OpenSky Data Systems
Gov360 OpenSky: Enterprise Data & AI - Data Science as a Service(DSaaS) - ML /AI,GenAI,CoPilot
Gov360 OpenSky Data Science as a Service provides managed data science and AI capabilities using Microsoft cloud services. The service supports development, validation, and operation of machine learning, generative AI, and Copilot solutions, delivered under defined governance, security, and ethical controls aligned with public sector requirements.
Features
- Managed data science services delivered using Microsoft cloud platforms
- Machine learning model development, testing, and validation services
- Generative AI and Copilot solution development under defined governance
- Secure deployment and lifecycle management of AI models
- MLOps processes for monitoring, retraining, and controlled updates
- Responsible AI controls including auditability and human oversight
- Integration with existing data platforms and enterprise systems
- Support for predictive analytics and advanced data modelling
Benefits
- Enables adoption of AI without large upfront capability investment
- Ensures AI solutions align with governance and compliance requirements
- Reduces operational risk through managed model lifecycle controls
- Supports reuse of existing data and technology investments
- Improves insight generation from organisational data assets
- Allows controlled scaling of AI capabilities over time
- Maintains clear accountability for AI design and operation
Architecture roles
Business architect
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
| £1,250.00 |
£1,250.00 |
Data architect
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £1,250.00 |
£1,250.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
£1,400.00 |
Enterprise architect
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£1,150.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£1,300.00 |
Network architect
| £800.00 |
£800.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£1,150.00 |
Security architect
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £975.00 |
£975.00 |
| £1,250.00 |
£1,250.00 |
Solution architect
| £800.00 |
£800.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£1,150.00 |
| £1,250.00 |
£1,250.00 |
Technical architect
| £800.00 |
£800.00 |
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,000.00 |
£1,000.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£1,150.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£1,300.00 |
Cyber security roles
Cyber security audit and assurance
| £1,150.00 |
£1,150.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£1,300.00 |
Cyber security governance and risk management
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,250.00 |
£1,250.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
£1,400.00 |
Cyber security monitoring
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£1,150.00 |
Cyber security incident response
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£1,200.00 |
Cyber security vulnerability management
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£1,200.00 |
Cyber security digital forensics
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,250.00 |
£1,250.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
£1,400.00 |
Cyber security testing
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£1,150.00 |
Cyber security secure design
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,250.00 |
£1,250.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
£1,400.00 |
Data roles
Analytics engineer
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£1,300.00 |
Data analyst
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£1,150.00 |
Data engineer
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£1,300.00 |
Data ethicist
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
Data governance manager
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£1,200.00 |
| £1,350.00 |
£1,350.00 |
Data scientist
| £700.00 |
£700.00 |
| £800.00 |
£800.00 |
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£1,200.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£1,300.00 |
Machine learning engineer
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
Performance analyst
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£1,200.00 |
IT operations roles
Application operations engineer
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£1,200.00 |
Business relationship manager
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
Change and release manager
| £800.00 |
£800.00 |
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
Command and control centre manager
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£1,150.00 |
End user computing engineer
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £800.00 |
£800.00 |
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,000.00 |
£1,000.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
IT service manager
| £800.00 |
£800.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£1,300.00 |
Incident manager
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
Infrastructure engineer
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£1,200.00 |
Infrastructure operations engineer
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£1,200.00 |
Problem manager
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £1,000.00 |
£1,000.00 |
Service desk manager
| £650.00 |
£650.00 |
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
Service transition manager
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
Product and delivery roles
Business analyst
| £600.00 |
£600.00 |
| £700.00 |
£700.00 |
| £800.00 |
£800.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£1,150.00 |
Delivery manager
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£1,200.00 |
| £1,350.00 |
£1,350.00 |
Digital portfolio manager
| £800.00 |
£800.00 |
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,000.00 |
£1,000.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£1,150.00 |
Product manager
| £800.00 |
£800.00 |
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£1,200.00 |
| £1,350.00 |
£1,350.00 |
Programme delivery manager
| £1,150.00 |
£1,150.00 |
Service owner
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
Quality assurance testing (QAT) roles
Quality assurance testing (QAT) analyst
| £700.00 |
£700.00 |
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
Test engineer
| £700.00 |
£700.00 |
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £800.00 |
£800.00 |
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
Test manager
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
Software development roles
Development operations (DevOps) engineer
| £600.00 |
£600.00 |
| £700.00 |
£700.00 |
| £800.00 |
£800.00 |
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,000.00 |
£1,000.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£1,200.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£1,300.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£1,300.00 |
Frontend developer
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £800.00 |
£800.00 |
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,000.00 |
£1,000.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£1,150.00 |
Software developer
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £800.00 |
£800.00 |
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,250.00 |
£1,250.00 |
| £1,250.00 |
£1,250.00 |
User-centred design roles
Accessibility specialist
| £700.00 |
£700.00 |
| £800.00 |
£800.00 |
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
Graphic designer
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £800.00 |
£800.00 |
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,000.00 |
£1,000.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£1,150.00 |
Interaction designer
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £800.00 |
£800.00 |
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,000.00 |
£1,000.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£1,150.00 |
Service designer
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£1,050.00 |
| £1,250.00 |
£1,250.00 |
Technical writer
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
User researcher
| £700.00 |
£700.00 |
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £800.00 |
£800.00 |
| £850.00 |
£850.00 |
| £950.00 |
£950.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£1,150.00 |
Non-mandatory Standards and certifications
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ISO/IEC 27001 certification
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Yes
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Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
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Qualitas Veritas
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ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
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Monday 8 December 2025
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What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
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Our ISO/IEC 27001 certification does not cover systems, services, or environments that fall outside the defined scope of our certified Information Security Management System (ISMS). This includes client-owned or client-managed environments, third-party cloud infrastructure operated by external providers, subcontractor systems not governed by our ISMS, and any activities outside the organisational, functional, or geographic scope stated on the certificate.
