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Qi Consulting

Business Analysis Service

We provide business analysis services to help you develop your business case and business strategy for implementing Cloud solutions, from vision to blueprint and realisation; to effectively align your business and technology strategies; and provide commissioning and sourcing support.

Features

  • Developing and reviewing Cloud strategies, visioning and blue printing
  • Business and technology strategy alignment

Benefits

  • Appraising business structures and business performance measurement, conducting VfM reviews
  • Feasibility/scoping studies, options appraisal and business case development and support

Pricing

  • Education pricing available

Service documents

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Framework

G-Cloud 15

Service ID

5 1 3 8 6 0 4 8 9 7 8 2 6 6 0

Contact

Qi Consulting Nicola Innes
Telephone: 0207 793 4147
Email: nicola.innes@qi-consulting.co.uk

About your service

Service categories

Cloud Support Services

Ongoing Support

  • Reporting and proactive results analysis

Service scope

Service constraints
None.

User support

Email or online ticketing support
No
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
Web chat support
No
Support levels
Full support included for duration of contract.
No extra cost for contract support, included within the cost.
We provide a dedicated Service Manager who will act as a single point of contact and processes which enable us to provide a rapid, relevant response to telephone and e-mail, providing full contract support.

Resellers

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Other security clearance
Government security clearance
Developed Vetting (DV)

Pricing

Discount for educational organisations
Yes

Architecture roles

Business architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Trainee business architect £595.00
Associate business architect £860.00
Business architect £995.00
Lead business architect £1,495.00
Data architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Data architect £860.00
Senior data architect £995.00
Chief data architect £1,495.00
Enterprise architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Enterprise architect £795.00
Senior enterprise architect £995.00
Lead enterprise architect £1,195.00
Principal enterprise architect £1,495.00
Network architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate network architect £860.00
Network architect £995.00
Lead network architect £1,495.00
Security architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Security architect £695.00
Lead security architect £995.00
Principal security architect £1,495.00
Solution architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate solution architect £695.00
Solution architect £860.00
Senior solution architect £995.00
Lead solution architect £1,195.00
Principal solution architect £1,495.00
Technical architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate technical architect £695.00
Technical architect £860.00
Senior technical architect £995.00
Lead technical architect £1,195.00
Principal technical architect £1,495.00

Chief digital and data roles

Chief data officer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Chief data officer £995.00
Chief information security officer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Chief information security officer £1,195.00
Chief technology officer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Chief technology officer £1,495.00

Cyber security roles

Cyber security audit and assurance
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Lead cyber security audit and assurance £995.00
Principal cyber security audit and assurance £1,195.00
Cyber security governance and risk management
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate cyber security governance and risk manager £695.00
Lead cyber security governance and risk manager £995.00
Principal cyber security governance and risk manager £1,495.00
Cyber security monitoring
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate cyber security monitoring £695.00
Lead cyber security monitoring £995.00
Principal cyber security monitoring £1,495.00
Cyber security incident response
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate cyber incident response £695.00
Lead cyber security incident response £995.00
Principal cyber security incident response £1,495.00
Cyber security vulnerability management
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate cyber security vulnerability management £695.00
Lead cyber security vulnerability management £995.00
Principal cyber security vulnerability management £1,495.00
Cyber security digital forensics
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate cyber security digital forensics £695.00
Lead cyber security digital forensics £995.00
Principal cyber security digital forensics £1,495.00
Cyber security testing
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate cyber security testing £695.00
Lead cyber security penetration testing £995.00
Principal cyber security testing £1,495.00
Cyber security secure design
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate cyber security secure systems architecture and design £695.00
Lead cyber security secure systems architecture and design £995.00
Principal cyber security secure systems architecture and design £1,495.00

Data roles

Data analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate analyst £695.00
Data analyst £860.00
Senior data analyst £995.00
Principal data analyst £1,495.00
Data governance manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Data governance manager £860.00
Lead data governance manager £995.00
Head of data governance £1,495.00
Performance analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate performance analyst £695.00
Performance analyst £860.00
Senior performance analyst £995.00
Lead performance analyst £1,195.00
Head of performance analysis £1,495.00

