REPLY LIMITED

Google Cloud Infrastructure Software Licensing and Adoption

Google Cloud Infrastructure Software Licensing and Adoption services from Reply provide public-sector organisations with a route to procure, manage, and adopt Google Cloud infrastructure and platform software. The service includes licence resale, commercial guidance, and adoption support, helping organisations manage costs, plan usage, and realise value across the software lifecycle.

Features

• Resale of Google Cloud infrastructure and platform software
• Commercial guidance on Google Cloud SKUs and usage models
• Support for data and analytics platform licensing (BigQuery, Cloud Storage)
• Cost and usage visibility to inform procurement decisions
• Guidance aligning infrastructure software to architecture requirements
• Support for consumption-based pricing and usage forecasting
• Integration with enterprise procurement and finance processes
• Licence lifecycle support including onboarding and renewals
• Alignment with public-sector governance, security, and compliance
• Access to expertise operating Google Cloud infrastructure at scale

Benefits

• Simplifies procurement of Google Cloud infrastructure software
• Supports commercial alignment with operational needs and budgets
• Improves cost visibility for consumption-based cloud services
• Reduces risk of misaligned infrastructure software selection
• Enables timely access to Google Cloud infrastructure capabilities
• Supports informed, sustainable infrastructure licensing decisions
• Aligns infrastructure software use with public-sector compliance
• Reduces administrative overhead in software procurement processes
• Improves confidence in infrastructure investment decisions
• Allows teams to focus on service delivery over software administration

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

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Framework

G-Cloud 15

Service ID

615017550335590

Contact

Chris Wright
0207 730 6000
glue.frameworks@reply.com

About your service

• Service categories:

  Systems Infrastructure Software

  System and service management

  • IT operations management
  • IT service management

  IT automation and configuration management

  • Workload management
• Multi cloud support: No

Service scope

• Software add-on or extension: No
• Cloud deployment model: Public cloud
• Service constraints: N/A
• System requirements: Web Browser

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Yes, at extra cost
• Support response times: Response times will be agreed as part of a service level agreement with the client.
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: Yes
• Online ticketing support accessibility: EN 301 549
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support: Yes, at an extra cost
• Web chat support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support accessibility standard: EN 301 549
• Web chat accessibility testing: Web chat testing protocol will be agreed with the client as part of our service design process.
• Onsite support: Yes
• Support levels: We adapt our support to the needs of the users and can offer most support levels requested by clients. We have provided all combinations of first, second, and third line support to our clients; we have provided all combinations of UK business hours, UK extended business hours, US business hours and 24/7 support facilities to our clients. We have provided both real-time telephone support, email support, and on-call support. The costs of each of these models is tailored to the specific needs of our clients to ensure the right level of support is provided to the service in question. In all of our client engagements there will be a dedicated account manager – and typically a cloud support engineer or technical account manager depending on the needs of the client.
• Support available to third parties: Yes
• AI chatbot: Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

• Getting started: We provide content owner training and materials for the end user that are specific to that implementation of the solution. We have a dedicated Change Management and Adoption team, consisting of a number of PROSCI certified members who work with the ADKAR methodology. We provide Onsite and Online training to both end users and content owners via webinars or workshops. User documentation is tailored to the solution delivered, Videos and Cheat Sheets are delivered to enhance adoption and complement the creative campaigns designed to achieve maximum usage of each Cloud Software solution that Reply deliver.
• Service documentation: Yes
• Documentation formats:
  • PDF
  • Other
• Other documentation formats:
  • Google Docs
  • MS Word
  • Google Slides
  • MS Powerpoint
  • Videos
  • Images
• End-of-contract data extraction: Google's adoption of open APIs and open source technology allows users to move their data easily between cloud environments and prevent vendor lock-in (https://cloudplatform.googleblog.com/2016/07/how-to-escape-lock-in-with-a-multi-cloud-stack26.html). We offer third party solutions for offline data import/export (https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/offline-media-import-export), and VM migration through recommended partners (https://cloud.google.com/migrate/). Further to this Articles 7 and 8 of Google Data Processing and Security Terms (https://cloud.google.com/terms/data-processing-terms) states that Google will provide the ability to correct, block, export and delete the Customer Data during the terms of the agreement. To the extent the customer does not have the ability migrate Customer Data to another system, Google will, at Customer’s reasonable expense, comply with any reasonable requests to assist in this.
• End-of-contract process: On the expiry or termination of the Agreement, after a recovery period of up to 30 days following such expiry or termination, Google will delete the Customer-Deleted Data within a maximum period of 180 days, unless applicable legislation or legal process prevents it from doing so.
• Documentation accessibility standard: EN 301 549

