OCF LIMITED

OCF - UCit EF Portal

EF Portal is the market leading HPC portal providing users with easy web-based access to their HPC environment (applications, resources, and data) whether it is running on premises, in the cloud, or as a hybrid system.

Features

• Web-based access to on-premises or cloud HPC environments
• User-oriented intuitive interface eliminating complex command line syntax needs
• Integration with all major HPC schedulers and workload managers
• Job submission, monitoring, and control through web interfaces
• Advanced file management with preview and editing capabilities
• Seamless 2D/3D interactive visualization sessions management with Amazon DCV
• Service oriented web portal, with easy application/tools integration
• Comprehensive REST API for automation and custom integrations
• Multi-factor authentication and enhanced security controls included
• Jupyter Notebooks integration for data science workflow support

Benefits

• Submit and monitor HPC jobs directly from web browser
• Eliminate complex command line syntax for everyday engineering tasks
• Access interactive 2D/3D visualizations remotely from any location
• Automate job submissions with optimized resource requests, web submission forms
• Preview and edit files directly within integrated file manager
• Manage simulation data efficiently across distributed development teams
• Launch Jupyter notebooks directly from portal for data analysis
• Control job priorities and resources through intuitive visual interface
• Connect securely using multi-factor authentication and single sign-on
• Build custom automation workflows using comprehensive REST API integrations

• Education pricing available
• Free trial available

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at Tenders@ocf.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 15

Service ID

194732187326798

Contact

Megan Stroud
0114 257 2200
Tenders@ocf.co.uk

About your service

• Service categories:

  Application Development and Deployment

  Application platforms

  Deployment centric application platforms

  • Application Server Software Platforms
• Multi cloud support: Yes

Service scope

• Software add-on or extension: No
• Cloud deployment model:
  • Public cloud
  • Private cloud
  • Community cloud
  • Hybrid cloud
• Service constraints: No constraints.
• System requirements: Requires an existing HPC cluster with supported job scheduler

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Yes
• Support response times: Response times vary based on the severity of the issue, ranging from within 2 business hours for urgent matters to within 2 business days for general guidance. Please refer to our SLA policies for further details.
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: Yes
• Online ticketing support accessibility: WCAG 2.2 AA
• Phone support: No
• Web chat support: No
• Onsite support: Yes, at extra cost
• Support levels: UCit provide Level 0 to Level 2 support included in license. Higher level of support are escalated to the product's editors.
• Support available to third parties: Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

• Getting started: We help users get started with UCit EF Portal through the Administrator and User Guides, onsite or online training sessions and the UCit Knowledge Base.
• Service documentation: Yes
• Documentation formats:
  • HTML
  • PDF
• End-of-contract data extraction: Customers have full ownership and access to their data. Data generated by the program remains on user's facilities.
• End-of-contract process: The product license is still owned by the customer according to the purchasing terms (e.g. subscription, perpetual license etc.).
• Documentation accessibility standard: None or don’t know
• How the documentation is accessible: Customers have full ownership and access to their data. Data generated by the program remains on user's facilities.

Using the service

• Web browser interface: Yes
• Supported browsers:
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
• Application to install: No
• Designed for use on mobile devices: No
• Service interface: Yes
• User support accessibility: None or don’t know
• Description of service interface: Users can access the service using a web browser. Complex workflows can also be integrated through webservices using a REST client.
• Accessibility standards: None or don’t know
• Description of accessibility: Users access the portal via web browsers to view and interact with content; system settings cannot be changed.
• Accessibility testing: UCit EF Portal has been designed to be compatible with common assistive technologies, such as screen readers and keyboard navigation. Formal interface testing with assistive technology users has not yet been conducted.
• API: Yes
• What users can and can't do using the API: A REST API is available to interact with the services provided by the web portal.; Overview of the features:; + Grid Operations; - Host and queue management; - List hosts; - Get details of a host; - Get details of a cluster in a scheduler ; - Job control; - List all jobs; - List jobs belonging to a user; - List jobs running on a specific host; - Get details of a job; - Delete a job; - Resume a job ; - Suspend a job; - Find a job related to a spooler; + System Operations; - Create an REST API Access Token; - Service management; - Submit a Service including file upload; - List options of a service; - Spooler control and file management; - List all Spoolers; - Remove a Spooler; - List files in a Spooler; - Upload file into a spooler; + Monitor Operations (Admin Only); - User session management (List users logged in, logout a user); - License control and usage monitoring
• API documentation: Yes
• API documentation formats:
  • Open API (also known as Swagger)
  • HTML
  • PDF
• API sandbox or test environment: No
• Customisation available: Yes
• Description of customisation: EF Portal is a fully customisable HPC web portal and framework. End-users can build and integrate custom workflows and customise the Interface look and feel.