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ISO 28000:2022 certification
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No
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ISO 9001 certification
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Yes
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Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification
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Qualitas Veritas
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ISO 9001 accreditation date
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Monday 8 December 2025
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What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover
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Our ISO 9001 certification does not cover products, services, or activities that fall outside the scope of our certified Quality Management System (QMS). This includes third-party services not delivered under OpenSky’s quality controls, client-owned processes, supplier internal quality systems, and any activities outside the organisational or operational scope defined on the certificate.
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Quality management systems (QMS)
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Yes
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CSA STAR certification
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No
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PCI certification
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No
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Cyber essentials
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Yes
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Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number
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A4d3c114-a38f-49aa-b44e-7bce3000a11e
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Cyber essentials plus
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No
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Cyber Essentials Alternative
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None of the criteria
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Other security certifications
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Yes
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Any other security certifications
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Microsoft Solutions Partner - Security Designation
Social value
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Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery
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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 1: Fair work: That offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country. Notes: Where there is a large proportion of labour costs in the contract, commercial teams should consider MAC in Outcome 1 as a priority
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New or retained jobs on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b, 1c and 1d
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Providing opportunities for, and measuring and monitoring of, staff workforce conditions over time, including employee engagement, involvement in decision-making and satisfaction and adapting to any changes in the results, with clear processes for acting on issues identified
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Plans to engage the contract workforce in deciding the most important workplace issues to address
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Monitoring of employee engagement rates (by protected characteristic) and, where necessary, the development of actions to ensure all voices are heard across the diversity of the workforce
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Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about, and feel empowered to, address their physical wellbeing
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Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about and feel empowered to report and address bullying and harassment
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Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce
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Understanding of in-work progression issues affecting the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors
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Measures to support in-work progression to help people in the contract workforce, to move into higher paid work by developing new skills relevant to the contract
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Support for the contract workforce by providing career advice, and providing opportunities for staff working on the contract with in-work progression career development into known skills shortages or high growth areas
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Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
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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.
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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
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Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
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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 3: Resilient, innovative and flexible supply chains: Support economic growth through enabling resilient businesses, opportunities for small businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises
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Understanding of the types of businesses in the market and the level of participation by new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals
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Activities to identify opportunities to open up sub-contracts under the prime contract to a diverse range of businesses, including new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals
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Understanding of local demographics, needs and opportunities for the co-design of the goods, services and works to be delivered under the contract
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Collaborating with anchor institutions and community groups to make facilities available for education, training or community events
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Mission: Make Britain a clean energy superpower: To cut bills, create jobs and deliver security with cheaper, zero-carbon electricity by 2030, accelerating to net zero
Policy Outcome 4: Sustainable procurement practices: Reducing carbon footprints, minimising waste, and promoting the use of clean energy and green technologies.
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Understanding of opportunities for additional environmental benefits delivery in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
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Delivery of additional environmental benefits through the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
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Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity: By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain
Policy Outcome 6: Employment and training: For those who face barriers to employment
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Understanding of employment and skills issues, and of the skills and employment shortages of high growth sectors relating to the contract
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Understanding of the issues affecting the representation of disabled people in the workforce in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors
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Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, and retention-focused activities, including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition
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Offering a range of quality opportunities with routes of progression if appropriate, e.g. T Level industry placements, students supported into higher level apprenticeships.
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Working conditions which promote an inclusive working environment and promote retention and progression
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Understanding of the issues affecting inequality in employment, skills and pay in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors. Measures to tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce
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Inclusive and accessible development practices, including guidance for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition
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Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity: By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain
Policy Outcome 7: Creating a pipeline of opportunities: For the contract workforce, reducing barriers to entry for under-represented groups.
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Understanding of the issues affecting the development of new skills by target cohort
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Other measures to offer development opportunities for the target cohort(s) in the contract workforce
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Understanding of issues relating to entering the contract workforce
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Creation of outreach activities to create a pipeline of employees for the future contract delivery
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Mission: Build an NHS fit for the future: That is there when people need it; with fewer lives lost to the biggest killers; in a fairer Britain, where everyone lives well for longer.
Policy Outcome 8: Increasing productivity through physical and mental wellbeing: In the supply chain and communities in the relevant area.
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Understanding of issues relating to health and wellbeing, including physical and mental health, in the contract workforce
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Understanding barriers to access to health and social care services or employment opportunities e.g. digital inclusion
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Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, development practices and retention policies that support-focused activities including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing which support people with a disability or health condition
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Actions to invest in the physical and mental health and wellbeing of the contract workforce
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