The Benefits of the G-Cloud 14 Framework

G-Cloud 14 (Lots 1-3)

Cloud hosting services sold through G-Cloud are cloud platform or infrastructure Services that can help buyers do at least one of the following:Deploy, manage and run software, provision and use processing, storage or networking resources. Buyers only need to pay for what they use. The G-Cloud cloud hosting Lot is equivalent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) definitions of ‘Platform as a Service’ and ‘Infrastructure as a Service’: http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-145.pdfG-Cloud cloud hosting Suppliers will provide services in at least one of these categories:Archiving, backup and disaster recoveryCompute and application hostingContainer serviceContent delivery networkCyber securityDatabaseData warehousingNoSQL databaseRelational database Load balancing Logging and analysis Message queuing and processing Networking (including Network as a Service) Platform as a Service (PaaS) Infrastructure and platform security Distributed denial of service attack (DDOS) protection Firewall Service intrusion detection Protective monitoring Search Storage Block storage Object storage.This Lot is for Direct Award only. No Further Competition is permissible.

G-Cloud 14 Lot 4

Lot 4 is designed for customers to further compete their requirements for Cloud Support Services to help them transition to cloud software or hosting services, as per the following categories:Suppliers must have capability to provide services in all of the following capabilities;Planning - the provision of planning services to enable customers to move to cloud software and/or hosting services.Setup and Migration - the provision of setup and migration services which involves the process of consolidating and transferring a collection of workloads. Workloads can include emails, files, calendars, document types, related metadata, instant messages, applications, user permissions, compound structure and linked components.Security services - Maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of services and information, and protect services against threats.Quality assurance and performance testing - Continuously ensure that a service does what it’s supposed to do and meets the user needs efficiently and reliably.Training Ongoing support - Support user needs by providing help before, during and after service delivery.

G-Cloud 14 Lot 4

As part of this contract notice the following documents can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3416f61-52df-4d9e-9ffa-6088a9c60065 1) Contract notice transparency information for the agreement; 2) Contract notice authorised customer list; 3) Rights reserved for the CCS framework. The Government Security Classifications (GSC) Policy came into force on 2 April 2014 and describes how HM Government classifies information assets to ensure they are appropriately protected. It applies to all information that the Government collects, stores, processes, generates or shares to deliver services and conduct business. Minimum standards of reliability: CCS may also assess whether the selection criteria (in respect of III.1.3 Technical and professional ability), as set out in the procurement documents, is met on request from a buyer prior to the proposed conclusion of a call-off contract with a value in excess of 20,000,000 GBP. In-scope organisations accessing Cloud services through the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud Commercial Agreements should note that suppliers on these Agreements are required to demonstrate they comply with the Government’s Cloud Security Principles. For information purposes bidders should state in question 1.46 of the selection questionnaire, if they have Cyber Essentials Plus or an equivalent which has been verified by an IASME registered Body as part of their service offer, but it is not a requirement of the Commercial Agreement for suppliers to hold this certification. As per PPN 09/23: Updates to the Cyber Essentials Scheme suppliers will be required to demonstrate they comply with the Government’s Cloud Security Principles. Some purchases under this framework Agreement may have requirements that can be met under this Framework Agreement but the purchase of which may be exempt from the Procurement Regulations (as defined in Attachment 1 – About the framework within the invitation to tender documentation). In such cases, Call-offs from this Framework will be unregulated purchases for the purposes of the Procurement Regulations, and the buyers may, at their discretion, modify the terms of the Framework and any Call-off Contracts to reflect that buyer’s specific needs. CCS reserves the right to award a framework to any bidder whose final score is within 1% of the last position. Registering for access: This procurement will be managed electronically via the eSourcing suite. This will be the route for sharing all information and communicating with bidders. If you have recently registered on the eSourcing suite for another CCS procurement you can use the same account for this new procurement. If not, you will first need to register your organisation on the portal. Use the following link for information on how register and use the eSourcing tool: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esourcing-tool-guidance-for-suppliers For assistance please contact the eSourcing Help desk operated by email at eEnablement@crowncommercial.gov.uk or call 0345 410 2222.

