G-Cloud 15 Through EA: Faster, Smarter Framework Applications

With an estimated framework value of £4.8 billion, the newest iteration of G-Cloud is an incredibly opportunity for cloud service providers, SaaS companies, and digital service vendors to be part of the public sector marketplace. The framework is comprised of five separate lots:

• Lot 1a – Infrastructures as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• Lot 1b – Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) above OFFICIAL
• Lot 2 – Infrastructure Software (I-SaaS)
• Lot 2b – Software as a Service (SaaS)
• Lot 3 – Infrastructure Software (I-SaaS)

Separation such as this signal a departure from the framework’s previous iteration, G-Cloud 14, as it is significantly more granular structure with an aim to make business offering more easily identifiable to buyers. Beyond this, the evaluation criteria is no longer a simple pass fail but, instead, formally evaluates applicants to ensure competitive pricing, quality services, and adherence to the governments social value commitments.

As a result of this, G-Cloud 15 not only demands in-depth knowledge of your company, but consciously crafted responses that address all of the framework’s compliance criteria, a process that would usually demand multiple subject matter experts and a great deal of time.

How EA Can Help

With each of the framework’s forms pre-loaded into a fixed framework on the platform, EA holds the key to drafting answers that directly align with the framework’s criteria and provides a platform in which collaboration with subject matter experts is even easier.

All that is required to get started in applying to G-Cloud 15 through EA is a knowledge base populated with your company’s information, an understanding of which lot or lots you are applying to, whether you are applying as part of a consortium, and the forms you need to complete for each lot. Within minutes you will be provided with the first draft answers for each form you have selected and the ability to collaborate on making any edits to these answers with subject matter experts.

Beyond Application: Tendering and Future Proofing

Not only is EA helpful in applying to the Framework, but it can also be used for tendering within the framework, but also provide future proofing as, when the framework reopens for a refresh in 2027, having documents within an EA will make updating services and applying to new lots much easier.

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