Framework Readiness Review
Know your readiness before you commit
Public sector frameworks are competitive, document-heavy and unforgiving of gaps discovered too late. Our Framework Readiness Review gives you an independent, expert assessment of your readiness for the frameworks you are targeting, before you invest the time and resource of a full application.
- 100% listing success rate on G-Cloud
- 97% average quality score across other frameworks
- Over £2.5bn of business influenced
- 12+ years in the public sector
Who this is for
A Framework Readiness Review is most useful at one of four points.
Your first application
You can see the opportunity but have no way of judging whether the business would stand up to the evaluation.
Turned down before
You have applied, you did not get on, and the feedback did not explain what to fix.
A window approaching
You know roughly when it opens, and you have no internal view of where you are weak or how long it would take to put right.
Sure you will apply, unsure where you fit
The question is not whether to go for it, but which lots give you the strongest route to compete.
What this service delivers
- Written readiness assessment report
- Structured gap analysis, scored by severity and effort
- Prioritised action plan with recommended sequencing
- Lot positioning map showing your strongest route to compete
- Live readout and Q&A session with your lead consultant
- Thirty days of follow-up email support
How it works
Discovery and scoping.
Structured intake mapping your product and portfolio against the target framework's lot structure, confirming the scope of assessment.
Readiness assessment.
Detailed review against anticipated framework requirements: financial standing, accreditations, technical capability and positioning.
Gap analysis.
A written gap analysis scored by severity and effort, mapped to a recommended go or no-go remediation action, honest and specific to your business.
Action plan and readout.
A prioritised, time-bound action plan delivered in a live readout session with your team.
Timeline and investment
Four to five weeks
From payment received to delivery, subject to receiving confirmation of necessary information about your business and objectives.
A fixed fee
Agreed before we start, with no hidden costs. The fee depends on how many frameworks, how many lots within each, and the size and complexity of your business.
50% rebate if you appoint Advice Cloud to support your framework listing within six months.
Know your readiness before you commit
Book a scoping call to discuss your objectives and help us to understand your business. We can explain how the service works and ensure it's a good fit before proceeding.
Where this sits
New to all this? Start with how public sector procurement works.
- Framework Pipeline Report
Tells you what to apply for.
- Framework Readiness Review
Tells you whether you are ready to apply.
- Framework listing services
Does the applying.
- Bid support services
Helps you win the work once you are listed.
Why Advice Cloud
- We are independent. We do not resell, we are tied to no supplier, and we have no reason to tell you what you want to hear.
- We manage framework applications every working day, so our advice reflects what buyers and the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) are doing now, not what was true last year.
- Every assessment is delivered by a public sector procurement specialist, not a generalist bid consultant.
- We have been delivering framework listings since 2012, across almost 400 competitive listings on 22 agreements.
"I wish I'd known about Advice Cloud sooner... they have helped us win over £104m since we started working with them. We hugely value their partnership."