QUANTUM 360 LIMITED

Designing and Implementing Procurement and Commercial Transformation Solutions

We are a company specialising in delivering Commercial, Procurement and Supply Chain services to both the Public and Private Sectors. www.quantum-360.co.uk We support organisations through the Commercial lifecycle; developing strategic plans, procuring services, leading negotiations, ensuring contracts and services are managed to maximise value for money and effective delivery.

Features

• Designing and implementing Commercial and Procurement solutions
• Supporting clients drive change and transformation across Commercial and Procurement
• Enabling clients to understand technology requirements for procurement
• Creating dynamic dashboards to track and monitor outcomes
• Establishing detailed process mapping to improve ways of working
• Strategic support and delivery of business objectives
• Driving value for money outcomes by improving technology and capability
• Establishing partnering solutions to support successful teams
• Provide training and development to existing teams and functions
• Design structured approach to successful contract management

Benefits

• Improving internal commercial and procurement capabilities
• Ensures skills and capabilities delivery organisational goals
• Embed digital solutions to support organisational development
• Drives innovation and meets the needs of internal stakeholders
• Supports compliance and governance requirements
• Supports internal transformation goals and objectives
• Improves the focus of value for money
• Consistent information to inform decisions and actions
• Reduces costs and impacts across all budget lines
• Creates a high performing innovative technology based function

£500 to £1,200 a unit a day

• Education pricing available

Service documents

• Pricing document

  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 helen.cole@quantum-360.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

586782131813611

Contact

Helen Cole
07737065441
helen.cole@quantum-360.co.uk

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: Quantum -360 will at contract commencement, through our implementation phase, look at reviewing current organisational data, engage with key stakeholders, contract owners and business managers to build a fully developed operational plan that considers the type, complexity and duration of the project. This will also involve detailed end to end business and process mapping of the commercial lifecycle to identify where efficiencies and improvements can be made. This will be carried out by our extensive analytical function. It will also establish the right skills and experienced resources are available at the right time throughout the project.; ; Utilising the knowledge and data gained during the above discovery phase, this data will be analysed to enable us to identify key outputs, process and training requirements, and the tools required, together with developing resource planning approaches.; ; Efficient resource management includes smart resource planning, appropriate scheduling, and ensuring employee engagement and satisfaction levels for successful project delivery. Q360 follow best in class planning practices, to enhance productivity and performance and see this as a vital step in delivery effective service levels to customers and deliver a successful project.
• Planning service works with specific services: No

Training

• Training service provided: Yes
• How the training service works: Improving the way an organisation works and how the people within it operate is essential, now more than ever. Supply markets are developing in a way that challenges the expertise of some procurement functions. It is essential that individuals and teams develop leading edge skills to meet these demands.; ; By supporting teams in developing and implementing new ways of working, Quantum 360 ensure that internal and external relationships can result in greater outcomes, better value for money and long-term improvements in delivery. This training and support can be provided to support the implementation of the right procurement solutions, new technology and toolkits, which supports all elements of the commercial lifecycle by a highly experienced team; Our team, many of whom are Government Commercial Function Assessors, will develop undertake an analysis of training requirements and implement the appropriate training which supports the successful of the delivery of the project.; ; Quantum 360 will actively promote and signpost suitable learning and development opportunities to professional’s particularly with the regards to understanding the Professional Standards of the Government Commercial Function.; ; As part of the training provision, Quantum 360 will ensure an on-going forward programme to provide specific training across the organisation.
• Training is tied to specific services: No

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: No

Quality assurance and performance testing

• Quality assurance and performance testing service: Yes
• How the quality assurance and performance testing works: We provide full life cycle commercial support from working with our clients during a detailed requirement gathering stage, assessing the technology solutions, developing procurement documentation and process development, contract management and when required, negotiation of new or existing contracts.; All of our consultants have significant breadth and depth of experience in providing complex commercial support for a wide variety of organisations and are established delivery experts. We work practically with clients, always finding the right solutions and technology for our clients through a focus on people, process and tools. We work to understand business objectives. This will give us a good understanding of organisational aims and objectives for the future direction.

Security testing

• Security services: No

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: No

Service scope

• Service constraints: There are no specific constraints to servicing clients, support can be offered in person or remotely across the UK (with notice if possible, where this may fall outside a reasonable journey time for in person support).

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: Our support is costed within our quoted rates, based on experience and seniority within Quantum 360. Any further support needed by clients, can be costs as project fees over and above time and materials, if this is required. Our flexible approach is such that we can accomodate our client's needs fully and provide the right level of expertise, time allocation and additional resources where this is applicable.; Our Directors oversee each client project and thus provide a senior level of oversight to project delivery, reporting, risk management and transformation (where relevant) to give confidence to senior client leaders that project delivery is on track and within budget,; Our Senior Commercial Consultants have significant experience across the public sector and drive the delivery of successful projects for clients, supported by additional commercial resource which is flexibly applied.

