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A framework, often referred to as a framework agreement is a selection of pre-qualified suppliers where the buyer selects suppliers and sets out terms and prices for a period in advance. The length of the framework can…
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CCS in the last few years have announced a few new Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS) to come to market. Suppliers saw a DPS arrive for the procurement of RPA, AI and machine learning tech, as well as Gigabit Capable…
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G-Cloud 13 is a great route to market for those selling cloud software, support or hosting to the public sector, and an easy and compliant way for buyers to purchase them - it’s one of our favourite frameworks!…
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With many having services on G-Cloud adding up way into the double digits - suppliers need to ask themselves if they’re creating unnecessary work. In this blog, we’ve taken a look at why suppliers shouldn’t just copy…
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So here it is, a big change to the way the Digital Marketplace will operate from 2022 onwards. We’ve spoken about Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) planned changes to Digital Outcomes & Specialists with their sixth…
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Often suppliers underestimate the importance of staying abreast with public sector news. Particularly when it comes to SME’s who are often time poor. Reading the news just falls by the wayside and it really shouldn’t.…
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*This blog was originally published in February 2022. For more up-to-date info on the G-Cloud framework, head to our G-Cloud topic on the Knowledge Hub. It’s that time of year where we patiently await news of the…
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Summary Digital Marketplace spending in 2021 up 28% Software highest growth Lot at 38% Hiatus in H1 2020 is now over, but affects comparatives ‘Health’ the soaraway spender at £729m (up 69% YoY) Professional Services a…
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Here at Advice Cloud we often talk about the importance of frameworks such as G-Cloud. However, listing on G-Cloud isn’t the final goal - and shouldn’t be considered such in a supplier’s plan. For a supplier, getting…
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