Industry News
FSA: The Food Standards Agency is inviting tenders for a Commonwealth Games emergency exercise contractor to develop & deliver, by the end of January 2014, a simulation exercise based around a food incident occurring during the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The exercise will involve the relevant games-hosting local authorities and other participating organisations.
The closing date for tenders is Tuesday 12 February 2013. Tenderers will be notified of the outcome of their tender appraisal and the preferred tenderer will be selected in late February 2013.
Ofcom: The UK’s largest ever mobile spectrum auction is now under way, with 7 bidders competing to acquire new airwaves suitable for superfast mobile broadband services. The new spectrum will almost double the amount of airwaves currently available for mobile broadband services on smartphones, tablets & laptops.
OS: Ordnance Survey’s OS OpenSpace API has proven to be the number one choice of online mapping for a front-runner in the field of Adventure Racing. With a worthy reputation for providing trusted & accurate mapping for Great Britain, Open Adventure opted to use OS OpenSpace to underpin its online tracking facilities with the extra detail provided, being ideal for the outdoor off road leisure market.
Ordnance Survey recently launched version 4.0 of the service which supports mobile touch devices. This means websites that use OS OpenSpace can now be viewed & panned on tablets and mobile devices, enhancing user experience and providing even more possibilities for web developers.
GPS: A new Medial Locums framework is due to be launched in February 2013. Following extensive stakeholder engagement it will expand on the services available under the current framework and provide flexibility at a local level regarding service delivery models & pricing. Further details will be available shortly.
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