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: No
• ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Cyber essentials plus: No
• Other security certifications: No

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

  Fighting climate change

  Fighting climate change; ; At Quantum-360 we assess the environmental impacts of our operations and set objectives and targets to improve our environmental performance. We review these targets annually.; Quantum-360 will:; • Promote responsibility for the environment within the organisation and communicate and implement this policy at all levels within the workforce, our supply chain and SME partners;; • Reduce the use of energy, water and other resources;; • Minimise waste by reduction, re-use and recycling methods;; • Comply with all relevant environmental legislation/regulation;; • Ensure that our policies and services are developed in a way that is complimentary to this approach;; • Not prioritise revenue ahead of sustainability requirements.; • Encourage all our supply chain and SME partners to commit to the sustainable development philosophy;; • Identify and provide appropriate training, advice and information for staff and encourage them to develop new ideas and initiatives;; • Provide appropriate resources to meet the commitments of this policy; and; • Promote and encourage involvement in local environmental initiatives/schemes.

  Tackling economic inequality

  Tackling economic inequality; ; Quantum-360, in line with the Government Commercial Function’s, The Social Value Model, will during any client engagement, look to implement the following activities that demonstrate and describe our support for reducing the disability employment gap. These activities will be flowed down through our supply chain in terms of the purchases that we make but also in the services we offer to our clients through our broader SME network.; ; ● Identify and understand issues affecting inequality in employment, skills and pay in the; market, industry, or sector.; ● Adopt measures within Quantum-360 and also in the services we deliver for clients, and the procurement activities we undertake on behalf of clients to tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce, some include:; ; ○ Offering a range of quality opportunities with routes of progression if; appropriate, e.g. industry placements, students supported into higher; level apprenticeships.; ; ○ Demonstrating how working conditions promote an inclusive working; environment and promote retention and progression.; ; ○ Promoting a time-bound action plan informed by monitoring to ensure employers have a workforce that proportionately reflects the diversity of the communities in which; they operate, at every level.; ; ○ Introducing transparency to promotion, pay and reward processes including flexibility.; ; ○ Positive action schemes in place to address under-representation in certain; pay grades.; ; Activities in this area will also refer to current HMG’s guidance on ‘Tackling Modern Slavery in Government Supply Chains’ to identify and manage risks in both existing contracts and new procurement activity.; ; - When identifying the need, approach to be taken and the market; - pre-procurement; - When deciding the requirement specification stage; - When selecting suppliers to invite to tender selection stage; - When awarding the contract award stage; - In the performance of the contract

  Equal opportunity

  Equal opportunity; ; Quantum 360 are passionate about building long term and sustainable Procurement and Commercial capability.; ; To deliver this ambition Quantum 360 are working with leading Universities and the public and private sector to provide a learning platform supported by real-time experience for both Graduates and Apprenticeships.; ; Quantum 360 Academy offer opportunities for individuals to retrain and be part of an exciting profession that delivers real value to its customers, through a rewarding career and an opportunity to progress.

  Wellbeing

  Wellbeing; ; Quantum-360, will implement the following activities that demonstrate and describe our support to health and wellbeing, including physical and mental health, in the contract workforce. These activities will be flowed down through our supply chain in terms of the purchases that we make but also in the services we offer to our clients through our broader SME network.; The Activities will include:; • Understand the level of participation by organisations to drive business creation and growth, especially in the context of COVID-19 where new ways of working are needed to deliver services.; • Engage the contract workforce in deciding the most important issues to; address and description of how the organisation will respond to and monitor delivery of the agreed actions.; • Promote through our processes and policies inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, development practices and retention focussed activities including recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition.; • Invest in the physical and mental health and wellbeing of the contract; workforce, especially in the context of COVID-19, including reducing the demand on; health and care services including staff training and awareness raising on health and wellbeing for the contract workforce, including around loneliness.; • Measure staff physical and mental health and wellbeing engagement over time and adapt to any changes in the results.; • Commit to report publicly on the health and wellbeing of staff comprising the contract workforce (including the supply chain).; ; For work with any client, the procurement strategies and processes Quantum-360 will adopt will aim and promote activities that:; ; • Demonstrate action to support the health and wellbeing, including physical and mental health, in the contract workforce.; • Influence staff, suppliers, customers and communities through the delivery of the contract to support health and wellbeing, including physical and mental health.

Pricing

• Price: £500 to £1,200 a unit a day
• Discount for educational organisations: Yes

Service documents

• Pricing document

  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 helen.cole@quantum-360.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.