DCC Level 0: what MOD suppliers need in place before DIPS 2 opens
The MOD has asked all industry partners to hold DCC Level 0 by 31 December 2026. Here's what that means for your bids, and for DIPS 2 in 2027.
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When is Cyber Essentials required for public sector contracts?
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PSSS: How to Get Listed | Webinar Replay
Only 3 in 10 supplier listings on the frameworks PSSS replaces have a published call-off. GCA still hasn’t said when the PSSS tender will open, and NS4 gave suppliers 6 weeks, so the suppliers who prepare early go into the application in the strongest position.
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DIPS 2 (RM6413): a supplier’s guide to Digital and IT Professional Services
DIPS 2 is the planned replacement for RM6249. Explore proposed lots, evidence requirements, SME routes and preparation for defence and security services.
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Frameworks
A supplier's guide to TECS 3 (SBS10529)
The TECS 3 tender has been delayed, and NHS SBS will confirm a new opening date. Here’s what TECS 3 covers, which lots may suit you and how to get on it.
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Company Culture
12 Years, 12 Lessons
What Founding Advice Cloud Has Taught Me 12 years ago, I started Advice Cloud with a fairly simple idea: help technology suppliers navigate a system that seemed designed to keep them out. There was no 5-year plan or…
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Bidding
You’re Losing Public Sector Bids, and You Don’t Know Why
Losing a bid without feedback feels like shouting into a void. You know the outcome, but not the reason, so the same mistake (whatever it is) quietly repeats itself on the next one, and the one after that. Here’s the…
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DOS
Digital Outcomes & Specialists 7 FAQs
Advice Cloud has supported suppliers with the Digital Outcomes & Specialists framework (or DOS, as it’s often called) since its early days, through to DOS6 and now DOS7. We understand the framework inside and out - from…
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G-Cloud
G-Cloud 15 is Live, and You’re Not on It: Here’s What to Do
G-Cloud 15 is now live, with 4,233 suppliers listed across its 5 lots. Buyers can find them on the Digital Marketplace, then buy through the Contracts Award Service (CAS), either directly or via a further competition…
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