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.
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...applicable whether they have a data centre in the UK, a free option or Safe Harbor accreditation - people don’t need to be safe harbor accredited and they don’t have...
CloudStore Search
As part of helping buyers find relevant services on CloudStore here are a few tips that will help specify the service you are looking for. CloudStore focuses search on a...
Opening the Digital Marketplace alpha
A few weeks ago the Digital Marketplace passed the Digital by Default Service Standard and moved into the alpha phase. This store will be the new home for the whole...
Sketching out the Strategy
As we develop the Digital Marketplace, I want to outline our current thinking for the Digital Commercial Programme Strategy.
The G-Cloud Security Approach
In April, the Government Security Classification scheme changed. The updated OFFICIAL, SECRET and TOP SECRET classifications provide an opportunity to make the security assurance process for G-Cloud services simpler. Impact...
Alpha update
Claire Mitchell updates us about the Digital Marketplace alpha. Your feedback welcome As you know, the Digital Marketplace is now live in Alpha for GDS. This gives us the opportunity...
Suppliers as buyers
Last week we focussed our user research sessions on suppliers. The first insight is that suppliers are using the CloudStore for more than just supplying. Some suppliers are using the framework to buy because they are inside government. Some suppliers …
Digital Services framework update
Last November, the first iteration of the Digital Services framework (DSf) went live. It was a huge milestone for Government Digital Service and Crown Commercial Service in creating a framework...
G-Cloud 5
G-Cloud 5 has now gone live in the CloudStore and again the number of suppliers and services has grown. This iteration sees 1132 suppliers, up again by over 10% from G-Cloud 4 applications, and 9236 new services added to the …
CloudStore update
G-Cloud 5 is now live with 1132 suppliers. This brings the total number of suppliers on CloudStore to 1518 and over 17,000 services. 88% of these are SMEs. A list...