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Cyber Security 4 will replace the Cyber Security Services 3 DPS, and it probably won’t work the same way. Here’s what we know so far, what suppliers have told the Government Commercial Agency (GCA), and how to prepare.
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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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Cyber Essentials isn't required for every public sector contract. Here's what PPN 014 says, when buyers can ask for it, and the G-Cloud exception.
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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 is the planned replacement for RM6249. Explore proposed lots, evidence requirements, SME routes and preparation for defence and security services.
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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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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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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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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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