The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has extended its hosting deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for another three years, with plans to double its cloud spending. The new deal, valued at £437,151, is more than double the value of the previous agreement. It was secured through the UK government’s G-Cloud 13 procurement contract and will benefit from preferential pricing under the One Government Value Agreement 2.0 (OGVA). The CMA has previously used this agreement to receive discounts on AWS services. However, concerns have been raised over a possible conflict of interest, as the CMA is currently investigating AWS for anti-competitive behavior. Despite this, the CMA maintains that the investigation will not compromise the integrity of their work. Critics argue that such preferential pricing schemes contribute to a dependence on US cloud giants in the public sector.
CMA Supervises Anti-Trust Probe into Cloud Giant AWS Amidst Double-Spend Allegations
