Buying services on the Digital Marketplace
How to use the Digital Marketplace to find cloud technology and specialist services for digital projects.
All public sector organisations, including agencies and arm바카라 사이트檚 length bodies, can use the Digital Marketplace to find cloud technology and specialist services for digital projects.
Contact Crown Commercial Service if you바카라 사이트檙e not sure whether you바카라 사이트檙e eligible.
Crown Commercial Service
cloud_digital@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Digital Marketplace services and frameworks
Suppliers on the Digital Marketplace provide services across 3 frameworks (agreements between government and suppliers).
Cloud services (the 바카라 사이트楪-Cloud바카라 사이트� framework)
Cloud services are split into 3 categories:
- 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
Digital specialist services (the 바카라 사이트楧igital Outcomes and Specialists바카라 사이트� framework)
Digital specialist services include:
- digital outcomes, for example a booking system or an accessibility audit
- digital specialists, for example product managers or developers
- user research studios
- user research participants
Datacentre hosting services (the 바카라 사이트楥rown Hosting Data Centres바카라 사이트� framework)
One supplier provides datacentre hosting to government. It offers:
- mission-critical datacentres
- a flexible, pay-for-what-you-use model
- secure facilities
- power uptime availability that exceeds Tier III+
- leading environmental performance
The government바카라 사이트檚 Cloud First policy means you need to consider a cloud solution before you can choose datacentre hosting from the Crown Hosting Data Centres framework. You바카라 사이트檒l also have to explain why moving to the cloud is not right for your project as part of the digital and IT spend controls process.
You must make your decision-making process auditable when you buy services on the Digital Marketplace.
How to buy services
The process is different depending on what you바카라 사이트檙e buying.
For more information, read the:
- G-Cloud buyers바카라 사이트� guide for cloud hosting, software and support services
- Digital Outcomes and Specialists buyers바카라 사이트� guide for digital specialists and user research facilities
- Crown Hosting Data Centres framework guide for datacentre space
Contact Crown Commercial Service if you have any questions about the buying process.
Crown Commercial Service
info@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Updates to this page
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The Digital Marketplace support email address has changed to cloud_digital@crowncommercial.gov.uk. Guide title has been changed. Duplicative content has been removed.
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Updated to reflect new G-Cloud 9 'lot' structure.
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First published.