Using the service

• Web browser interface: Yes
• Supported browsers:
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
  • Opera
• Application to install: No
• Designed for use on mobile devices: No
• Service interface: No
• User support accessibility: WCAG 2.2 AA
• API: No
• Customisation available: Yes
• Description of customisation: The service can be customised per the buyer's requirements. This can include customisation related to compute, storage, UI, UX etc.

Scaling

• Independence of resources: Google Cloud is built to be fully managed, serverless and scalable (via auto-scaling mechanisms).

Analytics

• Service usage metrics: Yes
• Metrics types: Network uptime/downtime, latency, CPU/RAM/Disk usage etc. Metrics encompass a variety of system and application-specific data points across all GCP services. For instance, Compute Engine metrics include CPU usage, disk I/O, network traffic, and instance uptime. For storage services like Cloud Storage and BigQuery, you can track request counts, latency, error rates, and data ingress and egress. Metrics for Google Kubernetes Engine include pod CPU and memory usage, alongside node conditions. Cloud SQL metrics cover database connections, replication status, and storage capacity.
• Reporting types:
  • API access
  • Real-time dashboards
  • Reports on request
• Resource tagging: No
• FOCUS resource tagging: No

Resellers

• Supplier type: Reseller providing extra features and support
• Organisation whose services are being resold: Google Cloud Platform

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Conforms to BS7858:2019
• Government security clearance: Security Clearance (SC)

Asset protection

• Knowledge of data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Data storage and processing locations: United Kingdom
• User control over data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Datacentre security standards: Complies with a recognised standard (for example CSA CCM version 4.0)
• Penetration testing frequency: At least once a year
• Penetration testing approach: In-house
• Protecting data at rest: Encryption of all physical media
• Data sanitisation process: Yes
• Equipment disposal approach: In-house destruction process
• Data sanitisation type: Explicit overwriting of storage before reallocation / Secure Erase

Data importing and exporting

• Data export approach: ODF, HTML, Other
• Data export formats:
  • ODF
  • Other
• Other data export formats: As required
• Data import formats: ODF

Data-in-transit protection

• Data protection between buyer and supplier networks: TLS (version 1.2 or above)
• Data protection within supplier network: TLS (version 1.2 or above)

Availability and resilience

• Guaranteed availability: Per Buyer requirements. Google Cloud's service SLAs are here: https://cloud.google.com/terms/sla
• Approach to resilience: Please see Google Cloud's resiliency framework: https://cloud.google.com/security/solutions/security-and-resilience
• Outage reporting: Per Buyer requirements. dashboards, and email alerts can be setup where appropriate.

Identity and authentication

• User authentication needed: Yes
• User authentication: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
• Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels: Google Cloud Identity & Access Management (IAM) lets administrators authorize who can take action on; specific resources, giving you full control and visibility to manage cloud resources centrally. For; established enterprises with complex organizational structures, hundreds of workgroups and potentially; many more projects, Cloud IAM provides a unified view into security policy across your entire; organization, with built-in auditing to ease compliance processes. IAM access policies are defined at the; project level using granular controls of users and groups or using ACLs.; https://cloud.google.com/iam/; https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/access/; For further information see;; https://cloud.google.com/files/Google-Cloud-CSA-CAIQ-January2017-CSA-CAIQ-v3.0.1.pdf; Section IAM-12
• Access restriction testing frequency: At least once a year
• Management access authentication: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Audit information for users

• Access to user activity audit information: Users have access to real-time audit information
• How long user audit data is stored for: At least 12 months
• Access to supplier activity audit information: Users have access to real-time audit information
• How long supplier audit data is stored for: At least 12 months
• How long system logs are stored for: User-defined

