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Regulations are a matter for the Cabinet Office, not CCS, so Tse opts not to talk about what he calls the “probity side” of PPE procurement. CCS’s role was to ensure the deals it was involved with were compliant and, Tse says, “my observation from the contracts that I’ve looked at is there was nothing inappropriate around them”.
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- Chief Executive, Crown Commercial Service (CCS)
Simon Tse was appointed Chief Executive of the Crown Commercial Service in 2018. He first joined CCS in May 2016 and led the Procurement Operations directorate. He served as interim CEO from July 2018 until his permanent appointment, which followed an external competition, in December that year.
Simon is an experienced Chief Executive Officer and has extensive experience of strategic planning, customer service, driving performance improvement and achieving results. He first joined the Civil Service in 2008, taking up the position of Chief Executive Officer for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, where he remained in post until 2013.
Simon was Health Director at the Department for Work and Pensions, one of the UK’s largest public service departments, from 2013 - 2016. In this role he was responsible for the provision of all health and disability assessments services within the UK.
This role followed a successful career in the private sector spanning more than 25 years, most recently at Virgin Media, firstly as Managing Director for Wales and West, and subsequently as the UK SME Business Director.
The Chief Executive is responsible for overseeing the CCS’s direction and management and ensuring its strategic objectives are met. As accounting officer they are responsible to Parliament for the organisation’s use of public money and its assets under its trading fund status.
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Sep 16, 2024 · Simon Tse, outgoing CCS Chief Executive, says: “First of all, I’d like to offer my sincere congratulations to Sam on her appointment as the new CCS Chief Executive. I’m really pleased to be ...
Dec 18, 2023 · The Crown Commercial Service is looking for a new chief executive, as current chief Simon Tse will be retiring next year. A salary of between £164,000 and £227,000 is on offer for the director-general level role. The CCS was created in 2014 as the central purchasing body for the government and public sector and has been led by Tse since 2018.
Aug 11, 2022 · The savvy shopper: CCS boss Simon Tse on delivering value for money and supporting policy priorities. The Crown Commercial Service has helped the public sector achieve record commercial benefits of almost £3bn, as well as respond to new global crises. Here, CCS chief executive Simon Tse shares his lessons from the past year.
Apr 19, 2024 · Following an external competition that launched in January, Sam Ulyatt has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Crown Commercial Service when Simon Tse retires in the summer. Sam will be known to many at CCS from her prior time as Commercial Director for Buildings, before she left to join Home Office as Chief Commercial Officer in ...
Jul 6, 2021 · Simon Tse, CEO of Crown Commercial Service, delivered the keynote address at Public Sector Show 2021. Published 6 July 2021. Last updated 14 July 2021. Welcome to the Public Sector Show 2021. I’m Simon Tse, CEO of Crown Commercial Service. I join you today virtually, as we’re all now well accustomed to. I know this will be a fantastic event.
