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.
Searching by Browsing
Katie and I have been testing prototypes for the build of Digital Marketplace for a few months now and over this time we’ve become used to seeing the majority of people using “Search” to explore the catalogue. But in our …
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 range of filters, but if you know the keywords you …
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.
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 Levels are no longer relevant to describe the security properties …
Alpha update
Claire Mitchell updates us about the Digital Marketplace alpha.
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 that allows public sector to commission suppliers who work in …
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 of all the suppliers on the framework is available G-Cloud …