringing together leading technology companies, such as Microsoft, academics and experts, the government is set to develop and implement a world-first deepfake detection evaluation framework, establishing consistent standards for assessing all types of detection tools and technologies. This will help position the UK as a global leader in tackling harmful and deceptivedeepfake content. The framework will evaluate ...
LONDON, Feb. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (5 February 2026) updated product information for healthcare professionals and patients regarding the risk of the very rare occurrence of non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) in patients taking semaglutide. Semaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) sold under the brand names Ozempic and Rybelsus,...
LONDON, Feb. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK Government has reinforced its commitment to help create a more robust, profitable and sustainable agriculture industry in Scotland while maximising economic growth in rural areas. Addressing the National Farmers' Union Scotland's (NFUS) annual conference today [Thursday 5 February] Scotland Office Minister Kirsty McNeill set out how the UK Government is building the foundations for a stronger future for Sc...
LONDON, Feb. 5 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Defence SecretaryJohn Healey has confirmed that His Majesty the King has approved the appointment of Major General Matthew Jones OBE as Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), on promotion to Lieutenant General.  He will take up the role in the summer of 2026, succeeding Adrian Bird.  The appointment follows the major reform of theintelligencef...