6 month extension for G-Cloud 5
The G-Cloud 5 (G5) framework will be available on the Digital Marketplace for another 6 months, in line with the terms of the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU)....
Buyer and Supplier Insights
The Digital Marketplace team runs fortnightly user feedback sessions on the Digital Marketplace and the frameworks that sit within it. We also run parallel research projects to get a deeper understanding of our buyers’ and suppliers’ needs. Last December, we …
Sharing the Digital Marketplace Strategy
Helping those transforming public services by making it simpler, clearer and faster for them to buy what they need. Today we’re sharing our strategy for everyone to read. It outlines...
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 …
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 …
Tell us your views: the G-Cloud security approach
...Pan Government Accreditation. Responsibility to understand their own security requirements (and therefore which cloud security principles apply) will lie with the buyers. By providing a framework that clearly presents the...
Digital Services framework extended to 31 March 2015
The first iteration of the Digital Services framework (DSf) has been extended until 31 March 2015 so that it can continue to be available to customers until the second iteration is live. We’re aiming to have the second iteration live …
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 …
Exploring new features and functionality for the Digital Marketplace
We are beginning to explore some potential new features for the Digital Marketplace and I would like to share a few of them in this first blog post on the...