ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED

Cloud Application Development

AtkinsRéalis design, build, and host cloud-first applications from concept, through product development, to build, deploy, and hosting. Our large team of experienced solution architects, UX designers, software engineers, service designers, and support engineers have worked with clients across a range of sectors delivering diverse cloud applications.

Features

• User-centred application design.
• Collaborative design and development using agile methodologies.
• Secure by Design software engineering to protect against cyber-attacks.
• DevSecOps approach to configuration management.
• Continuous Deployment and Integration pipelines.
• Subject matter expertise reach-back to wider AtkinsRéalis engineers.
• Adherence to GDS and Government Technology Code of Practice.

Benefits

• Over 20 years' experience designing, building, deploying applications.
• Proven track record of passing GDS assessments at all stages.
• Rapid realisation of business benefit through agile development approach.
• TickITplus accredited development practices.
• Quality assurance through automated testing.
• Applications engineered with a cloud-first and security minded ethos.
• Compliance with Government’s Technology Code of Practice.

£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

576430696041098

Contact

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

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: We fully embrace a user-centred design ethos where our User Experience (UX) trained Product Development specialists will work closely alongside you and your stakeholders to plan and design your cloud-based application. Our approach starts with a “Discovery” phase where our UX experts will work closely with you and your stakeholders to understand your business process and determine the User Stories that best describe the form and function of the application.; Alongside our UX specialists, our Software Engineers will work to determine the technical architecture for the application and work with you and your technical teams to ensure compliance to Government standards along with any additional internal governance you have.; Planning does not stop at “Discovery” however, throughout the development lifecycle our teams will continue to refine the application, working closely with your users and stakeholders to ensure the final application realises the business benefits and objectives defined at the outset.
• 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 skilled and experienced team of Software Engineers, Technical Architects, Product Designers, and QA Engineers have a proven track-record in developing applications that target cloud as well as traditional on-premises infrastructures. This breadth of knowledge and experience ensures that we can work with you and your technical teams to migrate legacy on-premises applications to the cloud as well as help you move applications between cloud service providers.
• 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: Quality is at the heart of everything we do at AtkinsRéalis, and cloud application development is no different. Our audited approach to software engineering has quality assurance at its core. User stories that are developed into the application are defined with a clear set of Acceptance Criteria, our development process requires that the acceptance criteria is met and coding standards adhered to before the code is merged. This iterative approach ensures consistent quality across the development lifecycle and enables “potentially shippable” software at the end of each iteration.; Performance Testing is performed using several industry standard tools and approaches such as load testing, stress testing, volume testing, spike testing, endurance testing, and scalability testing. The type of performance testing undertaken is very much dependent on the type of application and the non-functional requirements that specify the required levels of performance to be achieved.; Our team will work with you to define the most appropriate forms of testing and levels of performance and quality required to prepare a Test Strategy to ensure the desired quality and performance is achieved.

Security testing

• Security services: Yes
• Security services type:
  • Security strategy
  • Security risk management
  • Security design
  • Security testing
  • Security incident management
• 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: This cloud application development service covers the design, build, and quality assurance activities for the creation / modification of cloud-based applications. Developed applications, along with their source code, will be delivered to the client in a form suitable for deployment to a cloud environment.; We can provide ongoing support in the form of hosting and additional software services, these can be purchased through our companion G-Cloud services.

Service scope

• Service constraints: This cloud application development service covers the design, build, and quality assurance activities for the creation / modification of cloud-based applications. Developed applications, along with their source code, will be delivered to the client in a form suitable for deployment to a cloud environment.; It does not cover the hosting of the developed cloud application. If hosting of the developed cloud application is required, the companion AtkinsRéalis service “Cloud Application Hosting” from G-Cloud 14 Lot 1 can be used.

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.