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Fordway

Cloud Service Integration and Management (SIAM)

Service Integration and Management (SIAM) provides an over-arching function to support IT operations in a single or multi-supplier environment. Fordway manage the 6 key SIAM elements (defined by SIAM foundation); Service Integration, Governance/Organisation, Businesses, Tools and information, Providers and Contracts, end-to-end services

Features

  • Single point of contact for all stakeholder organisations
  • Strategic design and development of service within multi-supplier environment
  • Integrated service management across supply chain
  • Runs to ISO20000 certified ITIL v4 processes
  • Customised service reporting
  • Tactical and Strategic assistance in architecture and systems development
  • Continual service improvement
  • UK based 24/7 service desk services, with online portal
  • Nominated Service Delivery Manager
  • Optional end-user support and on-site staff as required by contract

Benefits

  • Aligned with ITIL best practices and regulatory requirements (ISO20000)
  • Tailored, human assistance for organisation migrating to cloud services
  • Provided from enterprise class ServiceNow toolset
  • ITSM integration with additional customised reporting
  • Cross-supplier consolidation and reporting against defined service levels
  • Independent review and reporting
  • Service on-boarding and service management for multi-party/supplier requirements
  • All services are UK based
  • 24/7 service capability
  • Range of complimentary Fordway services

Pricing

£350.00 to £975.00 a unit

  • Education pricing available

Service documents

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@fordway.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

2 3 4 0 7 5 0 4 1 2 8 9 4 4 5

Contact

Fordway Richard Blanford
Telephone: 01483 528200
Email: tenders@fordway.com

Planning

Planning service
Yes
How the planning service works
Fordway have standard engagement documentation and migration templates which will be utilised as part of the service definition, service set uop and service operation. All implementation run to our PRINCE2/Agile project management process.
Planning service works with specific services
Yes
Hosting or software services the planning service works with
  • Fordway IT as a Service
  • IaaS/PaaS/DaaS from most providers
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Cloud Architecture Management
  • Cloud Service Integration and Management (SIAM)
  • Cloud Security Management
  • Cloud Identity Management
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Cloud Platform

Training

Training service provided
Yes
How the training service works
The training service is tailored to the buyer and dependent on the service provided
Training is tied to specific services
Yes
Services the training service works with
  • Fordway IT as a Service
  • IaaS/Paas
  • VDI/DaaS
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Cloud Architecture Management
  • Cloud Identity Management
  • Cloud Security Management
  • Cloud Service Management
  • Cloud Service Integration and Management (SIAM)

Setup and migration

Setup or migration service available
Yes
How the setup or migration service works
Fordway ITaaS is a platform independent migration and operation management process that ensures organisations implement fit for purpose infrastructure to support their operational processes and enables digital transformation and business improvement. It primarily works with Fordway's Cloud services, Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure, but is also applicable to AWS, Google Cloud and all other public cloud platforms.
Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services
Yes
List of supported services
  • IaaS/PaaS/DaaS from most major cloud providers
  • Fordway IT as a Service
  • Microsoft 365, Office 365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Cloud Architecture Management
  • Cloud Service Integration and Management (SIAM)
  • Cloud Security Management
  • Cloud Identity Management
  • Cloud Service Management
  • AWS and Google Cloud Platform

Quality assurance and performance testing

Quality assurance and performance testing service
Yes
How the quality assurance and performance testing works
Services are operated to ITIL best practice and audited against ISO20000. Services are secured against CIS and Cyber Essentials Plus best practice, meet OFFICIAL and OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE Government security classification and audited to ISO27001:2013.

Security testing

Security services
Yes
Security services type
  • Security strategy
  • Security risk management
  • Security design
  • Cyber security consultancy
  • Security testing
  • Security incident management
  • Security audit services
  • Other
Other security services
  • Security Monitoring and Event Analysis
  • PSNA approved security hosting and design
  • List N (Nuclear) Certified organisation and facilities
  • Security incident remediation
  • Security baselining and testing
  • Continual Security Service Improvement
  • Virtual CISO service
Certified security testers
Yes
Security testing certifications
  • CHECK
  • CREST
  • Tigerscheme
  • Cyber Scheme

Ongoing support

Ongoing support service
Yes
Types of service supported
  • Buyer hosting or software
  • Hosting or software provided by your organisation
  • Hosting or software provided by a third-party organisation
How the support service works
Fordway have a wide rage of hosting, software and support services which include:
Fordway IaaS, PaaS, DaaS
Fordway Cloud Security Services,
Fordway Cloud Security Management
Fordway Cloud Architecture Management
Fordway Cloud Service and Integration Management (SIAM)
Fordway Cloud Identity Management
Fordway Cloud Service Management
Fordway Backup and Service Continuity
Fordway Azure IaaS Operations and Management
Fordway SQL DB Management
Fordway Virtual Desktop Management
Fordway Microsoft 365 Enterprise Management
Fordway Cloud Patch Management
Fordway Microsoft 365 Subscription Management

Service scope

Service constraints
None

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
Priority 1 incident 24 x 7, 15 minute response.
Priority 2 incident 24 x 7, 1 hour response Priority 3 incident 12 x 5, 4 hour response.
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
Yes
Online ticketing support accessibility
None or don’t know
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support
Web chat
Web chat support availability
24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support accessibility standard
None or don’t know
How the web chat support is accessible
Uses MS Teams federation
Web chat accessibility testing
Any assistive technology included in, or supported by Teams
Support levels
All service components in ITaaS have specific SLAs with an overall service availability dependent on the services selected and integrated. All services are monitored and secured with manned support and response 24 x 7 x 365 from our UK SOC. Core services are supported with a Service Delivery Manager plus technical account management where applicable.

Resellers

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Conforms to BS7858:2019
Government security clearance
Up to Security Clearance (SC)

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
Yes
Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
ISOQAR
ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
14/03/2022 (recertification) original certification March 2008
What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
ISO27001/27017/27018 Scope of certification available on request
ISO 28000:2007 certification
No
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Cyber essentials
Yes
Cyber essentials plus
Yes
Other security certifications
Yes
Any other security certifications
  • List N (Nuclear Industry)
  • PSN Code of Conduct and Compliance
  • PAS555
  • NHS IGSoC

Social Value

Social Value

Social Value

Fighting climate change

Fighting climate change

Using Cloud offers considerable efficiency and consumption savings compared to running in house, on premises and hosted environments

Pricing

Price
£350.00 to £975.00 a unit
Discount for educational organisations
Yes

Service documents

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@fordway.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.