RM6292: Cloud Compute 2 - Government Commercial Agency

All central government and wider public sector organisations can access cloud computing services. Includes Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and other additional ancillary services.

Description

You can access all core cloud computing services either directly through cloud service suppliers or indirectly with the support of a resell supplier. Core services include:

PaaS: provides platform tools needed to create applications that will provide a service over the internet (as well as other things).
IaaS: provides compute, storage, networking and other hardware capabilities
microservices such as third party subscription services that run in customer tenancies and are directly related to the usage, security, governance, optimisation and/or management of your core services

For more information on PaaS and IaaS, read the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Definition of Cloud Computing.

There is also the option to buy ongoing and value adding services, that are ancillary to your core cloud services from cloud partners and resellers, such as:

optimised billing and administration
‘FinOps’ tooling

For more information, read the products and suppliers section below. You can buy these services independently or alongside resold core services.

You can also buy professional support services either independently or alongside any core or value adding service. These are consultancy and enterprise support services provided by cloud partners and experts to support your planning, adoption or maximisation of cloud computing.

This agreement will run from 28 November 2023 for 3 years and will end in 2027. You will have the option to extend by up to 1 year.

Benefits

robust terms and conditions that reduce the need for long negotiations and meets central government commercial policy requirements
terms and conditions tailored for hyperscale (very large public cloud platforms) services which ensures better protection and understanding
direct award and further competition routes to market which allows for savings in time and money
flexibility in the services that suppliers may offer, ensuring that the latest services are always available to you
reduces the need for you to buy hyperscale compute services every 2 years through G-Cloud, honouring your 3-year commitments
compliance with the Procurement Policy Note 06/20: ‘Taking account of Social Value in the award of central government contracts’

Products and suppliers

Please read the 'How to buy' tab below for detailed instructions on how to find out which suppliers are on this framework.

How to buy

The full supplier catalogue is available on our Basware site

Before using this agreement, you will need to read the buyer guide which includes detailed information that will help you to select the right call off and route to market.

You can buy through either direct award or further competition. To buy from this agreement you should:

Develop a clear Statement of Requirement (SOR) document.
Establish evaluation award criteria (price and quality).
Conduct desktop research using the electronic platform to assess supplier capability.
Send the contract notice to all supplier(s) capable of meeting your need(s).
Award to the successful supplier by completing the order form.
Publish your contract award.

The category team have create a recorded webinar series to help buyers. You can find all 3 parts of the RM6292 Buyers guide below:

Documents

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) became Government Commercial Agency (GCA) on 1 April 2026. Documents published before this date may still refer to CCS. All contract documents remain valid for existing and new contracts, and there are no changes to how you work with us.