Nimbus Digital Technology Innovations Ltd

Cloud Integration Services

Nimbus is a specialist digital & technology services provider providing certified Cloud engineers who can help you integrate your services securely in the cloud using native cloud technologies.

We provide Cloud Integration Services on multiple Cloud Service Providers' Platforms and are highly skilled in CI/CD Tools and automation capabilities.

Features

• Cloud Integration Strategy, Design, and Implementation
• Hybrid, multi-cloud, iPaaS, APIs and Data Gateways
• Collaborative, cost-efficient, scalable, secure, and operationally efficient integration outcomes
• Integration Architects and Engineers experienced in integrating complex government systems
• Security Architects experienced in securing cloud integration
• Logic Apps, Service Bus, API Management, Event Grid, Data Factory
• Engineers building automated CI/CD deployment release pipelines
• Full Agile lifecycle delivery - discovery, alpha, beta, live support
• Azure DevOps GitHub, Puppet, Chef, SALTSTACK, TeamCity, Jenkins, Ansible
• On-premises, Hybrid-cloud, Multi-cloud Azure, AWS, Google (GCP), Oracle (OCI)

Benefits

• Ensuring services are Digital-by-Default aligned to the GDS Service Manual
• Ensuring services align with GDS Technology Code of Practice
• Services are designed and built to agile architecture principles
• Ensuring services are designed/developed using Open Standards/Source
• Ensuring services are developed using agile delivery principles
• Ensuring services are operated in-line with DevOps culture
• Migration of legacy workloads using proven technologies
• Providing flexible, embedded, multi-disciplined teams through the delivery
• Supporting Cloud Platforms, DevOps, Development, Data Analytics
• Upskilling your teams to undertake ongoing support

£440 to £1,040 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 adam.blair@nimbusdti.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

523128292339652

Contact

Adam Blair
07851321066
adam.blair@nimbusdti.co.uk

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: Our service delivery practitioners have extensive experience managing multi-disciplinary teams of architects, designers, engineers, and testers designing building and operating solutions for cloud deployments.; ; They are experienced in migrating legacy applications to the cloud and designing and building new applications and services from scratch designed for cloud technologies.; Our practitioners will enable you to plan and rapidly migrate your existing workloads to the cloud or work with you to plan the building of your new services using proven delivery techniques.; ; In the main for technical projects, this is undertaken using the Kanban or SCRUM approaches. Most frequently, combining them in the form of SCRUMBAN to benefit from the rigor of sprint planning, with the ability to prioritise during sprints based on business needs.
• Planning service works with specific services: Yes
• Hosting or software services the planning service works with:
  • Hybrid-cloud (On-prem)
  • Hybrid-cloud (Private-cloud)
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Training

• Training service provided: Yes
• How the training service works: During our engagement, we will endeavour to transfer our knowledge and skills. We fully recognise the need to improve your in-house skills, and therefore, we aim to undertake knowledge and skills transfer from the very start of our engagements.; ; We will work with your in-house teams to develop upskilling and Knowledge Transfer plans. The plan will be maintained throughout our engagement to ensure the ongoing knowledge transfer to your in-house teams.
• Training is tied to specific services: Yes
• Services the training service works with:
  • Hybrid-cloud (On-prem)
  • Hybrid-cloud (Private-cloud)
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: Yes
• How the setup or migration service works: Our service delivery practitioners will enable you to plan and rapidly migrate your workloads to the cloud using proven migration techniques.; ; They are experienced in planning, designing, and building Landing Zone architectures for all the major Cloud Service Providers.; ; While the Landing Zone architecture is being provisioned, they will work with you to develop a detailed plan to migrate your existing workloads in line with your business needs and priorities.; ; Once the Landing Zone architecture is provisioned, they will coordinate the migration of your existing workloads in line with your business needs and priorities, working with your assurance process (Architecture, Security and Service Management) to ensure the smooth migration of your services to the cloud.
• Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services: Yes
• List of supported services:
  • Hybrid-cloud (On-prem)
  • Hybrid-cloud (Private-cloud)
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Quality assurance and performance testing

• Quality assurance and performance testing service: Yes
• How the quality assurance and performance testing works: Our delivery practitioners aim to establish a culture and environment within your organisation where building, testing, and releasing your cloud technologies to the cloud can happen rapidly, frequently, and reliably.; ; They will build robust Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for your cloud services, including end-to-end regression testing.; ; They will also work with your internal and external assurance process (Architecture, Security and Service Management) to ensure the smooth transition of your services to the cloud.

