The Digital Marketplace blog is now closed
The Digital Marketplace blog is now closed
News and information will be published on the central GDS blog in future so we will no longer be updating this channel.
Digital Services Store: login improvements
As I mentioned in my previous blog post, the Digital Services Store it is starting to get some of our focused attention. For those of you unfamiliar with the store and the Digital Services framework, the most notable difference for …
We're changing our Twitter handle
The @G_Cloud_UK Twitter account The G-Cloud framework was first live in February 2012. As usage of the framework increased, it made sense to set up a Twitter account with the handle @G_Cloud_UK. We used this Twitter account as a channel …
Digital Services framework for agile teams
Some of our team are working with colleagues from the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) on a piece of discovery work to examine the ‘managed service’ element of the Digital Services framework. One of the observations from the user research so …
Establishing the Feedback loop for the Digital Marketplace
In the Digital Marketplace team, we’re developing a measurement ecosystem for our service. By collating meaningful data from user research, website analytics, on-site feedback, helpdesk data, cost data and social media metrics, we’re able to understand user needs and develop …
G-Cloud 6 submissions have now closed
Submissions for G-Cloud 6 closed at 3pm on Wednesday 17th December. More than three quarters of the submissions were started only 10 days before closing date and nearly 90% were submitted during the final 3 days. We'll be looking into …
What’s new with Digital Services 2
Suppliers can now apply for the second iteration for the Digital Services framework. We want to continue to make changes in our approach that are revolutionary, not evolutionary, and have already started thinking about what Digital Services 3 could look …
Submit your services for Digital Services 2
The Digital Services framework The Digital Services framework was first launched last year to help bring in a quality pool of suppliers to help design and build digital services in an agile way. All the suppliers need to work in …
G-Cloud 6 clarification questions answered
Since Monday 8th December all the answers to the clarification questions have been published on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) eSourcing Portal. The clarification questions are all questions that have been asked by suppliers going through the application process. The …
December update
Nearly three years ago there was a revolution in government; a framework built on openness and transparency. The G-Cloud framework is a completely new way for the public sector to buy commodity cloud services. This was later supported by the …
Tips for G-Cloud 6
With just under two weeks to go until submissions close for G-Cloud 6, we want to give you a few tips so you feel confident about your application. You have until 3pm on Wednesday 17th December to finalise your submission. …