In this article:
- What the G-Cloud 15 framework is and who now manages it
- What Delta eSourcing has been awarded, and where to find us
- Why G-Cloud remains one of the simplest compliant routes to market
- Which Delta eSourcing services are available through the framework
- How to find, evaluate and award a G-Cloud 15 call-off contract
We’re delighted to confirm that Delta eSourcing has been awarded a place on Lot 2b (Software as a Service) of the new Government Commercial Agency G-Cloud 15 framework. Public sector buyers will find us listed under BiP Solutions.
For any organisation reviewing its eSourcing, supply chain and procurement data arrangements over the year ahead, this matters for a practical reason: it means our full range of services can now be bought through a pre-competed route, without running a full tender exercise from scratch.
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What is the G-Cloud 15 cloud services framework?
G-Cloud 15 (reference RM1557.15) is the latest iteration of the UK government’s flagship agreement for buying commodity cloud services. It replaces G-Cloud 14 and is used right across central government, local authorities, the NHS, education and the wider public sector.
It is managed by the Government Commercial Agency (GCA), formed on 1 April 2026 when Crown Commercial Service was combined with several Cabinet Office central commercial teams. For buyers, that change was organisational rather than procedural: GCA has confirmed that existing frameworks, contracts and call-offs remain valid, and points of contact were unaffected.
Two things make this iteration different. First, G-Cloud 15 is the first version of G-Cloud let under the Procurement Act 2023, which means it operates as an open framework under section 49 of the Act. Rather than staying closed for its full term, it runs as three successive frameworks — an initial 18 months, a second 18 months, then a final 12 months, giving four years in total — it reopens at 18 and 36 months so new suppliers can join and existing suppliers can update their offerings, rather than staying closed for its full term. Second, the lot structure has been reworked, consolidating G-Cloud 14 and Cloud Compute 2 into five lots:
- Lot 1a — Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Lot 1b — IaaS and PaaS above OFFICIAL, for defence and security customers
- Lot 2a — Infrastructure Software (I-SaaS)
- Lot 2b — Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Lot 3 — Cloud Support Services
G-Cloud 14’s standalone Lot 4, which ran on a further-competition basis, no longer exists.
Security assurance has also been tightened. Under G-Cloud 14, Cyber Essentials was declared by suppliers but not validated. On G-Cloud 15 it is mandatory and checked: Cyber Essentials Plus is required and validated for Lots 1a and 1b, while Lots 2a, 2b and 3 require standard Cyber Essentials for prime suppliers and any subcontractors processing personal or OFFICIAL data, with certificates validated within 12 months of award. Only validated certificates are displayed, and suppliers who cannot produce one face suspension until they do.
What has Delta eSourcing been awarded on G-Cloud 15?
Delta eSourcing has secured a place on Lot 2b (Software as a Service) — the lot that covers business-ready SaaS applications, including eSourcing and procurement platforms, as cloud based services for buyers reviewing digital procurement tools. Buyers searching the catalogue should look for BiP Solutions, the parent business behind Delta.
Our place on the framework covers our full range of services rather than a single module, which Delta can provide through the same trusted route:
- eSourcing — tender management, bid evaluation, e-auctions and contract management in one compliant workspace, built on proven procurement technologies
- Supply Chain — supplier database management, communication and structured supplier development
- Data — including Delta Commercial Insights, our newest service, which gives commercial teams sight of emerging supply opportunities and gives procurement teams the information needed to run informed pre-market engagement and collaboration
Why is G-Cloud one of the simplest compliant routes to the public sector market?
Because the hard part of the procurement has already been done. The framework has been competed centrally, terms are pre-agreed, and service definitions and pricing are published — so buyers assess and award rather than tender from the beginning, which helps them access compliant cloud based services faster, especially for common public-sector needs.
In practical terms, that gives buying teams five benefits:
- Pre-competed and fully compliant — there is no need to run a full tender exercise, because the competition has already taken place at framework level.
- Faster time to contract — often weeks rather than months, which matters when a platform review has a fixed deadline attached to it.
- Pre-agreed terms and conditions — with transparency in published service definitions and pricing, so services can be compared like for like.
- Direct award on every lot — G-Cloud 15 allows awards both with and without further competition across all lots, so where a service clearly meets your requirement you can award directly. This is a change from G-Cloud 14, where direct award applied only to certain lots, and supplier evaluations now also take wider value and social value considerations into account.