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: Yes
• Security testing certifications:
  • GBEST
  • 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: We can provide ad-hoc or full end-to-end support per your SLAs.; ; We can provide support on-site support 5 days a week, fully remote or hybrid.; ; Our core service hours are 08:00 to 18:00, Monday to Friday, excluding English Bank holidays. ; ; We can provide weekend and out-of-hours support where required.; ; We can also provide 24x7 support, which can be shaped to meet your business needs and demands.

Service scope

• Service constraints: None

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Yes, at extra cost
• Support response times: Service Hours: 08:00- 18:00 Monday to Friday, excluding UK Public Holidays.; ; Service Availability: Standard 95.7%, Enhanced 99.7%, Premium 99.9%; ; SLA: Standard Response Target: P1–2 hrs, P2–4 hrs, P3–8 hrs, P4–1 b’day; ; SLA: Standard Resolution Target: P1–12 hrs, P2–24 hrs, P3–5 b’days, P4–10 b’days; ; SLA: Enhanced Response Target: P1–1 hrs, P2–2 hrs, P3–4 hrs, P4–1 b’day; ; SLA: Enhanced Resolution Target: P1–8 hrs, P2–16 hrs, P3–5 b’days, P4–10 b’days; ; SLA: Premium Response Target: P2 –1 hrs, P2–2 hrs, P3–4 hrs, P4–1 b’day; ; SLA: Premium Resolution Target: P1–4 hrs, P2–8 hrs, P3–5 b’days, P4–10 b’days
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: Yes
• Online ticketing support accessibility: WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 24 hours, 7 days a week
• Web chat support: Yes, at an extra cost
• Web chat support availability: 24 hours, 7 days a week
• Web chat support accessibility standard: WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549
• Web chat accessibility testing: N/A
• Support levels: Service Hours: 08:00- 18:00 Monday to Friday, excluding UK Public Holidays.; ; Service Availability: Standard 95.7%, Enhanced 99.7%, Premium 99.9%; ; SLA: Standard Response Target: P1–2 hrs, P2–4 hrs, P3–8 hrs, P4–1 b’day; ; SLA: Standard Resolution Target: P1–12 hrs, P2–24 hrs, P3–5 b’days, P4–10 b’days; ; SLA: Enhanced Response Target: P1–1 hrs, P2–2 hrs, P3–4 hrs, P4–1 b’day; ; SLA: Enhanced Resolution Target: P1–8 hrs, P2–16 hrs, P3–5 b’days, P4–10 b’days; ; SLA: Premium Response Target: P2 –1 hrs, P2–2 hrs, P3–4 hrs, P4–1 b’day; ; SLA: Premium Resolution Target: P1–4 hrs, P2–8 hrs, P3–5 b’days, P4–10 b’days

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: No
• 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
  • Covid-19 recovery
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

  Fighting climate change

  We take pride in our effective stewardship of the environment and our contributions towards achieving the UK Government's 2050 mandate to become net zero. ; ; We measure our environmental impact by completing and publishing our annual Carbon Reduction Plan, which measures the business's emissions in line with The Greenhouse Gas Protocol guidance. Our latest published plan can be viewed on our website.; ; By publishing this plan, we are pleased that, as a business, we are beating the 2050 target and are now considering introducing a new target of 2035.; ; Within Nimbus, we champion environmental sustainability and have an internal "Green Champions Team" coordinating our sustainability strategy. They work with our management team, staff, and suppliers to reduce carbon emissions across our business operations by identifying areas of sustainability in which the business can improve. Examples of measures we have already implemented to reduce our environmental impact are:; •Changing working practices from an office-based working culture to a hybrid model.; •Car sharing when travelling to either our office or our customers' sites.; •Policies preferencing public transport over using our vehicles, and where this cannot be avoided, signing up for fuel apps that plan the most eco-friendly route and signing up to garage carbon offsetting schemes when re-fuelling. ; •The introduction of the Cycle to Work scheme.; •The Electric Car Lease scheme is introduced to encourage staff to move to electric vehicles.; •Introducing a Tree Planting scheme to enable staff to offset their carbon emissions.; •Switching to a renewable energy supplier for our offices.; We are constantly working to develop our sustainability reporting and performance measurements as we cement further our commitment to being a force for good in the world of work.