G-Cloud 14 (Lots 1-3)

As part of this contract notice the following documents can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9637a011-f05e-4fce-a4b9-e5fd98321150 1) Contract notice transparency information for the agreement; 2) Contract notice authorised customer list; 3) Rights reserved for CCS framework. The Government Security Classifications (GSC) Policy came into force on 2 April 2014 and describes how HM Government classifies information assets to ensure they are appropriately protected. It applies to all information that the Government collects, stores, processes, generates or shares to deliver services and conduct business. Some purchases under this Framework Agreement may have requirements that can be met under this Framework Agreement but the purchase of which may be exempt from the Procurement Regulations (as defined in Attachment 1 – About the Framework within the invitation to tender documentation). In such cases, Call-Offs from this Framework will be unregulated purchases for the purposes of the Procurement Regulations, and the buyers may, at their discretion, modify the terms of the Framework and any Call-Off Contracts to reflect that buyer’s specific needs. Registering for access: This procurement will be managed electronically via the Digital Marketplace. This will be the route for sharing all information and communicating with Applicants. For assistance relating to how to log in to Digital Marketplace please contact the Crown Commercial Service service desk operated by email at cloud_digital@crowncommercial.gov.uk

CPCA ICT Service Provision Through Digital Market Place G-Cloud 12 Advisory Service Framework Agreement

This is for the provision of ICT Service Through the Digital Market Place G - Cloud 12 Framework Agreement for an authority, with current a circa 109 staff, with the possibility for increasing its use of hybrid working (mixing utilisation of office space and home working). At the same time, it is procuring the use of a new single office location. In these circumstances, the Authority is looking to procure a service that will combine its digital strategy review and business transformation needs with ICT support services and End User Computing (EUC) that continues to support its staff and infrastructure with its I.T. support service needs. The requirements are detailed within Appendix 3: Detailed Requirements Specification.The required approach would be a collaborative one between the appointed supplier and the Authority, which is able to provide technology and local authority insight, lead and validate its decisions and strategic direction together.

CPCA ICT Service Provision Through Digital Market Place G-Cloud 12 Advisory Service Framework Agreement

G-Cloud 13

As part of this contract notice the following documents can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52e2fd33-e6f3-4a4c-8697-d25ab76ea0a9 1) Contract notice transparency information for the agreement; 2) Contract notice authorised customer list; 3) Rights reserved for CCS framework. On 2.4.2014 Government introduced its Government Security Classifications (GSC) scheme which replaced Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All bidders should make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact this requirement. This link provides information on the GSC at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications Cyber Essentials is a mandatory requirement for Central Government contracts which involve handling personal information or provide certain ICT products/services. Government is taking steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders must be able to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, for services under and in connection with this procurement. Some purchases under this framework Agreement may have requirements that can be met under this Framework Agreement but the purchase of which may be exempt from the Procurement Regulations (as defined in Attachment 1 – About the framework within the invitation to tender documentation). In such cases, Call-offs from this Framework will be unregulated purchases for the purposes of the Procurement Regulations, and the buyers may, at their discretion, modify the terms of the Framework and any Call-off Contracts to reflect that buyer’s specific needs. PLEASE NOTE: All certificates issued prior to 1 April 2020 or before 30 June 2020 on the existing scheme are valid until 30 June 2021. This includes those issued by Accreditation Bodies other than IASME. On 30 June 2021, any certificate issued under the old scheme will expire. Refer to https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/information/cyber-essentials-faqs for more information. Registering for access: This procurement will be managed electronically via the Digital Marketplace. This will be the route for sharing all information and communicating with bidders. For assistance relating to how to log in to Digital MarketPlace please contact the Crown Commercial Service service desk operated by email at cloud_digital@crowncommercial.gov.uk

