Crown Commercial Service launches £4bn public sector cloud framework

G-Cloud 13 is divided into three lots and can be accessed by a range of public sector organisations

The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is asking interested suppliers to apply for a £4bn cloud services framework which will be used by public sector organisations.

G-Cloud 13 is divided into three lots and can be accessed by central government departments and their arm's length bodies and agencies, non-departmental public bodies, British Overseas Territories and crown dependencies, NHS bodies, local authorities and universities.

Lot one, worth £750m, is for cloud hosting services that will help buyers "deploy, manage and run software, provision and use processing, storage or networking resources".

Lot two, also worth a total £750m, is for cloud software services, while lot three is worth £2.5bn and encompasses cloud support in areas including planning, setup and migration, security services, quality assurance and performance testing, plus training and ongoing support.

The framework agreement duration is for 12 months but the CCS also reserves the right to extend the duration of this framework agreement for any period up to a maximum of 12 months from the expiry of the initial term.

Interested participants must apply by 18 May and should visit https://www.applytosupply.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/

For more information, visit the tender page here.