  Covid-19 recovery

  We continue to be committed to supporting people and communities to recover from the impacts of Covid-19. ; ; We have engaged with local charities to understand the issues people have in local communities recovering from the pandemic. Company donations of supplies, including stationery have been made to help people in need return to employment, as well as regular donations to the local food bank to support those affected by the pandemic.; ; We are constantly looking at implementing improvements in our work conditions. Post-pandemic, we have adapted our working model, moving to a hybrid model that allows staff more flexibility in how and where they work while still delivering the best service to our customers. We also offer flexitime working hours to staff where possible.; ; Due to the effect COVID-19 had on mental health and wellbeing, we have invested in our workforce's wellbeing and mental health. We have upgraded our Health Care Benefit for staff, which now allows instant access to wellbeing resources, materials, and counsellors, and we are looking to implement a staff benefits platform that champions wellbeing in the near future.; ; To increase return-to-work opportunities for those left unemployed by the pandemic, we have improved our recruitment processes, advertising job opportunities through accessible platforms and collaborating with local recruitment partners. We offer work experience and apprenticeship roles, and our HR team is developing a strategy to offer traineeships and placement opportunities to enhance our return-to-work opportunities further. ; ; Our management team meets regularly to review our strategy in relation to our COVID-19 recovery, providing a steady flow of innovative initiatives.

  Tackling economic inequality

  As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to promoting equal career opportunities for all employees regardless of social identity.; ; Our ethos directly addresses the digital skills gap in the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. We are confident our policies and measured approach counteract inequality within our workforce and bridge the pay and skill gap within the industry, which is reflected in our operations.; ; We continue to tackle inequalities via our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy and various company policies and initiatives. Examples of recently implemented initiatives are listed below:; •Locally targeted recruitment campaigns tailored to each customer ensure we provide employment opportunities to local communities.; •Improving our accessible and inclusive recruitment practices, proactively encouraging engagement with candidates from underrepresented groups.; •Offering work experience placements, apprenticeships, postgraduate employment, and full and part-time contracts, fully supporting people's development at all career and life stages.; •Creating an inclusive working culture, promoting career progression from within by developing individual career paths for staff. ; •We use the defence employer recognition scheme to support and inspire other organisations to recruit veterans into civilian roles within the ICT sector and have several veterans working for us across multiple public sector contracts.

  Equal opportunity

  We ensure that our current workforce and any future employees or associates are part of a fully inclusive and diverse enterprise that bridges the gender, race, and disability pay gap with equal pay based on merit, SFIA level or the individual's role.; ; As well as holding a tier 2 VISA sponsorship license for overseas workers, our recruitment processes have been tailored to support our ambition to have a diverse and inclusive workforce, including:; •Gender-neutral wording, considering all pronouns for role profiles and recruitment campaigns.; •Anonymised CV sifting for candidate interview selection.; •Structured, consistent, and accommodating interview processes allow individuals to demonstrate their best skills and experience for the roles.; •Skills assessments to measure competencies applied during the recruitment process.; •Recruitment campaigns are tailored and targeted to improve diversity.; •Offering work experience placements, apprenticeships, postgraduate employment, and full and part-time contracts, fully supporting people's development at all career and life stages.; ; Our Employment policies have been tailored to support diversity and inclusivity, including:; •Robust equality policies – including proportionately representing the diverse communities we operate in, equal pay with regular audits to ensure compliance & fairness and anonymised whistleblowing.; •Significantly above market average for paternity and maternity leave with a focus on retention.; •Supporting and promoting flexible, hybrid and remote working.; •Providing health care packages – including counselling and mental health support.; ; We provide annual diversity and inclusion training to ensure all staff members can actively support inclusivity and diversity and are aware of current trends and issues.

  Wellbeing

  We are proactively investing in the wellbeing of our workforce and beyond into our wider communities by applying a holistic and human approach to our endeavours.; ; We regularly benchmark our salary and benefits packages to ensure that our workforce is remunerated relatively and that our financial packages are aligned with industry standards. We couple this with an extensive benefits package, which includes access to a Company Pension Scheme, Private Healthcare, Death in Service Insurance, an Electric Car scheme, a Holiday Purchase Scheme, and a Flexi-time Scheme (customer dependent). ; ; In the past year, we have partnered with our Private Healthcare provider to upgrade our wellbeing offering, allowing employees instant access to confidential mental health advisors and counsellors.; ; Our managers undergo physical and mental health first aid training, allowing them to provide first-line support to our workforce. They are backed up by our trained HR Team, who are on-hand for any further support. ; ; Our wellbeing strategy is constantly being reviewed and updated. In the following year, we will implement a staff benefits platform including fitness, nutrition, and further health initiatives to enhance our Wellbeing offering. ; ; Public sector buyers are expected to request clarifications on Social Value and/or the information you provide as part of the G-Cloud buying process.; ; Buyers could use your response as part of their desktop Most Economically Advantageous Tender-based evaluation criteria.

Pricing

• Price: £440 to £1,040 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 adam.blair@nimbusdti.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.