Scaling

• Independence of resources: Each customer can install independent EF Portal instances in their facilities. The EF Portal interacts with the underlying grid managers. The purchased license tier allows high availability deployments.

Analytics

• Service usage metrics: Yes
• Metrics types: The EF Portal privileged user interface provides usage metrics, including license utilisation and service or cluster load. Users can also access metrics related to their own jobs
• Reporting types:
  • API access
  • Real-time dashboards
• Resource tagging: No
• FOCUS resource tagging: No

Resellers

• Supplier type: Reseller providing extra features and support
• Organisation whose services are being resold: UCit

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Conforms to BS7858:2019
• Government security clearance: Developed Vetting (DV)

Asset protection

• Knowledge of data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Data storage and processing locations:
  • United Kingdom
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
  • Other locations
• User control over data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Datacentre security standards: Supplier-defined controls
• Penetration testing frequency: At least once a year
• Penetration testing approach: In-house
• Protecting data at rest: Other
• Other data at rest protection approach: EF Portal is not a SaaS. It is installed within the buyer's facilities and therefore inherits their security configurations.
• Data sanitisation process: No
• Equipment disposal approach: In-house destruction process

Data importing and exporting

• Data export approach: Data from the EF Portal UI (e.g. user, service data, errors, or support information etc.) can be exported as a CSV or ZIP file via the EF Portal UI. Other technical data, such as logs, can be accessed on the host where the product is installed.
• Data export formats:
  • CSV
  • Other
• Other data export formats:
  • XML
  • HTML
  • TXT
• Data import formats:
  • CSV
  • Other
• Other data import formats: HPC job input data can be submitted in any format.

Data-in-transit protection

• Data protection between buyer and supplier networks:
  • Private network or public sector network
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
  • Legacy SSL and TLS (under version 1.2)
  • Other
• Other protection between networks: EF Portal is not a SaaS. It is installed within the buyer's facilities and therefore inherits their security configurations.
• Data protection within supplier network: Other
• Other protection within supplier network: EF Portal is not a SaaS. It is installed within the buyer's facilities and therefore inherits their security configurations.

Availability and resilience

• Guaranteed availability: EF Portal is not a SaaS. It is installed within the buyer's facilities and therefore inherits their SLA.
• Approach to resilience: EF Portal is not a SaaS. High-Availability deployments can be performed.
• Outage reporting: EF Portal is not a SaaS. It is installed within the buyer's facilities and can be integrated with custom reporting tools.

Identity and authentication

• User authentication needed: Yes
• User authentication:
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Username or password
  • Other
• Other user authentication: Fully customised authentication.
• Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels: RBAC is defined within EF Portal. Users can be simple users or administrators of the web portal. Access to services is allowed through publication to selected groups of users.
• Access restriction testing frequency: At least once a year
• Management access authentication:
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Username or password
  • Other
• Description of management access authentication: Fully customised authentication.

