Linea Awarded to the G-Cloud 5 Procurement Framework

London, United Kingdom, August 23, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Linea Awarded to the G-Cloud 5 Procurement Framework by the Crown Commercial Service.

Organisational Excellence specialist, Linea Group, has been awarded to the G-Cloud 5 Procurement Framework agreement by the Government Procurement Service. G-Cloud is a Government approved procurement framework for cloud based technology.

Linea Group today announced that it has been approved to provide specialist Cloud services under the G-Cloud framework initiative. The approval means that public sector organisations will now be able to procure services directly from Linea Group under the Professional Services category.

In essence, this means Linea Group is trusted by 1,600 public sector organisations, including 250 local councils covering 30,000 sites.

G-Cloud is a flagship Government scheme, introduced to develop a secure, high-performance cloud infrastructure for the Public Sector. The objective is to ease the movement of computing services to the Cloud. Key features include assured security, standard management practices, approved suppliers and easy access to technology; all aimed at making I.T. cheaper to run.

Under G-Cloud, Linea Group will offer a full range of Project & Programme Management and Software As A Service (SAAS) solutions to support the implementation of and migration to Cloud based services.

Linea Group Chief Executive, Ian Chambers said, "G-Cloud is a tremendous opportunity for the Public Sector to reduce overall costs, improve responsiveness and access the innovative solutions required to move technology services to the Cloud.

"As an approved framework supplier, Linea Group will now be able to offer clients quicker and easier access to the services which we have been providing for the Public Sector over the last decade."

Linea Group Director of Marketing, Ian Ormrod commented, "this announcement is the latest in a series of key milestones for our consulting practice, as we continue to work closely with Public Sector clients to deliver innovative, cost effective solutions aimed at improving operational efficiency."