Government
Connectivity, security and operational assurance for UK government and the wider public sector estate. Central government departments, local authorities, arm’s length bodies and non-departmental public bodies, and the technology providers delivering services into them.
The operating layer
behind public service
The services people rely on every day, from issuing benefits and licences to running courts and managing local infrastructure, are increasingly digital operations. They depend on connectivity that works, security that holds up, and operational evidence that stands up to scrutiny from auditors, regulators and Parliament.
Cloud Gateway operates the connectivity and security layer that makes that possible. PSN access, secure cloud connectivity, managed security, remote and zero trust access, and the visibility and audit evidence that public sector governance teams need. Delivered as one managed service, by one UK team, on infrastructure designed for the assurance expectations of UK government.
We work with central government departments, local authorities, arm’s length bodies, non-departmental public bodies, and the technology providers building services into them. Different procurement routes, different mandates, often the same underlying technical and regulatory realities.
Available through the frameworks
government already uses
Cloud Gateway is available through the main public sector procurement frameworks, so departments and authorities can engage us through routes their procurement teams already know.
- G-Cloud (RM1557)
- Technology Services 4 (RM6100)
- HSCN Access Services DPS (RM3825)
- Spark DPS (RM6094)
- Digital Outcomes and Specialists (RM1043)
See our framework guide for the detail on how to procure through each →
The realities of working in government
Government technology operates against a set of pressures and expectations that other sectors don’t share at the same intensity.
Compliance is continuous, not episodic
PSN Code of Connection requirements, CAF, evolving cyber resilience expectations. The bar isn’t passing one assessment, it’s maintaining defensible evidence on an ongoing basis.
Procurement isn't separate from delivery
Framework choice, value-for-money obligations and standard terms shape what’s possible before the contract is signed. The technical answer has to work commercially within the procurement vehicle being used.
Service continuity has real-world consequences
Public services that go down don’t inconvenience customers, they affect citizens, frontline workers, and the core operations of government itself. Resilience and assurance expectations are non-negotiable.
The estate is rarely simple
Most public sector organisations operate alongside supplier-delivered services, legacy infrastructure, and connections to other parts of government. Systems need to integrate with the wider sector and its partners.
Where government organisations
usually start
for PSN access, alongside HSCN where relevant
for managed firewall, governance, and audit-ready security operations
for secure access, remote working and zero trust for civil servants and operational users
for multi-site network estates, particularly councils and central government departments running across many locations
for organisations migrating workloads to cloud while maintaining compliant connectivity
For services people depend on.
We are built for consequence, trusted by organisations who deal with national security, frontline healthcare, public safety and public trust.
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Regulatory change, emergent technology and sector reform are reshaping how mission-critical services, and the organisations that run them, need to operate.
Cloud Gateway is the secure connectivity platform that gives you the assurance needed to operate mission-critical, sovereign digital infrastructure. We connect what can’t fail, with real-time evidence you can act on.
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