Security governance

• Named board-level person responsible for service security: Yes
• Security governance certified: Yes
• Security governance standards: ISO/IEC 27001
• Information security policies and processes: Our security policies are grounded in internationally recognized standards, such as ISO 27001, ensuring comprehensive coverage of all aspects of information security. We have a clear reporting structure with senior security engineers overseeing the security operations and reporting directly to the senior management to ensure transparency and accountability. Compliance with these policies is mandatory for all employees, and adherence is ensured through regular training, audits, and continuous monitoring. Violations are handled through a formal disciplinary process. Additionally, we employ automated systems to enforce security measures, such as access controls and data encryption, and we conduct periodic reviews and updates of our policies to adapt to evolving threats and regulatory changes, ensuring our security practices remain robust and effective.
• Software Security Code of Practice: Yes

Operational security

• Configuration and change management standard: Supplier-defined controls
• Configuration and change management approach: Our configuration and change management processes are designed to ensure the stability, security, and reliability of our services. Changes to our systems and configurations are rigorously assessed for potential security impacts through a formal change management procedure. This involves pre-change risk assessments, peer reviews, and security impact analyses conducted by our security team. All proposed changes are logged, reviewed, and approved by relevant stakeholders before implementation. Additionally, all changes are tested in a controlled staging environment to identify any potential issues before they are deployed in production.
• Vulnerability management type: Supplier-defined controls
• Vulnerability management approach: We continuously monitor for vulnerabilities using a combination of automated scanning tools and manual testing procedures, which allows us to rapidly assess the security posture of our infrastructure and applications. Upon detection of potential vulnerabilities, we prioritize patches based on the severity and potential impact of the threat. Critical patches are deployed per Buyer SLAs, while less critical updates follow a structured schedule to ensure minimal disruption to services. Our information regarding potential threats is sourced from multiple reputable channels, including security advisories from vendors, threat intelligence platforms, and industry collaborations.
• Protective monitoring type: Supplier-defined controls
• Protective monitoring approach: Our protective monitoring processes are integral to our cybersecurity strategy, ensuring rapid detection and response to potential security incidents. We use advanced monitoring tools and technologies to continuously scan our network and systems for unusual activities that may indicate a compromise, such as unexpected access patterns, anomalies in outbound traffic, or unauthorized changes to configurations. Upon identifying a potential compromise, our incident response team is immediately notified. This team assesses the severity of the incident and implements predefined response protocols to contain and mitigate the threat. Our response to incidents is swift. This rapid response is facilitated by our SOC,
• Incident management type: Supplier-defined controls
• Incident management approach: We have processes in place for common incidents, such as data breaches, unauthorized access, and system outages, which allow us to quickly mobilize our response teams and mitigate impacts. Users can report incidents through different channels per Buyer specifications, ensuring accessibility and ease of reporting. Upon receiving a report, incidents are logged and assigned a priority level based on severity and impact. Our incident response team investigates and resolves the issue while maintaining transparent communication with the affected parties. We provide detailed incident reports to stakeholders, which include a timeline, nature, etc.
• Post-quantum cryptography secure: No

Secure development

• Approach to secure software development best practice: Independent review of processes (for example CESG CPA Build Standard, ISO/IEC 27034, ISO/IEC 27001 or CSA CCM v4.0)

Public sector networks

• Connection to public sector networks: No

Pricing

• Discount for educational organisations: No
• Free trial available: No

Discount percentage by annual call-off contract value (excluding VAT)

• Less than £250,000: 0.5%
• Between £250,000 and £500,000: 0.5%
• Between £500,001 and £1,000,000: 0.5%
• Between £1,000,001 and £2,500,000: 0.5%
• Between £2,500,001 and £5,000,000: 0.5%
• Over £5,000,001: 0.5%

Non-mandatory Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: Citation
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: Monday 31 March 2025
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: N/A
• ISO 28000:2022 certification: No
• ISO 9001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification: Dasa-Ragister
• ISO 9001 accreditation date: Monday 30 October 2023
• What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover: N/A
• Quality management systems (QMS): Yes
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: No
• Cyber Essentials Alternative: None of the criteria
• Cyber essentials plus: Yes
• Please provide your Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number: Ef4fcf52-aa92-481d-8ba6-73e89766db6e
• Other security certifications: No

Social value

• Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery:

  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 1: Fair work: That offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country. Notes: Where there is a large proportion of labour costs in the contract, commercial teams should consider MAC in Outcome 1 as a priority

