What is G-Cloud?
G-Cloud is a Government Framework targeted at easing procurement by public-sector bodies in departments of the United Kingdom of services that use cloud computing. The service began in 2012, and by May 2013 had over 700 suppliers registered to which 80% were SME’s.
It consists of:
- A series of framework agreements with suppliers, from which public sector organisations can buy services without needing to run a full tender or competition procurement process
- An online portal– the “Digital Marketplace” (previously “CloudStore”) that allows public sector bodies to search for services that are covered by the G-Cloud frameworks
G-Cloud services are divided into 3 categories, or ‘lots’:
- cloud hosting, for example content delivery networks or load balancing services
- cloud software, for example accounting tools or customer service management software
- cloud support, for example migration services or ongoing support
Why Use G-Cloud?
Buying services through frameworks is faster and cheaper than entering into individual procurement contracts. G-Cloud also offers lots of benefits for example: –
- All ‘call-off contracts’ are GDPR compliant
- Easier to buy services
- Cost saving – shorten the procurement process
- Saves time and increases innovation
- A platform to compare suppliers and solutions
- More transparent process
G-Cloud framework sales (up to 31 December 2018)
Total sales of £4,075,320,275
Total up to 31 December 2018 (excluding VAT).
Suppliers
45% of total sales by value (71% by volume) have been awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Buyers
Of total sales by value:
- 81% were through central government
- 19% were through the wider public sector
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Caja & G-Cloud
Caja has now been a G-Cloud supplier for 4 years and is very excited to enter our 5th year working collaboratively with Public Sector bodies supplying services that have benefited their systems.
We currently have the below services available on G-Cloud:-
- Technical Design Authority Service
- Digital Council
- Lean Consultancy
- Cloud Consultancy
- Workforce Planning, Modelling & Analysis
- Consultancy
- Learning & Development Services
- Service Desk Design & Consultancy
- Skills & Experience Development
- Strategic Workforce Planning
- Employee and Organisation Transformation
- Commercial Services
- HR Service Design
- Procurement Service Design
- Organisation Design
- Business Design Service
- Digital Strategy and Road Map Development
- Finance Service Design
- Payroll Service Design
- Population Health Capability Assessment
- Operating Model
- Programme Management
- Advisory Services
- Higher Education Transformation
- Service Transition Management
- ERP Consulting Services
- Business Change Management
- Higher Education Solutions
- Further Education Solutions
- Project Management
- Business Case Development
- Cost Analysis
- Governance & Assurance
- Subject Matter Expertise; HR, F&A, Procurement, Payroll & IT
- Training Services
- Relationship Management
- Options Appraisal and Business Case Development
- Entrepreneurial Evaluation Framework
- Digital Service Enablement
- Business Transformation
- Business Analysis Service
- Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
- Business Performance Improvement
- Operational Reviews
- Benchmarking – HR, Payroll, Finance & Procurement Cloud Services
- Commercial Evaluation Framework
- Leadership Development & Strategic Alignment
- Client & Provider Relationship Building
- Data Insights
- Coaching & Mentoring
- Health & Social Care Innovation
- Strategy Workshop
- Organisation Commercialisation
- Negotiation, Mediation & Conflict Management
- Six Sigma Process Design
- Benefits Management
- Process Robotics and AI Enablement
- Business Enterprise Architecture