G-Cloud 13 Lot 4

As part of this contract notice the following documents can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81ba3cce-1dbc-4484-a8c5-b22f72090d86 1) Contract notice transparency information for the agreement; 2) Contract notice authorised customer list; 3) Rights reserved for CCS framework. On 2.4.2014 Government introduced its Government Security Classifications (GSC) scheme which replaced Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All bidders should make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact this requirement. This link provides information on the GSC at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications Cyber Essentials is a mandatory requirement for Central Government contracts which involve handling personal information or provide certain ICT products/services. Government is taking steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders must be able to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, for services under and in connection with this procurement. Some purchases under this framework Agreement may have requirements that can be met under this Framework Agreement but the purchase of which may be exempt from the Procurement Regulations (as defined in Attachment 1 – About the framework within the invitation to tender documentation). In such cases, Call-offs from this Framework will be unregulated purchases for the purposes of the Procurement Regulations, and the buyers may, at their discretion, modify the terms of the Framework and any Call-off Contracts to reflect that buyer’s specific needs. PLEASE NOTE: All certificates issued prior to 1 April 2020 or before 30 June 2020 on the existing scheme are valid until 30 June 2021. This includes those issued by Accreditation Bodies other than IASME. On 30 June 2021, any certificate issued under the old scheme will expire. Refer to https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/information/cyber-essentials-faqs for more information. CCS reserve the right to award a framework to any bidder whose final score is within 1% of the last position. Registering for access: This procurement will be managed electronically via the eSourcing suite. This will be the route for sharing all information and communicating with bidders. If you have recently registered on the eSourcing suite for another CCS procurement you can use the same account for this new procurement. If not, you will first need to register your organisation on the portal. Use the following link for information on how register and use the eSourcing tool: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esourcing-tool-guidance-for-suppliers For assistance please contact the eSourcing Help desk operated by email at help@eSourcingsolution.co.uk or call 0800 069 8630.

G-Cloud 12

G-Cloud 12

G-Cloud 12

Cloud hosting services sold through G-Cloud are cloud platform or infrastructure Services that can help buyers do at least one of the following:Deploy, manage and run software provision and use processing, storage or networking resources.Buyers only need to pay for what they use.The G-Cloud cloud hosting lot is equivalent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) definitions of ‘Platform as a Service’ and ‘Infrastructure as a Service’:http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-145.pdfG-Cloud cloud hosting suppliers will provide services in at least one of these categories:Archiving, backup and disaster recoveryCompute and application hostingContainer serviceContent delivery networkCyber securityDatabaseData warehousingNoSQL databaseRelational databaseLoad balancingLogging and analysisMessage queuing and processingNetworking (including Network as a Service)Platform as a Service (PaaS)Infrastructure and platform securityDistributed denial of service attack (DDOS) protectionFirewallService intrusion detectionProtective monitoringSearchStorageBlock storageObject storage.

G-Cloud 11

Cloud hosting services sold through G-Cloud are cloud platform or infrastructure services that can help buyers do at least 1 of:— deploy, manage and run software,— provision and use processing, storage or networking resources,— buyers only need to pay for what they use.The G-Cloud cloud hosting lot is equivalent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) definitions of “Platform as a Service” and “Infrastructure as a Service”: http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-145.pdfG-Cloud cloud hosting suppliers will provide services in at least one of these categories:— archiving, backup and disaster recovery,— compute and application hosting,— container service,— content delivery network,— cyber security,— database,— data warehousing,— NoSQL database,— relational database,— load balancing,— logging and analysis,— message queuing and processing,— networking (including network as a service),— Platform as a Service (PaaS),— infrastructure and platform security,— Distributed denial of service attack (DDOS) protection,— firewall,— service intrusion detection,— protective monitoring,— search,— storage,— block storage,— object storage.

G-Cloud 10

Lot 1: Cloud hosting:Cloud hosting Services must be cloud platform or infrastructure Services that can help buyers do at least 1 of:— deploy, manage and run software,— provision and use processing, storage or networking resources.The G-Cloud cloud hosting lot is equivalent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) definitions of Platform as a Service and Infrastructure as a Service:G-Cloud cloud hosting Suppliers will provide Services in at least one of these categories:— archiving, backup and disaster recovery,— compute and application hosting,— containers,— CDN,— database,— data warehousing,— NoSQL database,— relational database,— load balancing,— logging and analysis,— message queuing and processing,— networking (including Network as a Service),— Platform as a Service (PaaS),— infrastructure and platform security,— distributed denial of service attack (DDOS) protection,— firewall,— service intrusion detection,— protective monitoring,— search,— storage.