    • New or retained jobs on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b, 1c and 1d
    • New apprenticeships on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b
    • Providing opportunities for, and measuring and monitoring of, staff workforce conditions over time, including employee engagement, involvement in decision-making and satisfaction and adapting to any changes in the results, with clear processes for acting on issues identified
    • Plans to engage the contract workforce in deciding the most important workplace issues to address
    • Ensuring new workers are informed of their right to join a trade union
    • Monitoring of employee engagement rates (by protected characteristic) and, where necessary, the development of actions to ensure all voices are heard across the diversity of the workforce
    • Employment contracts that reflect actual hours worked; steps taken to ensure employees understand their contracts and have the ability to review and adjust them if actual hours regularly exceed contracted hours
    • Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about, and feel empowered to, address their physical wellbeing
    • Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about and feel empowered to report and address bullying and harassment
    • Activities to cascade good practice on fair working conditions throughout the supply chain
    • Offer a pay and leave entitlement to all eligible staff who become kinship carers, ideally equivalent to statutory adoption pay and leave
    • Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce
    • Monitoring and reporting of gender and ethnicity pay gaps and plans to address them where necessary
    • Entitlement to sick pay for the contract workforce, with provision in place for any staff who do not meet the earnings threshold for statutory sick pay, payment of sick pay from day one of absence and payment of staff on the contract workforce who are off sick a replacement income of 100% of their usual earnings for as long as possible
    • Plans for an appropriate income replacement policy for staff who are required to spend time away from work to care for a sick dependent or close relative
    • Understanding of in-work progression issues affecting the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors
    • Measures to support in-work progression to help people in the contract workforce, to move into higher paid work by developing new skills relevant to the contract
    • Support for the contract workforce by providing career advice, and providing opportunities for staff working on the contract with in-work progression career development into known skills shortages or high growth areas
    • Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
    • Volunteering opportunities for staff
    • Understanding of the modern slavery risks and issues affecting the market, industry, sector or country (of origin or of source) relevant to the contract, and the workforce in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key subcontractors
    • Measures to identify, mitigate and manage modern slavery risks relating to the contract and how these will be implemented
    • Outline policies and practices to be applied to or put in place for the contract to mitigate and manage modern slavery risks, including: Pre-employment checks, recruitment practices. Workplace conditions, safeguarding plans and processes in place and regular monitoring with relevant groups considered, which may include sampling
    • How these flow down the supply chain and are monitored Illustrative examples include reporting, site visits, audits, etc.
    • How to ensure business decisions re: price/cost, short lead times, payment timescales do not create modern slavery risks in the supply chain
    • How the supplier will work with NGOs, trade unions or other businesses to address modern slavery risk
    • Means of influencing staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders with respect to modern slavery risks relating to the contract

  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 2: Skills for growth: Supporting growth sectors and addressing skills gaps.

    • Understanding of employment and relevant skills issues, and of the education and training issues relating to the contract. Illustrative examples: demographics, skills shortages, new opportunities in high growth sectors, geographic/local community and skills/employment challenges
    • Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
    • Activities to support relevant sector related skills growth and sustainability in the contract workforce. Illustrative examples: careers talks, curriculum support, literacy support, safety talks and volunteering
    • Delivery of apprenticeships, supported internships and T Level industry placement opportunities (Level 2, 3 and 4+) in relation to the contract

  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 3: Resilient, innovative and flexible supply chains: Support economic growth through enabling resilient businesses, opportunities for small businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises

    • Understanding of the types of businesses in the market and the level of participation by new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals
    • Activities to identify opportunities to open up sub-contracts under the prime contract to a diverse range of businesses, including new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals
    • Plans for engaging a diverse range of businesses in engagement activities prior to appointing subcontractors (including activities prior to award of the main contract and during the contract term)
    • Activities that demonstrate a collaborative way to work with a diverse range of businesses as part of the supply chain
    • Advertising of supply chain opportunities openly and to ensure they are accessible to a diverse range of businesses, including advertising all subcontracting opportunities on Contracts Finder
    • Ensuring accessibility to contracting and subcontracting opportunities for disabled business owners and employees
    • Structuring of the supply chain selection process to ensure fairness (e.g. anti-corruption) and encourages participation by a diverse range of businesses, including with regard to new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutual
    • Understanding of local demographics, needs and opportunities for the co-design of the goods, services and works to be delivered under the contract
    • Methods for engaging with different parts of the community (including the education system and charities representing the community) and how communities come together to inform decisions, strategy and projects to leave a positive legacy for future generations
    • Measures to involve local stakeholders and/or users in design (e.g. in the design of services, systems, products or buildings)
    • Plans for positive actions with community groups.
    • Measures for making facilities used in the delivery of the contract available for community groups, education or training
    • Measures to engage users and communities and build relationships to increase community integration build trust and influence how the contract is delivered
    • Plans to respond flexibly and adapt approaches to community engagement and initiatives
    • Support for community-led initiatives relevant to the contract. Illustrative examples: improving transport links; reducing loneliness; helping with English language proficiency; and facilitating social mixing among people with different backgrounds
    • Collaborating with anchor institutions and community groups to make facilities available for education, training or community events

