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.
News and information will be published on the central GDS blog in future so we will no longer be updating this channel.
As the list of Digital Outcomes and Specialists opportunities grows, suppliers need a way to focus on those most relevant to the services they offer. We recently made finding opportunities easier by adding filters to the opportunities page.
In my previous blog post about the Digital Marketplace vision, I re-introduced the 6 broad themes about how we’re helping the public sector buy what it needs to deliver great digital services, and why these are important.
Why are we doing this discovery? The Digital Marketplace has encouraged many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to start providing cloud technology and digital services to government.
We’ve been working on a discovery for the next iteration of G-Cloud, exploring how we can make the service work better for buyers and suppliers.
During the G-Cloud 8 application and award process, the Digital Marketplace team used GOV.UK Notify to communicate with suppliers.
In March I talked about the Digital Marketplace and our vision for the future. I introduced 6 broad themes about how we’re helping the public sector buy what it needs to deliver great digital services, and why these are important.
The second iteration of Digital Outcomes and Specialists will open for applications in November 2016. We’re not going to make any changes to the application process or framework agreement for Digital Outcomes and Specialists 2. However, we’re planning to start …
Yesterday we launched the Supplier Standard for government to support successful delivery of digital services and technology projects across the public sector. The announcement was made by Ben Gummer, Minister for the Cabinet Office (MCO), at techUK. Programmes like ‘Government as …
We’ve started our discovery for the next iteration of G-Cloud and we’re taking this opportunity to think again about what public sector cloud technology procurement should look like. Our discovery is focused on better understanding Digital Marketplace users and their …
In July, Jason Waterman, Deputy Director of Disputes and Policy Implementation at Crown Commercial Service (CCS), and I wrote about how Government Digital Service (GDS) and CCS are going to be working together to design government contracts for the digital …