The UK’s Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has announced the launch of G-Cloud 15 (GC15), the next iteration of the government’s flagship cloud-services framework

The new procurement, valued at £14 billion (excluding VAT), is in place to modernize and expand the way public-sector organizations buy cloud technology, platforms, and support services.

Success Following G-Cloud 14

G-Cloud 15 replaces G-Cloud 14 (GC14), its specialist Lot 4 for Cloud Compute services, and the separate cloud Compute 2 (CC2) agreement. These frameworks have already helped the UK public sector adopt cloud technologies at scale, with spending on G-Cloud alone reaching £3.1 billion in 2023/24.

According to the Department for Science,Innovation and Technology and the Government Digital Service,the UK public-sector cloud market is worth around £6 billion in 2024. the G-Cloud 15 framework is designed to accelerate that growth and further embed the government’s “Cloud First” approach, which encourages public bodies to consider cloud solutions before customary IT systems.

What’s New in G-Cloud 15

G-Cloud 15 introduces several major changes intended to