askporter is now listed on G-Cloud 15

Public sector procurement is slow by design: checks, evidence, assurance, all before a contract is signed. That's the right instinct. It's also the reason so many housing providers and facilities management teams stay stuck with systems that don't fit how they actually work, because switching means starting a procurement process from scratch.

We've just removed that barrier. askporter is now listed on G-Cloud 15, Lot 2b – Software as a Service, the UK Government Commercial Agency's (formerly the Crown Commercial Service) framework for buying cloud software without a full tender process.

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What G-Cloud 15 means for public sector buyers

G-Cloud is the route councils, housing associations, NHS trusts, schools, and other public bodies use to buy cloud services against pre-agreed terms, assessed once and then available to any eligible buyer. If your organisation already procures through G-Cloud, you can now bring askporter into a live contract or a new one without running a standalone tender.

That matters because the assurance work is already done. Our commercial terms, data handling, and service standards have been through the Government Commercial Agency's assessment process for the Software as a Service lot. For a procurement lead, that's one fewer thing to verify from a standing start.

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What this means for askporter Housing

For local authorities, housing associations, and ALMOs, this sits alongside the same pressures driving demand for askporter Housing already: Awaab's Law deadlines, Tenant Satisfaction Measures reporting, and residents who expect a same-day response. A G-Cloud listing means your compliance and procurement teams can move at the pace your operational team needs, without the assurance step becoming the bottleneck.

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What this means for askporter Operations

For FM providers and internal estates teams serving public sector contracts, the same logic applies from the buyer's side. If your client procures through G-Cloud, you're no longer relying on a bespoke procurement route to bring on new technology mid-contract. The framework is already there.

Have a live contract or an upcoming tender where this is relevant? [Get in touch with our team] to talk through how it fits your procurement route.

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