It's official, Deeson is a G-Cloud approved agency (and have been for some time!) 

This means we're formally recognised as one of the partners working with the public sector to develop user-centered digital services. 

What's it all about? 

The government's G-Cloud framework contract aims to provide an easy way for public sector bodies to access digital services across a whole host of fields.

It does this through providing a number of pre-vetted suppliers, so there's no need for a lengthy pitch or procurement process. 

You can find out all about the services we provide under G-Cloud in the Digital Marketplace (previously the Cloudstore) - a digital procurement resouce for the public sector. 

Our work under G-Cloud

We're a Drupal-led digital agency and we've built all sorts of sites, big, beautiful and complicated- from online communities to searchable art collections.

But that's not all we do. We have an established user experience and creative practice too.

That means we also deliver discovery and scoping projects under the G-Cloud framework too - helping you understand more about your users and what it takes to develop a digital experience that they'll really want to use.

Getting started with G-Cloud

The G-Cloud set-up aims to make life easier if you work in the public sector, yet it may be daunting to some who are unfamiliar with how things work.

We've put together five handy tips to help you make the most of G-Cloud: 

1. Be open and willing to try a different approach: to take full advantage of G-Cloud, it helps to have a more ‘open’ attitude - and be open to experimentation. Make sure you're familiar with the Service Design Manual (we love it!) and what it means for your project.
    
2. Clearly identify and understand your user or audience: this will drive what your needs are - what you want to achieve and what ‘success’ looks like. This in turn will help lead to the best solution, and help you deliver a meaningful product.
    
3. Establish who your key business owners are: make them central to the project; they are the enablers, the advocates and the ones that will drive the projects forward.
    
4. Use a natural opportunity to try G-Cloud: often it's best to outsource a small piece of work to test the water and help build your organisation's understanding of how to buy digital services under G-Cloud and how to work collaboratively with digital partners.
    
5. Network like there's no tomorrow. There's a thriving and supportive network of people working with digital in the public sector - get out there and meet them at events and meet-ups to boost your knowledge and see what's going on across the sector.

 Want a bit more help?

Find out more about all the G-Cloud services we offer here or just drop us a line - we're always happy to provide friendly advice and have a chat.