ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED

Cloud Data Architecture

AtkinsRéalis provides expertise in the planning, design, and assurance of cloud data architectures, tailored to meet your needs, resulting in your organisations data being hosted in a scalable, flexible, and cost-efficient fashion. Most importantly your data will be secure, managed, high-quality, trustworthy, assured, and aligned with your business objectives.

Features

• Data discovery and gap analysis of your organisations existing data.
• Cloud-focused data architecture design to meet your business requirements.
• Cloud-focused solution architecture design to realise the data requirements.
• Market research, tool analysis, and vendor selection support.
• Planning, advising, and assurance of the solution implementation.
• Data modelling to meet business need and enabled data services.
• Management strategies, frameworks, and guidance for your data & information.
• Cloud-focused security, access, identity, and compliance governance.
• Data quality and assurance services to improve your data health.
• Support with Cloud-based, On-Premises, or Hybrid data platforms.

Benefits

• A cloud data platform built to suit your organisation’s structure.
• Highly available, high-quality data, which is understood by users.
• A scalable, flexible, and resilient solution to meet future demands.
• Cost-effective storage of data based on business demand.
• Secure, compliant. and auditable data to meet legal requirements.
• Data structured and serviced to the business to empower exploitation.
• Reduced effort and rework with effective data management and governance.
• The right tooling, vendors, licencing that works for your budget.
• Robust planning and oversight, ensuring the right outcome is achieved.
• Reduced overheads with consolidation of tooling and approach.

£600 a unit a day

• Education pricing available

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Skills Framework for the Information Age rate card

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

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

409581011463088

Contact

Martin Yeoman
+44 1372 75 2023
ccs@atkinsrealis.com

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: The AtkinsRéalis Cloud Data Architecture service is comprised of five key services (Discover, Design, Plan, Assure, Exploit). ; This discovery phase includes a comprehensive review and understanding of the current data landscape, processes, systems, capabilities and driving business objectives that will all inform the new data architecture. It will include the current, desired and gap analysis for this architecture, as well as capturing the key data requirements.; The design phase includes the high-level data architectural approach that best suits your organisation, the detailed data architecture for the storage, transformation and servicing of your data, the appropriate cloud solution architecture to enable the design, as well as the governance frameworks to effectively manage your data.; The plan phase includes the creation of a robust roadmap for both immediate and later stage work, the resourcing requirements, acceptance criteria and detailed plans for implementation. This is carried out in conjunction with the service / team responsible for the build and delivery of the planned data architecture.
• Planning service works with specific services: No

Training

• Training service provided: No

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: Yes
• How the setup or migration service works: Our service will support the planning, design, and vendor selection of appropriate cloud solutions and services for migration.; We provide expert guidance, with a user-centric approach designed to ensure the right services are identified and delivered to meet your business objectives. With the thorough assessment of the existing ecosystem, comprehensive requirement capture, robust planning, resource identification, and appropriate designs and architecture, we can help you to provide the cloud implementation teams with the material, requirements, and constraints they need to successfully carry out your cloud migration. ; In addition, we can advise and oversee the cloud migration activities, to ensure following the requirements set, as well as support final assurance, verification, and validation of the migration, to ensure it has been successfully completed.
• Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services: No

Quality assurance and performance testing

• Quality assurance and performance testing service: Yes
• How the quality assurance and performance testing works: The assure phase is carried out throughout the build and implementation of the cloud data solution, and ensures oversight, alignment with design, and that the eventual delivered solution meets the business expectations required.; The exploitation phase involves the design of data models, ontologies, taxonomies, products, and services that enable the classification, transformation and surfacing of data in the appropriate method to enable downstream utilisation (e.g. via reporting, dashboarding, applications, AI/ML) to achieve business objectives. This can be done during the design stage, or once the platform itself is available.

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
• Certified security testers: No

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: No

Service scope

• Service constraints: This cloud data architecture service covers the assessment, design, planning, and assurance activities for the creation / modification of cloud-based data platforms.; It does not cover the implementation, testing, operating, or maintaining of a cloud data platform service, or cloud migration. Instead, this service can be used in conjunction with other AtkinsRéalis services, if platform establishment is also desired.; The following AtkinsRéalis cloud service offerings are available to carry out these other parts of the lifecycle:; • Service Integration for Cloud Operations; • Service Management Optimisation for Cloud Operations; • Service Transition for Cloud Operations.

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: No
• Phone support: No
• Web chat support: No
• Support levels: Standard Support is available during 08:00 – 18:00 hours, Monday to Friday (not English Public Holidays). Incidents may be logged via the web, telephone, or email during these times. Additionally, Incidents may be logged via the web outside of these hours, but they will not be progressed until the next working day. Software fixes will be progressed during these hours, and a release made available in line with the Customers agreement. 7 days per week – see Standard Hours, the addition being able to log and receive responses to Incidents during the additional hours. Please note that we operate a Restoration of Service (RoS) approach to support on the additional days e.g., Saturday, Sunday and English public holidays – See below for RoS definition. 24/7 - see 7 days per week, the addition being able to log and receive responses on a 24/7 basis. Restoration of Service (RoS) – during extended hours of support the aim is to get the Customer operational as soon as possible. Software fixes will not be provided during the additional hours of support. Incidents remain the responsibility of the Technical Support team throughout the life cycle.

