Insights

On Wednesday 25 March from 10:30–12:00, we were delighted to host the next round of online supplier engagement sessions with the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) to help shape the Public Sector Software Solutions RM6396 framework.

In February 2026 techUK hosted our first Scottish Parliament Reception kindly sponsored by Leidos. techUK members were joined by Clare Adamson MSP, who kindly hosted the event, and Scottish Government Minister for Business, Richard Lochhead MSP.

One year on from the launch of the Home Office’s Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Strategy, this session highlighted the progress made in putting RDI at the centre of the Department’s policy and operational work.

On 25 March, techUK hosted a session of the Interoperability in Security and Public Safety Forum.

On Tuesday 17 March, techUK hosted IASME and the Ministry of Defence for a webinar on the Defence Cyber Certification and Cyber Security Model v4.

On 3rd March techUK was thrilled to be involved in a roundtable discussion hosted by Quantexa at its London QuanCon’26 event which also marked Quantexa’s 10th anniversary.

On 26 March, techUK was pleased to host NHS England for a briefing on Cyber Resilience across NHS England’s supply chains, bringing together suppliers, technology providers and cyber security stakeholders supporting the UK health ecosystem.

On 26 March, techUK hosted NHS London Procurement Partnership (LPP) for an exclusive member briefing on the procurement landscape for health technology suppliers.

techUK recently brought together the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), Innovate UK, and EPSRC to launch the UK’s Advanced Connectivity Technology (ACT) R&D programme, a four-year initiative backed by £270 million in funding.

Catch up on the UK SPF's Plenary from March 2026