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BCN Group Ltd

M365 Productivity Accelerator for Public Sector & Healthcare services

Elevate public sector & Healthcare efficiency with our M365 Productivity Accelerator. Improve collaboration, communication, and data security.

Features

  • Tailored M365 Consultancy engagements to meet diverse public sector needs.
  • Strategic engineering for effective M365 feature deployment across services.
  • Comprehensive strategies for improving M365 usage and adoption
  • Regular insights and optimisation sessions for continuous M365 enhancement.
  • Detailed biannual usage and adoption analysis for all public services.
  • Expert guidance on feature utilisation to maximise license benefits.
  • Ongoing advice for overall service improvement.
  • Usage & Adoption tracking and reporting
  • Direct access to Microsoft 365 Solutions expertise

Benefits

  • Accelerate M365 adoption for improved productivity
  • Customise the M365 environment to meet needs of public services
  • Optimises M365 efficiency with strategic insights
  • Provide a Microsoft Cloud roadmap for successful digital transformation
  • Ensure secure and effective M365 utilization
  • Encourage continuous improvement and innovation
  • Expert Microsoft consultancy for informed decision-making
  • Leverage the full potential of the M365 suite
  • Protect license investments with tailored adoption strategies

Pricing

£1,000 a unit

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 ric.kelly@bcn.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

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

Contact

BCN Group Ltd Mr Ric Kelly
Telephone: 0345 095 7000
Email: ric.kelly@bcn.co.uk

Planning

Planning service
Yes
How the planning service works
BCN Group provide flexible Cloud Readiness Assessments, Cloud Architecture design and Cloud Migration engagements dependent on the client's requirements and progress towards their cloud migration. Through a detailed scoping session, BCN Group gain an understanding the client's current cloud strategy and desired outcomes. BCN Group then perform an in depth audit of the workloads targeted for cloud migration and the infrastructure resources that support them. Detailed breakdowns of the projected solutions, their costs and scalability are then produced in accordance with the client's strategy and budget. This planning & design phases maximizes the potential for a successful migration to a secure, optimized M365 platform. Upon agreement of an end-state BCN Group then proceed to create a detailed roadmap for the cloud migration, from project kick-off through to go-live, adoption consultation and project sign-off.
Planning service works with specific services
Yes
Hosting or software services the planning service works with
  • M365
  • SharePoint

Training

Training service provided
Yes
How the training service works
BCN provide training & handover for all solutions to ensure the customer can operate both from an End User & Customer IT team point of view. This training is to ensure a smooth transition with customers, to reduce the impact new services can have on productivity, & to ensure adoption of new services within the customer's business.
Training is tied to specific services
Yes
Services the training service works with
  • M365
  • SharePoint

Setup and migration

Setup or migration service available
Yes
How the setup or migration service works
BCN Group offer a complete cloud transformation services for migrating to M365. BCN Group's cloud solutions architects and project management team work closely alongside the technical team, service delivery managers and support team (where a managed service has been selected) to deliver the client's cloud migration into service.
Training sessions are also provided where selected as part of the cloud migration to enable knowledge transfer and ensure cloud adoption within the client's business.
Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services
Yes
List of supported services
  • M365
  • SharePoint

Quality assurance and performance testing

Quality assurance and performance testing service
Yes
How the quality assurance and performance testing works
Solutions may be subject to an initial POC to demonstrate validity of the proposed solution. At each stage of delivery a second cloud engineer will check over what has been deployed to ensure it meets or exceeds agreed standards and performance. User acceptance and load testing is performed in preparation for the service to be put into production and a full handover of the environment is performed either to a BCN support team or to the customer.

Security testing

Security services
Yes
Security services type
  • Security strategy
  • Security design
  • Cyber security consultancy
  • Security testing
  • Security audit services
Certified security testers
No

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
As a Microsoft Tier-1 CSP, BCN can facilitate the purchase of M365 licenses from Microsoft on behalf of customers, as well as facilitate the setup of Azure Plan Subscriptions & billing.
BCN Group can provide 1st to 3rd line support for Azure, M365, Private/Hybrid Cloud & On-Premises environments, along with expert escalations and architecture services consumed as required/ad-hoc

Service scope

Service constraints
Services are generally provided remotely

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
Depending on Service Purchased Options: Standard Support Hours - Monday - Friday 08:00 - 18:00Hrs Extended Support Hours - Monday - Friday 07:00 - 19:00Hrs Out of Hours Support - P1 ONLY - 24/7 (Excluding Christmas Day) Priority 1: Standard / Extended Hours - Response Within 30 minutes Priority 1: (Out of Hours) Response Within 60 minutes Priority 2: Standard / Extended Hours – Response Within 2 hours Priority 3 or 4: Standard / Extended Hours – Response Within 4 hours Priority 5: Standard / Extended Hours – Response Within 4 hours
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
9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
Web chat support
No
Support levels
An assigned account manager & technical consultant will be assigned to work with your agreed point of contact to conduct the initial assessment & provide a comprehensive report & roadmap based on the findings.
The engagement then continues with regular updates & engineering time to accelerate changes against the roadmap.

Resellers

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Other security clearance
Government security clearance
Up to Security Clearance (SC)

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
Yes
Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
SGS
ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
25/06/2020
What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
BCN Group activities related to the provision of this service are covered by ISO 27001
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

BCN are focussed on improvements in Energy Efficiency. We continue to monitor and review our energy usage with the aim of reducing where we can.

Tackling economic inequality

BCN will create employment and educational opportunities for people from backgrounds that typically find it hard to get employment.

Equal opportunity

BCN is committed to achieving a working environment which provides equality of opportunity and freedom from unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race, gender, gender reassignment, maternity, marital status, disability, religious beliefs, age or sexual orientation

Wellbeing

BCN is committed to the protection and promotion of the mental health and wellbeing of all staff. We shall continuously strive to improve the mental health environment and culture of the organisation by identifying, eliminating, or minimising all harmful processes, procedures and behaviours that may cause psychological harm or illness to its employees.

Pricing

Price
£1,000 a unit
Discount for educational organisations
No

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 ric.kelly@bcn.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.