The Government Commercial Agency (GCA) has launched its new iteration of the G-Cloud framework, G-Cloud 15.

This is the most significant upgrade to the cloud procurement framework since its inception in 2012 and it is the first G-Cloud agreement to be launched since the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) was formed on 1 April 2026 and the first under the new Procurement Act 2023.

The framework will open for public sector use later this month.

The new iteration consolidates three previously separate frameworks (Cloud Compute 2 and Lots 1-3 and 4 of G-Cloud 14) into a single, streamlined agreement with an updated scope to make it easier for customers to buy cloud services from one agreement.

The framework is valued at approximately £14 billion over a four-year term, with an estimated £3 billion in annual public sector cloud spend coming through.

New measures have been introduced lower barriers and expand opportunity for SMEs. For example, new and growing businesses can join the framework during an 18-month re-opening window after launch, and at regular intervals throughout its four-year term.

Philip Orumwense, Commercial Director and Chief Procurement Officer for Technology at GCA said: "G-Cloud 15 is a genuine step forward for small and medium-sized businesses wanting to work with the government. For too long, SMEs have faced barriers that hold them back from winning business - complex application processes, short framework windows, and procurement routes that favour incumbents. This framework addresses those concerns directly whilst enabling further access for British Businesses to Government and Wider Public Sector Bodies."