IT operations roles

Business relationship manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Business relationship manager £860.00
Senior business relationship manager £995.00
Lead business relationship manager £1,495.00
Change and release manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Configuration analyst £860.00
Change and release analyst £995.00
Change and release manager £1,495.00
IT service manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
IT service analyst £695.00
IT service manager £860.00
Senior IT service manager £995.00
Head of IT service management £1,495.00
Incident manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Incident manager £995.00
Major incident manager £1,495.00
Service transition manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Service acceptance analyst £695.00
Service readiness analyst £860.00
Service transition manager £995.00
Lead service transition manager £1,495.00

Product and delivery roles

Business analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Trainee business analyst £595.00
Junior business analyst £695.00
Business analyst £795.00
Senior business analyst £860.00
Lead business analyst £995.00
Head of business analysis £1,495.00
Delivery manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate delivery manager £695.00
Delivery manager £860.00
Senior delivery manager £995.00
Head of (Agile) delivery management £1,495.00
Digital portfolio manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Digital portfolio analyst £695.00
Digital portfolio manager £860.00
Senior digital portfolio manager £995.00
Head of portfolio £1,495.00
Product manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate product manager £695.00
Product manager £795.00
Senior product manager £860.00
Lead product manager £995.00
Head of product £1,495.00
Programme delivery manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Programme delivery manager £1,195.00
Service owner
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Service owner £1,495.00

Non-mandatory Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
Yes
Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
BSi
ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
Wednesday 9 October 2024
What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
Whole organisation is covered by our 27001 certification and is audited annually and we undergo recertification every 3rd year.
ISO 28000:2022 certification
No
ISO 9001 certification
Yes
Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification
BSi
ISO 9001 accreditation date
Thursday 31 July 2025
What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover
Whole organisation is covered by our 9001 certification and is audited annually and we undergo recertification every 3rd year.
Quality management systems (QMS)
Yes
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Cyber essentials
Yes
Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number
B3b31f47-1bae-4372-bc19-1bbfaa959dd2
Cyber essentials plus
No
Cyber Essentials Alternative
In relation to the services you do not have a current and valid Cyber Essentials Plus certificate which has been awarded by one of the government approved Cyber Essentials accreditation bodies but you are working towards gaining it, and will be in a position to confirm that you have been awarded a current and valid Cyber Essentials Plus certificate by one of the government approved accreditation bodies within 12 months of the date of award.
Other security certifications
No

Social value

Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery
  • 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

    • New or retained jobs on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b, 1c and 1d
    • 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
    • Ensuring new workers are informed of their right to join a trade union
    • 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
    • Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about, and feel empowered to, address their physical wellbeing
    • Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about and feel empowered to report and address bullying and harassment
    • Activities to cascade good practice on fair working conditions throughout the supply chain
    • Offer a pay and leave entitlement to all eligible staff who become kinship carers, ideally equivalent to statutory adoption pay and leave
    • Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce
    • Monitoring and reporting of gender and ethnicity pay gaps and plans to address them where necessary
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Measures to identify, mitigate and manage modern slavery risks relating to the contract and how these will be implemented
    • 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
    • How to ensure business decisions re: price/cost, short lead times, payment timescales do not create modern slavery risks in the supply chain
  • 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.

    • 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
    • Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
  • 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

    • Understanding of the types of businesses in the market and the level of participation by new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals
    • 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
    • Plans for engaging a diverse range of businesses in engagement activities prior to appointing subcontractors (including activities prior to award of the main contract and during the contract term)
    • Plans for positive actions with community groups.
    • Plans to respond flexibly and adapt approaches to community engagement and initiatives
  • 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.

    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
  • 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

    • Understanding of employment and skills issues, and of the skills and employment shortages of high growth sectors relating to the contract
    • Delivery of training schemes and programmes to address any identified skills gaps and under-representation in the workforce for the contract (e.g. prison leavers, care leavers, kinship carers, disabled people)
    • 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
    • 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
    • Introducing transparency to pay and reward processes
    • Working conditions which promote an inclusive working environment and promote retention and progression
    • 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
    • Inclusive and accessible development practices, including guidance for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition
  • 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.

    • Understanding of the issues affecting the development of new skills by target cohort
    • Understanding of the underlying factors affecting improvements to reduce barriers to entry and training schemes for the target cohort(s) related to the contract workforce
    • Understanding of issues relating to entering the contract workforce
  • 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.

    • Understanding of issues relating to health and wellbeing, including physical and mental health, in the contract workforce
    • Understanding barriers to access to health and social care services or employment opportunities e.g. digital inclusion
    • 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

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 nicola.innes@qi-consulting.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.