  • Mission: Make Britain a clean energy superpower: To cut bills, create jobs and deliver security with cheaper, zero-carbon electricity by 2030, accelerating to net zero

    Policy Outcome 4: Sustainable procurement practices: Reducing carbon footprints, minimising waste, and promoting the use of clean energy and green technologies.

    • Understanding of opportunities for additional environmental benefits delivery in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
    • Collaborative ways of working with the supply chain to deliver additional environmental benefits in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
    • Delivery of additional environmental benefits through the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
    • Understanding of how to influence staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders through the delivery of the contract to support climate and nature protection and improvement
    • Activities to reconnect people with the environment and increase awareness of ways to protect and enhance it

  • Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity: By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain

    Policy Outcome 6: Employment and training: For those who face barriers to employment

    • Understanding of employment and skills issues, and of the skills and employment shortages of high growth sectors relating to the contract
    • Creation of employment opportunities particularly for those who face barriers to employment, such as prison leavers, care leavers and/or who are located in deprived areas, and for people in industries with known skills shortages or in high growth sectors
    • Delivery of training schemes and programmes to address any identified skills gaps and under-representation in the workforce for the contract (e.g. prison leavers, care leavers, kinship carers, disabled people)
    • Advertising, promotional and outreach activities designed to raise awareness of the offer to reach the target cohort
    • Understanding of the issues affecting the representation of disabled people in the workforce in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors
    • Collection of the views and expertise of disabled people and their representative organisations on successfully supporting disabled employees or applicants
    • Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, and retention-focused activities, including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition
    • Introducing transparency to pay and reward processes
    • Offering a range of quality opportunities with routes of progression if appropriate, e.g. T Level industry placements, students supported into higher level apprenticeships.
    • Working conditions which promote an inclusive working environment and promote retention and progression
    • Other measures to provide equality of opportunity for disabled people and those with health conditions into employment, including becoming a Disability Confident employer and inclusion of supported businesses in the contract supply chain
    • Understanding of the issues affecting inequality in employment, skills and pay in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors. Measures to tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce
    • Inclusive and accessible development practices, including guidance for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition

  • Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity: By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain

    Policy Outcome 7: Creating a pipeline of opportunities: For the contract workforce, reducing barriers to entry for under-represented groups.

    • Understanding of the issues affecting the development of new skills by target cohort
    • Understanding of the underlying factors affecting improvements to reduce barriers to entry and training schemes for the target cohort(s) related to the contract workforce
    • Other measures to offer development opportunities for the target cohort(s) in the contract workforce
    • Advertising, promotional and outreach activities designed to raise awareness of the offer to reach the target cohort
    • Understanding of issues relating to entering the contract workforce
    • Creation of outreach activities to create a pipeline of employees for the future contract delivery
    • Content of the outreach activity is designed to suit the target cohort
    • Advertising, promotional and outreach activities designed to raise awareness of the offer to reach the target cohort

  • Mission: Build an NHS fit for the future: That is there when people need it; with fewer lives lost to the biggest killers; in a fairer Britain, where everyone lives well for longer.

    Policy Outcome 8: Increasing productivity through physical and mental wellbeing: In the supply chain and communities in the relevant area.

    • Understanding of issues relating to health and wellbeing, including physical and mental health, in the contract workforce
    • Understanding barriers to access to health and social care services or employment opportunities e.g. digital inclusion
    • Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, development practices and retention policies that support-focused activities including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing which support people with a disability or health condition
    • Actions to invest in the physical and mental health and wellbeing of the contract workforce

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at glue.frameworks@reply.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.