Details about cookies on Contract Award Service
Contract Award Service (CAS) puts small files (known as ‘cookies’) onto your computer to collect information about how you browse the site. Find out more about the cookies we use, what they’re for and when they expire.
Cookies that measure website use (optional)
We use Google Analytics software to collect information about how you use CAS. We do this to help make sure the service is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements, for example, improving site search.
Google Analytics stores information about:
- the pages you visit on CAS
- how long you spend on each CAS page
- how you got to the site
- what you click on while you’re visiting the site
We don’t collect or store your personal information (e.g. your name or address) so this information can’t be used to identify who you are.
We don’t allow Google to use or share our analytics data.
Google Analytics sets the following cookies:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | This cookie allows Google to track unique users via a client identifier that is randomly generated | 2 years |
| _gat | This cookie is used to monitor and track visitors’ behaviour on the site anonymously | 1 minute |
| _gid | This cookie is used to group the user behaviour | 24 hours |
Essential cookies
These essential cookies do things like allowing you to login to the service. They always need to be on.
Cookies message
You may see a banner when you visit CAS inviting you to accept cookies or review your settings. We'll set cookies so that your computer knows you've seen it and not to show it again, and also to store your settings.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| cas_cookie_preferences | Saves your cookie consent settings | 1 year |
| cas_cookie_settings_viewed | Lets us know that you’ve viewed your cookie consent settings | 1 year |
Sign in
These cookies are required to complete the sign in process.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| JSESSIONID | This cookie holds your unique session id | 30 minutes |
Change your settings
You can change which cookies you're happy for us to use.
Last updated 23 September 2023