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Name: Buying SaaS is the easy bit. Making it work is where programmes succeed or fail. Across the UK pub
Uploaded: 2026-04-30T16:40:01.979Z
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Description: Buying SaaS is the easy bit. Making it work is where programmes succeed or fail. Across the UK public sector, we’re seeing a major shift towards buying platforms directly from SaaS vendors. That can

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Buying SaaS is the easy bit. Making it work is where programmes succeed or fail. Across the UK public sector, we’re seeing a major shift towards buying platforms directly from SaaS vendors. That can speed things up - but only if the harder questions are tackled early. ➡️ How will the platform integrate into an already complex landscape? ➡️ Who truly owns the integration and delivery risk? ➡️ Are teams set up to run this as a resilient live service, not just launch it? As Hannah Bolton highlights, this isn’t really a simple choice between a vendor or a systems integrator. It’s about being honest on day one about capability, operating model and risk ownership - because that’s what drives pace later. We explore this in more depth in our latest insight on how UK public tech procurement is changing in 2026, and what leaders should be thinking about before implementation begins. 👉 Read the full article: https://ow.ly/QEOm50YSym8

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