{"id":12150,"date":"2020-09-28T14:38:18","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T13:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/?p=12150"},"modified":"2023-01-17T10:25:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T10:25:41","slug":"ringcentral-gcloud-12-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/ringcentral-gcloud-12-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"RingCentral on G-Cloud 12 Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good news for public sector organisations: you can continue to purchase RingCentral\u2019s cloud-based communications and collaboration services via the G-Cloud 12 framework.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>TL;DR: Get the following products on G-Cloud:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk\/g-cloud\/services\/945404257419642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RingCentral Office<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk\/g-cloud\/services\/685098249103645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RingCentral Contact Centre<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk\/g-cloud\/services\/907948528682794\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RingCentral Meetings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The public sector has many frameworks and compliance programmes that aim to provide streamlined buying structures. Using the G-Cloud 12 framework, your procurement ensures a compliant process, saves time and can help you to save money as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frameworks commonly offer these benefits to public sector buyers:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provides an opportunity to share information and expertise on buying technology<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supports local economies through SMEs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up-skills employees of the organisations involved<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promotes community engagement and social economic investment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This streamlined procurement process supports the UK government\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/government-cloud-first-policy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud First policy<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and is a key component in the government&#8217;s ambition to operate a cloud native digital architecture. By adopting cloud technology, government bodies will use and share ICT services more easily. This enables the move from high-cost customised ICT solutions to low cost, standard, interchangeable services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Read RingCentral&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/netstorage.ringcentral.com\/uk\/ebook\/becoming_cloud_first.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Becoming Cloud First eBook<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, the public sector as a whole has not yet fully engaged with cloud technology offerings, meaning there remains plenty of potential to improve the core business functions of UK public service delivery. As a pure cloud, cost-efficient collaboration suite that aligns with this direction to consolidate services and optimise efficiencies, RingCentral is an easy way to adhere to the government\u2019s Cloud First policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RingCentral can strengthen the link between local government, small businesses, and UK residents to allow for greater collaboration, problem solving, and benefit sharing between all three.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read our blog post on <\/span><a href=\"\/gb\/en\/blog\/what-is-uk-government-cloud-first-policy-what-it-means-for-public-sector-bodies\/#ring-uk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Is the UK Government\u2019s Cloud First Policy and What Does It Mean for Public Sector Bodies?\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top 3 reasons to choose RingCentral as your cloud provider:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Quality and reliability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: RingCentral is a five-time Leader in the UCaaS Gartner Magic Quadrant, recognised for our industry-leading technology, manageability, and reliability. We have over 20 years\u2019 experience implementing, managing, and improving mission-critical cloud communications and have helped over 400,000 customers and millions of users migrate to the cloud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Integrations with existing business applications<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: RingCentral integrates with your already familiar apps and services such as Microsoft Office 365, Outlook, Teams including Direct Routing for voice integration, G Suite, Google Chrome, and others through our open API. Not only does this streamline interactions, it allows you to enrich your constituent picture by seamlessly capturing important data for analytics, reporting, and future strategic planning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Keep your data local<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Our local data center enables more UK organisations to take advantage of cloud communications to enhance the <a href=\"\/gb\/en\/blog\/definitive-guide-customer-experience\/\">customer experience<\/a> while controlling customer data. The RingCentral data center in the UK removes barriers to innovation for industries with high data security requirements while providing in-country failover, including the same 99.999% uptime trusted SLA that customers around the world have come to expect from RingCentral.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How we\u2019re helping public and voluntary sector organisations benefit from cloud technology<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the pandemic forced St. Bartholomew\u2019s Church of England Primary School in Bolton to close its doors, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/office\/unified-communications.html\">unified communications<\/a> allowed the whole school community to stay connected. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/whyringcentral\/casestudies\/st-bartholomews-school.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read the case study online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The vital work of the Fairtrade Foundation went on even after lockdown because unified communications meant its volunteers could continue to advocate for farmers\u2019 rights in developing countries from home. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/whyringcentral\/casestudies\/fairtrade-foundation.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As its on-premises phone system neared end of life, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/whyringcentral\/casestudies\/national-housing-federation.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Housing Federation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> had to weigh several key factors in deciding what system to deploy next, including native mobile support and finding a solution that provided strong value for money. The NHF now uses the RingCentral platform to empower its mobile workforce, better serve customers and save money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information on how RingCentral can support public sector bodies in adopting cloud services to improve service delivery, meet budget pressures and embrace remote work, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/office\/industry-solutions\/business-communications-for-public-sector.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">visit our website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"uc-expo-cta-2 style-4  CID-cta-2FdM5dTp\"\r\n\t\t\tdata-dl-custom-type=\"ctaButton\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Restructuring a nation through technology: How UK businesses are facing a post-pandemic future<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rc-cta-shortcode btn btn-primary btn-lg\" data-dl-element=\"button\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/lp\/pandemic-report.html\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dl-additional-info=\"Restructuring a nation through technology: How UK businesses are facing a post-pandemic future\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dl-name=\"Restructuring a nation through technology: How UK businesses are facing a post-pandemic future | Read the report\" target=\"_blank\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener\" title=\"Read the report\">Read the report<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good news for public sector organisations: you can continue to purchase RingCentral\u2019s cloud-based communications and collaboration services via the G-Cloud 12 framework. 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