ELSEWHEN LTD
Cloud, Data and AI Readiness Assessment
Our Cloud, Data and AI Readiness Assessment provides an independent evaluation of organisational and technology maturity for cloud, data and AI adoption. Deliverables include a business case, a target operating model, and risk-mitigated roadmap to accelerate public service innovation and safely automate workflows through secure, scalable architecture.
Features
- Holistic readiness evaluation across cloud, technology, data and AI
- Strategic alignment with organisational objectives and business case creation
- Complete digital estate discovery and dependency mapping
- Robust data governance and quality review identifying gaps and bias
- AI adoption culture and leadership assessment with skills benchmarking
- Value‑oriented AI opportunity discovery and use‑case prioritisation
- Target architecture and operating model design for cloud and AI
- Scalable data and AI platform guidance with pipeline designs
- Risk, security and compliance assessment covering governance and ethics
- Change management, leadership coaching and knowledge transfer support
Benefits
- Comprehensive readiness insights, enabling strategic planning decisions
- Improved cloud platform maturity unlocks AI potential and opportunities
- Operating model drives efficient cloud, data and AI operations
- Clear roadmap for modernisation, optimisation and AI adoption phases
- Data governance improvements ensure accurate, trusted information for AI
- Confidence in compliance across cloud, data and AI environments
- Controlled transformation with clear milestones and dependencies managed
- Innovation pipeline unlocked through targeted AI use‑case insights
- Empowered workforce with AI literacy and cross‑functional collaboration
- Integrated transformation enhances public services and citizen outcomes
Architecture roles
Business architect
| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Data architect
| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,940.00 |
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Enterprise architect
| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Solution architect
| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Technical architect
| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Chief digital and data roles
Chief data officer
| £1,940.00 |
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Chief technology officer
| £1,940.00 |
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Cyber security roles
Cyber security governance and risk management
| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Cyber security secure design
| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Data roles
Analytics engineer
| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Data analyst
| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Data engineer
| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Data scientist
| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Machine learning engineer
| £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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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Business relationship manager
| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Change and release manager
| £1,100.00 |
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IT service manager
| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Infrastructure engineer
| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Service desk manager
| £1,000.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Product and delivery roles
Business analyst
| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Delivery manager
| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Digital portfolio manager
| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Product manager
| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Programme delivery manager
| £1,100.00 |
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Quality assurance testing (QAT) roles
Quality assurance testing (QAT) analyst
| £1,100.00 |
£390.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Test engineer
| £1,100.00 |
£390.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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Test manager
| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Software development roles
Development operations (DevOps) engineer
| £1,300.00 |
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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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| £1,600.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Frontend developer
| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,300.00 |
£500.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Software developer
| £1,100.00 |
£390.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£500.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£500.00 |
| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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User-centred design roles
Interaction designer
| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Service designer
| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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User researcher
| £1,300.00 |
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| £1,400.00 |
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| £1,600.00 |
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Non-mandatory Standards and certifications
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ISO/IEC 27001 certification
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No
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ISO 28000:2022 certification
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No
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ISO 9001 certification
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No
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Quality management systems (QMS)
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No
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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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61c4ec4e-9e90-4cdb-9f27-d6b193786a5c
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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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590be5c1-2917-4e0c-bbe6-d018a1f30892
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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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New apprenticeships on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b
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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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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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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 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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How to ensure business decisions re: price/cost, short lead times, payment timescales do not create modern slavery risks in the supply chain
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Means of influencing staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders with respect to modern slavery risks relating to the contract
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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 that demonstrate a collaborative way to work with a diverse range of businesses as part of the supply chain
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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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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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Support for community-led initiatives relevant to the contract. Illustrative examples: improving transport links; reducing loneliness; helping with English language proficiency; and facilitating social mixing among people with different backgrounds
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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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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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Other measures to provide equality of opportunity for disabled people and those with health conditions into employment, including becoming a Disability Confident employer and inclusion of supported businesses in the contract supply chain
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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: 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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