Guidance and regulation

Directives, regulations, policies and guidance relating to the procurement of supplies, services and works for the public sector.

• From: Crown Commercial Service
• Updated: 3 April 2023

How to apply to sell cloud hosting, software and support to public sector buyers.

• From: Crown Commercial Service
• Updated: 11 March 2024

How to buy cloud services on the Digital Marketplace.

• From: Crown Commercial Service
• Updated: 11 March 2024

The Technology Code of Practice is a set of criteria to help government design, build and buy technology.

• From: Central Digital and Data Office
• Updated: 21 July 2023

Information on new training and accreditation available for any civil servant who works with contracts or suppliers, even if this is a small part of your role.

• From: Civil Service
• Updated: 18 April 2024

How to use chatbots and webchat tools to improve your users’ experience of your service.

• From: Central Digital and Data Office
• Updated: 3 April 2020

How to use the Digital Marketplace to find cloud technology and specialist services for digital projects.

• From: Government Digital Service
• Updated: 1 October 2019

Guidance for buyers and suppliers of cloud technology, digital outcomes, digital specialists, user research participants and labs.

• From: Crown Commercial Service and 1 others
• Updated: 17 November 2020

The Commercial Continuous Improvement Assessment Framework is designed to help drive continuous improvement in commercial practices across the public sector.

• From: Government Commercial Function
• Updated: 11 March 2024

Guidance on the many ways for suppliers to work with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), the science inside UK defence and security.

• From: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
• Updated: 2 February 2024

Follow this guidance when you want to get spend approval for digital and technology activities.

• From: Central Digital and Data Office
• Updated: 21 July 2023

Suppliers of science and technology research can sign up to R-Cloud to access opportunities from across the Ministry of Defence (MOD).

• From: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
• Updated: 16 December 2022

Access online catalogues and get quotes for the procurement of low value goods and services across the public sector.

• From: Crown Commercial Service
• Updated: 20 September 2022

Follow this guidance when you want to get spend approval for commercial activities costing £20 million or more excluding VAT.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Updated: 1 February 2023

Understand how to use artificial intelligence ethically and safely

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 2 others
• Updated: 10 June 2019

This is collated guidance from government websites and independent bodies to help you follow the technology code of practice.

• From: Central Digital and Data Office
• Updated: 5 October 2023

How to find digital outcome, specialist and user research services on the Digital Outcomes and Specialists framework.

• From: Crown Commercial Service and 1 others
• Updated: 4 June 2021

How to award a contract when you buy G-Cloud or Digital Outcomes and Specialist services.

• From: Crown Commercial Service
• Updated: 19 February 2024

Follow this guidance with help from your CDDO adviser to categorise digital and technology activity in your pipeline.

• From: Central Digital and Data Office
• Updated: 21 June 2023

Guidance for suppliers of cloud technology, digital outcomes, user research studios and user research participants.

• From: Crown Commercial Service
• Updated: 14 January 2022