Cloud Direct will enters its tenth year as an approved G-Cloud provider in 2025, having today been approved for the new G-Cloud 14 framework.

The framework – which was established by the Crown Commercial Service to provide a digital marketplace for public sector organisations and agencies to find approved technical partners – was first created in 2012, with Cloud Direct first achieving its status three years later.

G-Cloud 14 goes live on 9 November 2024 and marks the ninth framework that Cloud Direct has been approved for, having grown its capabilities and service offerings since first featuring on G-Cloud 6.

Cloud Direct, which is listed on the framework under its legal name On Direct Business Services Limited, now has 11 approved products and services across the Cloud Hosting and Cloud Support lots.

Cloud Hosting (Lot 1)

• Microsoft Cloud Service Provider for Azure and Microsoft 365

Cloud Support (Lot 3)

• Azure Planning and Migration
• Azure Managed Service
• Application Modernisation
• DevOps
• Security Planning and Migration
• Securing Managed Service
• Modern Work Planning and Migration
• Modern Work Managed Service
• Data and AI Planning and Migration
• Data Managed Service

Cloud Direct’s G-Cloud 14 approval is the latest renewal of one of the business’ long-standing accreditations, having recently been named as an Azure Expert Managed Service Provider for the eighth consecutive year, alongside its other Microsoft Solution Designations and Specialisations.

Brett Raynes, Cloud Direct’s Founder and CEO, said:

“Our mission is to help ambitious organisations grow better, and the renewal of our G-Cloud status ensures we can continue delivering on that promise for public sector organisations. The addition of our Data and AI services to the framework will allow us to do what we have helped so many businesses do and unlock the full potential of their data, transforming the services that government organisations deliver for their teams, their customers, and the public.

“Entering our 10th year as an approved G-Cloud partner is testament to the quality of the services and support that our teams have delivered, and will continue to deliver, for our customers.”

About Crown Commercial Service

Crown Commercial Service supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services. In 2022/23, CCS helped the public sector to achieve commercial benefits equal to £3.8 billion – supporting world-class public services that offer best value for taxpayers.

To find out more about how Cloud Direct has helped public sector organisations transform their ways of working, take a look at our Kent County Council case study.