Resellers

• Supplier type: Not a reseller

Staff security

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

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Limited
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: 06/04/2024
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: N/A
• ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Cyber essentials plus: Yes
• Other security certifications: No

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

  Fighting climate change

  AtkinsRéalis are committed to achieving social value on everything we deliver. Everything we do supports our goal of delivering outstanding project outcomes for our clients, but also ensuring that we leave a legacy for our client and their stakeholders, whether it be environmental, social, or economic. As a global organisation working on the world’s biggest Infrastructure, Transport and Energy programmes we always work to ensure that climate change is considered. Tailored commitments will be agreed through the buying process.; Sustainability is at the heart of AtkinsRéalis purpose - engineering a better future for our planet and its people. As an organisation we have signed up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's (UNFCCC) Race to Zero global campaign and signed the Business Ambition for 1.5oC commitments. We have signed The Climate Pledge, working towards net zero by 2030 and are in the process of setting science-based targets. ; We support clients in safeguarding what we do today to enhance the environment and protect future generations from harm, this is fundamental to AtkinsRéalis’ sustainability policy and Sustainable Business Strategy. ; We have a series of approaches that we use through the delivery of our cloud projects, including:; • Considering whole life carbon when designing systems and assets to minimise carbon.; • Utilising a variety of tools (appropriate to the sector and client) to assess whole life carbon from embodied to in-life to end of life.; • Raising awareness about climate change to stakeholders of the projects to ensure clear understanding.

  Tackling economic inequality

  AtkinsRéalis are committed to achieving social value on everything we deliver. Everything we do supports our goal of delivering outstanding project outcomes for our clients but also ensuring that we leave a legacy for our client and their stakeholders, whether it be environmental, social, or economic. Tailored commitments will be agreed through the buying process.; We are committed to creating a healthy future for communities and the wider economy. We do this through creating new businesses, jobs and skills and working with supply chain partners to create capacity and resilience.; We recognise some of the digital and cyber skills shortages facing the UK and are actively participating and promoting careers from school age children through to lifelong training. This is often delivered through STEM outreach schemes such as Governors for Schools programme and CyberFirst. This can include upskilling activities delivered by some of our highly skilled professionals ranging from interview and job preparation (e.g., CV support, Mock interviews) through to technical training (e.g., cyber security, digital skillset, STEM-based careers, supply chain engagement). We promote our full-time opportunities to priority groups based on the area of operation. (e.g., people living in regionally and nationally deprived areas /disabled people/ people who are underrepresented in the industry including Women, BAME, LGBT+ etc.).; We understand the opportunities a diverse supply chain can bring to complement our overall solution we are providing to our clients, such as innovation, improved productivity, novel or new technologies or niche skillsets. As a large organisation we have a large network of approved suppliers from diverse backgrounds including small and medium enterprises that we can utilise as required. These suppliers go through our due diligence process to ensure they meet our standards (i.e. around cyber security) and we are working with suppliers who share our values.

  Equal opportunity

  AtkinsRéalis are committed to achieving social value on everything we deliver. Everything we do supports our goal of delivering outstanding project outcomes for our clients but also ensuring that we leave a legacy for our client and their stakeholders, whether it be environmental, social, or economic. Tailored commitments will be agreed through the buying process.; We have achieved the platinum standard on Cleared Assured Accreditation and are well positioned in its advocacy of ED&I practices. We are committed to creating an inclusive, collaborative culture for all of its employees and sub-contractors and feeding back value directly to our clients. ; AtkinsRéalis is a member of Inclusive Employers, a national network of businesses committed to building inclusive workplaces. Our processes have enabled us to create inclusive and diverse teams that will benefit clients with better performance, diversity of thinking and enhanced creativity. We are committed to cultivating a thriving diverse and inclusive work environment, where differences are valued and respected, and all staff are valued, supported, and treated fairly. ; Equal opportunity is fundamental to how AtkinsRéalis operates. From the moment a candidate applies to a vacancy of ours, we assess how we can best ensure equality. With this in mind, we are committed to ensuring that we select and recruit the best people for each role based on their ability to do the job, in line with the needs of the business, irrespective of the candidates’ gender identity, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, health, age, race, nationality, religion, employment status, or membership or non-membership of a trade union. We pursue this commitment by having clear and concise procedures and guidelines for HR and line managers to ensure policies are fully understood and implemented.

  Wellbeing

  AtkinsRéalis are committed to achieving social value on everything we deliver. Everything we do supports our goal of delivering outstanding project outcomes for our clients but also ensuring that we leave a legacy for our client and their stakeholders, whether it be environmental, social, or economic. Tailored commitments will be agreed through the buying process.; We are passionately committed to changing the way we think about, and deal with mental/ physical health and wellbeing in the workplace. Without a happy, healthy, and energised team we wouldn’t be able to serve our clients in the innovative way we want to and make substantive change like cloud transformation possible. We live by our own values and ensure these are embedded in our delivery. When undertaking our work, we ensure all stakeholders have a safe and open dialogue to talk about health and wellbeing and access appropriate support. ; We consider ourselves long term partners with communities, upskilling people and enabling wellbeing benefits over the long term. This can include:; • Partnering with local groups and charities to invest in community wellbeing appropriate to the services being delivered. ; • Training our staff to deliver inclusive design in every piece of work to account for those with accessibility issues. ; • Designing with users'’ wellbeing in mind. (Implementing user centered design principles and co-designing with the stakeholders who will use cloud technology.; • Engaging with stakeholders; to raise awareness to address specific wellbeing agendas, such as mental health.

Pricing

• Price: £600 a unit a day
• Discount for educational organisations: Yes

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Skills Framework for the Information Age rate card

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