The home of public sector AI, HPC and compute since 2015

Public Sector organisations can use our services through an access agreement with the Cabinet Office, paying us directly and with no procurement necessary.

Private Sector businesses can buy our services for resale to public sector as part of their own service offering to Public Sector organisations.

Crown Hosting’s industry-leading data centre colocation services have already been accredited and proven and are governed as part of a Cabinet Office framework agreement. We provide our services under CCS RM6262, which is a fixed price single supplier framework.

We are well-known for leading the UK in socially responsible data centres and our close alignment with the key Social Values of the Public Sector. We believe that by integrating social value and sustainability into everything we do, we empower our customers to achieve their own goals.

Since our inception in 2015, we have saved the UK public sector money. Currently this represents £1.5bn per year, with a capacity to save £4.5bn per year.

Our data centres are all assured centrally by the Crown Hosting Framework Authority, assisted by specialist support from the Cabinet Office, National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) and National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

We are compliant with the ISO 27001 standard for security management and able to deliver services with increased security levels.

We are also compliant with Security Policy Framework 2014, which covers mandatory policies for protective marking, personnel, physical and information security.

When moving to one of our data centres our customers can accomplish a 75% reduction in electricity against all relocated services.

Crown Hosting is a joint venture with the Cabinet Office holding a 25% stake. This means 25% of our profits are reinvested back into the UK government.

Our data centres only use the most efficient cooling, allowing the IT equipment to maintain a consistent temperature all year round.

We empower public sector organisations to seamlessly transition their IT from costly on-premise or third-party facilities. With the flexibility to assess and optimise their infrastructure and applications, our customers can significantly reduce costs and minimise operational risks.

Experience guaranteed uptime with our 99.9% SLA for single-route WAN services and an impressive 99.99% SLA for diversely routed connections.

Our data centres feature multiple resilient fibre optic paths and a range of telecommunications providers, ensuring robust support for all public sector connectivity needs.

Count on 99.999% availability for an uninterrupted power supply that exceeds Tier III.

Our Official, Secret and Top Secret data centre facilities are dedicated to (and designed specifically for) public sector organisations.

Depending on your requirements, we have a mixture of locations from the heart of the city to remote rural locations.

The diversity of our locations means that we can offer geographical redundancy when it matters.

When moving to one of our data centres, our customers can accomplish a 99% carbon reduction on relocated services.

Based on CCS’ study, our customers are proven to save £3 for every £1 spent.

We understand that not everyone is at the same stage in their transformation journey which is why we represent freedom of choice to the customers we serve.

We empower IT transformation for all public sector organisations, regardless of size or complexity of the infrastructure.

We offer our customers the same foundation to create and inspire change, opportunity to transform, move forward, consolidate infrastructure, and migrate to new platforms using a more efficient and cost-effective model.

Flexible, transparent pricing with minimum volume commitment and contracts you can terminate at any time.

Our migration services can help you move from your existing data centre with minimal downtime and maximum security.

We then offer a full range of onsite support services, designed to complement the day to day running of your data centre.

In 2013, the UK government introduced the Cloud First Policy, urging all public sector organisations to transition their services to the public cloud. Many have found this ‘complex and challenging’.

We help customers determine the best solution for their data and migrate relevant applications to the public cloud. We then continue to provide the optimal location for remaining on-premise equipment, as recognised in the updated Cloud First Policy.

This approach is a key part of how we support our customers through their digital transformation journey.

As an integral part of our service, we provide you with valuable insights to optimise your data centre operations and social values, empowering better, more informed decisions.

These can include electricity usage, carbon usage (for emissions reporting) and water usage (for sustainability reporting).