Audit information for users

• Access to user activity audit information: Users have access to real-time audit information
• How long user audit data is stored for: User-defined
• Access to supplier activity audit information: Users have access to real-time audit information
• How long supplier audit data is stored for: User-defined
• How long system logs are stored for: User-defined

Security governance

• Named board-level person responsible for service security: Yes
• Security governance certified: No
• Security governance approach: UCit manages security governance through internal policies covering secure development, vulnerability management and risk assessment. Best practices like code reviews, threat modelling and security testing are applied, while customers control operational security within their environment.
• Information security policies and processes: All employees are required to comply with UCit’s Information Systems Security Policy and hold the ANSSI SecNum certification. The policy defines the reporting structure, requiring any security incidents or issues to be reported to the CSO. All service and software development follows UCit’s development guidelines, which incorporate the OWASP Top 10 and integrate automated tools to scan for vulnerabilities.
• Software Security Code of Practice: Yes

Operational security

• Configuration and change management standard: Supplier-defined controls
• Configuration and change management approach: UCit EF Portal is vendor-managed and installed on customer premises; customers track components and assess security impacts.
• Vulnerability management type: Supplier-defined controls
• Vulnerability management approach: UCit EF Portal is a product developed and managed by its vendor and deployed on customer premises. Vulnerability management is performed by the vendor according to their processes, while customers are responsible for applying updates and security measures within their own deployment.
• Protective monitoring type: Supplier-defined controls
• Protective monitoring approach: UCit EF Portal is deployed on customer premises and managed by its vendor. Protective monitoring is the responsibility of the customer, who implements monitoring and alerts within their environment, with vendor guidance as needed.
• Incident management type: Supplier-defined controls
• Incident management approach: Users can report incidents through our ticketing system, where they are tracked, prioritised and resolved according to UCit’s incident management procedures.
• Post-quantum cryptography secure: No

Secure development

• Approach to secure software development best practice: Supplier-defined process

Public sector networks

• Connection to public sector networks: No

Pricing

• Discount for educational organisations: Yes
• Free trial available: Yes
• Description of free trial: A demo license valid for a 30, 60 or 90-days trial period.

Discount percentage by annual call-off contract value (excluding VAT)

• Less than £250,000: 0%
• Between £250,000 and £500,000: 10%
• Between £500,001 and £1,000,000: 10%
• Between £1,000,001 and £2,500,000: 15%
• Between £2,500,001 and £5,000,000: 15%
• Over £5,000,001: 15%

Non-mandatory Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: Citation ISO Certification Limited
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: Saturday 21 December 2024
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: OCF Limited has determined the scope of the Information Security Management System and this is recorded on the ISO 27001:2022 Certificate as follows: 'The design, build, deployment and support of high performance compute, storage, cloud and AI solutions to all sectors'. Activities outside of this scope are not covered by the certification.
• ISO 28000:2022 certification: No
• ISO 9001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification: British Assessment Bureau Limited
• ISO 9001 accreditation date: Friday 19 September 2025
• What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover: OCF Limited has determined the scope of the Quality Management System to cover the provision of IT solutions and related services designed to add value to clients’ businesses through the use of innovative technology, highly skilled personnel, effective project management, and strong partnerships with leading IT vendors. Activities outside of this scope are not covered by the certification.
• Quality management systems (QMS): Yes
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number: 0ee0256a-ccf2-4edb-9079-046e14f12f56
• Cyber essentials plus: No
• Cyber Essentials Alternative: In relation to the services you do not have a current and valid Cyber Essentials Plus certificate which has been awarded by one of the government approved Cyber Essentials accreditation bodies but you are working towards gaining it, and will be in a position to confirm that you have been awarded a current and valid Cyber Essentials Plus certificate by one of the government approved accreditation bodies within 12 months of the date of award.
• Other security certifications: No

Social value

• Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery:

  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 2: Skills for growth: Supporting growth sectors and addressing skills gaps.

    • Understanding of employment and relevant skills issues, and of the education and training issues relating to the contract. Illustrative examples: demographics, skills shortages, new opportunities in high growth sectors, geographic/local community and skills/employment challenges
    • Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
    • Activities to support relevant sector related skills growth and sustainability in the contract workforce. Illustrative examples: careers talks, curriculum support, literacy support, safety talks and volunteering
    • Delivery of apprenticeships, supported internships and T Level industry placement opportunities (Level 2, 3 and 4+) in relation to the contract

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at Tenders@ocf.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.