Great State
Technical and QA consultancy
At Great State, we believe in the power of collaboration. Our technical and QA consultancy pairs expert knowledge with a user-centric focus. We work seamlessly with you to guarantee your digital project is both technically strong and delivers an outstanding user experience.
Features
- Aligned strategy: Connect goals to a winning technical roadmap
- Scalable architecture: Design secure, future-proof application foundation
- Tech stack: Recommending the perfect technology stack for your business
- Best practices: Consulting in clean code, efficient workflows, and version-control
- Comprehensive QA: Covering functionality, usability, performance, and security
- Thorough testing: Identify bugs throughout development for a polished launch
- Secure and compliant: Integrate security best-practices and compliance for data-protection
- Performance monitoring: Ensure smooth application operation and seamless user experience
- Scalability planning: Future growth consultancy with an adaptable technical foundation
Benefits
- Reduced risk and quality: Launch polished products with fewer bugs
- Cost-effective development: Expert guidance to maximise your budgets
- Faster market launch: Achieve goals efficiently with a clear roadmap
- User-centric experience: Deliver a product that users love
- Scalable and agile base: Build a foundation for future growth
- Peace of mind experts: Gain confidence with dedicated support
Architecture roles
Business architect
| £750.00 |
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| £850.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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Data architect
| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Enterprise architect
| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Network architect
| £850.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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Security architect
| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Solution architect
| £950.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Technical architect
| £950.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Chief digital and data roles
Chief data officer
| £1,400.00 |
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Chief information security officer
| £1,400.00 |
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Chief technology officer
| £1,400.00 |
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Cyber security roles
Cyber security audit and assurance
| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Cyber security governance and risk management
| £950.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Cyber security monitoring
| £950.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Cyber security incident response
| £950.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Cyber security vulnerability management
| £950.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Cyber security digital forensics
| £950.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Cyber security testing
| £950.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Cyber security secure design
| £950.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Data roles
Analytics engineer
| £950.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Data analyst
| £950.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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Data engineer
| £950.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Data ethicist
| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Data governance manager
| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Data scientist
| £950.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Machine learning engineer
| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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Performance analyst
| £950.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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IT operations roles
Application operations engineer
| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Business relationship manager
| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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Change and release manager
| £950.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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Command and control centre manager
| £950.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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End user computing engineer
| £950.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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IT service manager
| £750.00 |
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| £950.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Incident manager
| £900.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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Infrastructure engineer
| £950.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Infrastructure operations engineer
| £950.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Problem manager
| £900.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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Service desk manager
| £750.00 |
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| £950.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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Service transition manager
| £750.00 |
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| £950.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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Product and delivery roles
Business analyst
| £850.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Delivery manager
| £750.00 |
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| £900.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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Digital portfolio manager
| £750.00 |
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| £950.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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Product manager
| £750.00 |
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| £950.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Programme delivery manager
| £1,200.00 |
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Quality assurance testing (QAT) roles
Quality assurance testing (QAT) analyst
| £950.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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Test engineer
| £950.00 |
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| £950.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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Test manager
| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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Software development roles
Development operations (DevOps) engineer
| £750.00 |
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| £950.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£700.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
£750.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Frontend developer
| £750.00 |
£550.00 |
| £950.00 |
£650.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£700.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£750.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
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Software developer
| £750.00 |
£550.00 |
| £950.00 |
£659.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
£700.00 |
| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
£750.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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User-centred design roles
Accessibility specialist
| £750.00 |
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| £950.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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Content designer
| £750.00 |
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| £950.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Content strategist
| £1,300.00 |
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Graphic designer
| £750.00 |
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| £850.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Interaction designer
| £750.00 |
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| £950.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Service designer
| £850.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Technical writer
| £950.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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User researcher
| £850.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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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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Citation ISO Certification Limited
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ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
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Wednesday 3 December 2014
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What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
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N/a
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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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Citation ISO Certification Limited
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ISO 9001 accreditation date
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Thursday 29 May 2014
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What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover
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N/a
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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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8673922c-5424-45bf-9509-7c56f2d8b23f
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Cyber essentials plus
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Yes
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Please provide your Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number
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6bba7feb-2aba-451f-83e5-f5d593eff7c2
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Other security certifications
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No
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 to cascade good practice on fair working conditions throughout the supply chain
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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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Entitlement to sick pay for the contract workforce, with provision in place for any staff who do not meet the earnings threshold for statutory sick pay, payment of sick pay from day one of absence and payment of staff on the contract workforce who are off sick a replacement income of 100% of their usual earnings for as long as possible
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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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Volunteering opportunities for staff
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Understanding of the modern slavery risks and issues affecting the market, industry, sector or country (of origin or of source) relevant to the contract, and the workforce in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key subcontractors
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Outline policies and practices to be applied to or put in place for the contract to mitigate and manage modern slavery risks, including: Pre-employment checks, recruitment practices. Workplace conditions, safeguarding plans and processes in place and regular monitoring with relevant groups considered, which may include sampling
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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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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
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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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Activities that demonstrate a collaborative way to work with a diverse range of businesses as part of the supply chain
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Ensuring accessibility to contracting and subcontracting opportunities for disabled business owners and employees
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Methods for engaging with different parts of the community (including the education system and charities representing the community) and how communities come together to inform decisions, strategy and projects to leave a positive legacy for future generations
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Measures to involve local stakeholders and/or users in design (e.g. in the design of services, systems, products or buildings)
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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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Collaborative ways of working with the supply chain to deliver additional environmental benefits 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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Understanding of how to influence staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders through the delivery of the contract to support climate and nature protection and improvement
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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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Introducing transparency to pay and reward processes
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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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Advertising, promotional and outreach activities designed to raise awareness of the offer to reach the target cohort
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Understanding of issues relating to entering the contract workforce
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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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