On Tuesday 22 September from 10:00 – 12:30 and 14:00 – 16:30, we are delighted to be hosting the Government Property Agency (GPA) for an in-person market engagement event.
Overview
The GPA is inviting industry partners to a pre-procurement market engagement on the GovPass solution. As a foundational pillar of the 'One Estate' strategy to modernise the government office estate, this procurement will deliver a modern, secure, cloud-hosted system and service for cross-government physical access control and credential management. Spanning seven core capability modules from AWS cloud infrastructure support and application integration to card personalisation, technical site delivery, and vendor compliance, the solution enables flexible Civil Service mobility across the government office estate. As part of this overall market engagement, suppliers will gain insight into GovPass and have the opportunity to help shape the technical requirements, architecture, commercial framework, and delivery model.
Key takeaways
- Gain insight into the GovPass solution supporting the 'One Estate' strategy and the government office estate modernisation
- Understand emerging technical requirements across UK-hosted cloud infrastructure, credential management, and ACS integrations
- Contribute to shaping a post-quantum secure, crypto-agile, and vendor-compliant access architecture
- Engage with the GPA on future GovPass service desk operations, site delivery, and physical access priorities across government estates
As a critical pillar of the 'One Estate' strategy, this procurement will provide the secure access control backbone for a modern Civil Service.
The session and the subsequent engagement provides an opportunity for industry to share market insight and help inform the development of technical requirements and the commercial framework, supporting the delivery of a high-performance, vendor-integrated solution that enables interoperability across the government office estate and delivers value for taxpayers.
Heather Cover-Kus
Heather Cover-Kus
Heather is Associate Director, Central Government and Education at techUK, working to represent the tech supplier community to Central Government.
She started as Head of Central Government at techUK in April 2022 and was promoted to Associate Director in August 2025 supporting both the Central Government and Education programmes.
Prior to joining techUK in April 2022, Heather worked in the Economic Policy and Small States Section at the Commonwealth Secretariat. She led the organisation’s FinTech programme and worked to create an enabling environment for developing countries to take advantage of the socio-economic benefits of FinTech.
Before moving to the UK, Heather worked at the Office of the Prime Minister of The Bahamas and the Central Bank of The Bahamas.
Heather holds a Graduate Diploma in Law from BPP, a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from LSE, and a BA in Economics and Sociology from Macalester College.
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Ellie Huckle
Ellie Huckle
Ellie joined techUK in March 2018 as a Programme Assistant to the Public Sector team and now works as a Programme Manager for the Central Government Programme.
The programme represents the supplier community of technology products and services in Central Government – in summary working to make Government a more informed buyer, increasing supplier visibility in order to improve their chances of supplying to Government Departments, and fostering better engagement between the public sector and industry. To find out more about what we do, how we do this and how you can get involved – make sure to get in touch!
Prior to joining techUK, Ellie completed Sixth Form in June 2015 and went on to work in Waitrose, moved on swiftly to walking dogs and finally, got an office job working for a small local business in North London, where she lives with her family and their two Bengal cats Kai and Nova.
When she isn’t working Ellie likes to spend time with her family and friends, her cats, and enjoys volunteering for diabetes charities. She has a keen interest in writing, escaping with a good book and expanding her knowledge watching far too many quiz shows!
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- 020 7331 2015
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Charles Bauman
Charles Bauman
Charles Bauman is a Junior Programme Manager in the Central Government Programme at techUK.
He supports the programme’s mission to represent the technology supplier community to the UK government and advocate for digital innovation to address public sector challenges. Charles helps facilitate market engagement, foster partnerships, and ensure that tech suppliers and the government work collaboratively to improve outcomes, deliver value for money, and enhance public services for citizens.
Before joining techUK, Charles gained significant experience in research, analysis, and strategic advisory roles. At H/Advisors Cicero, he specialised in public affairs and corporate communications, while at Verdantix, he supported sustainability research and advisory projects, focusing on regulatory and environmental challenges.
Charles holds an MSc in Theory and History of International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and an MA in Medieval History from King’s College London.
Charles enjoys volunteering with a think tank, reading, hiking, and spending time with his dog and family outside of work.
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- www.techuk.org
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- https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-bauman-75712016b/
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