- Lower procurement cost and administrative burden — a meaningful saving for teams already under pressure.
That combination is particularly useful in the current market. G-Cloud 15 also applies stricter performance standards than earlier versions. According to Delta eSourcing procurement data (February–April 2026), UK buyers published just over 9,000 procurement notices in a single quarter and awarded 30,841 contracts across 2,703 buying authorities. Speed matters at those volumes — but so does the audit trail, and a framework route gives you both.
What did G-Cloud 14 tell us about this route?
Our experience on G-Cloud 14 has shown how effective the framework can be. A significant number of new public sector clients joined Delta through it — organisations that found us in the catalogue, evaluated our services against their requirements and awarded without the time and cost of a full competition.
That is the pattern G-Cloud is designed to produce, and it is worth bearing in mind if you have been putting off a procurement platform review on the assumption that it means a lengthy tender process. It doesn’t have to.
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What are the G-Cloud 15 key dates?
| Milestone | Date |
| Invitation to tender opened | 23 October 2025 |
| Supplier application deadline | 30 January 2026 |
| Contract award notice published | 24 July 2026 |
| Standstill period ended | 5 August 2026 |
| Framework live | 6 August 2026 |
| G-Cloud 14 expires | 28 October 2026 |
The award date was brought forward from 17 September 2026, which gives buyers a longer overlap between the two frameworks — close to three months rather than a matter of weeks. (The original Find a Tender notice still shows the September date, so it is worth checking GCA’s agreement page for the current position.)
One point to note if you are checking the paperwork: the original tender notice gave a framework term of 17 September 2026 to 16 September 2030, and GCA’s agreement page has not yet been updated to reflect the award. The operative dates are those in the contract award notice — 6 August 2026 to 5 August 2030.
If you already hold a G-Cloud 14 contract, plan around your own call-off’s end date rather than the framework’s. G-Cloud 14 call-offs run on their own terms, and GCA has not published guidance on moving existing call-offs across to G-Cloud 15, so treat that as a question for your commercial team rather than an assumption. Contract length is also worth planning by lot, because some G-Cloud 15 call-off agreements can run for up to eight years.
So if you are starting a procurement now, the sensible question is which framework you want the resulting call-off to sit under — and what period it needs to cover — and if the answer is G-Cloud 15, the catalogue is open to you from 6 August.
G-Cloud 15 FAQs and legal issues
Where can I find Delta eSourcing on G-Cloud 15?
Under Lot 2b (Software as a Service), listed as BiP Solutions.
Can I award to Delta eSourcing directly, without a further competition?
Yes. G-Cloud 15 permits awards both with and without further competition on every lot, including Lot 2b, so where a service clearly meets your requirement you can award directly under the framework’s pre-agreed terms. You still need to evaluate against published criteria and document your rationale.
How long can a G-Cloud 15 call-off contract run?
For Lot 2b, an initial four years plus up to two 12-month extensions — a maximum of six years. Lots 1a and 1b allow up to eight years, reflecting the longer commitment involved in cloud hosting, which is commonly structured over longer terms.
What happens to my existing G-Cloud 14 contract?
It continues on its own G-Cloud 14 terms. G-Cloud 14 itself expires on 28 October 2026, but that does not end call-offs already awarded under it, so plan your next step around your own contract’s end date. GCA has not published guidance on transferring existing call-offs to G-Cloud 15.
Who runs G-Cloud 15?
The Government Commercial Agency (GCA), formed on 1 April 2026 from Crown Commercial Service and several Cabinet Office central commercial teams.
Key Takeaways for Buyers
Delta eSourcing’s place on Lot 2b of the G-Cloud 15 framework means our eSourcing, supply chain and procurement data services can be bought through a pre-competed, fully compliant route designed to offer buyers more flexibility in how they buy and award services — with faster, clearer procurement decisions, published pricing and the option of direct award where a service clearly fits. With G-Cloud 14 expiring on 28 October 2026 and G-Cloud 15 services expected to reach the catalogue from mid-August, this is a sensible moment to look at what a platform review would actually involve.
If a procurement platform review is on your agenda for the year ahead, we’d be glad to talk it through and show what Delta’s services offer buyers through the framework.
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