ATOS IT SERVICES UK LIMITED

Atos VMware Cloud Services

VMware Cloud Services (VCS) is a dedicated private cloud platform with a hybrid cloud management function applied. Enabling customers to formulate strategy, adoption, implementation and management of digital hybrid cloud services.

Features

• Hybrid Cloud Strategy, Cloud Readiness Assessment, RoI Analysis and Roadmaps
• Cloud Design and Implementation across AWS(with plans for Azure)
• Flexible architect services and implementation services, aligned to NCSC
• Expert DevOps and IaC automation using Terraform and Cloud-Native tools
• Cloud IT Operations models
• Designs for UK Government OFFICIAL workloads, managing citizen/patient data
• Increased ability to deploy, connect and upscale resources to multi-cloud
• Implementation and operation of Cloud Hybrid Platforms
• Cloud, Hybrid, Hosting, and on-premise adoption of technology
• NCSC aligned approach for Secure Design, Build and Run

Benefits

• Accelerated journey to the cloud
• Agility_and_responsiveness – ability to move workloads between different platforms.
• Reduced Total Cost of Ownership
• Proven large scale implementations
• Highly experienced Certified Cloud Architects and Engineers
• Flexible commercial model including T&M, deliverables and outcome based
• Upskilling and transfer of digital transformation skills to in-house services
• Swift deployment of teams and resources to multiple UK sites
• Greater opportunity for innovation
• Increased connectivity to multiple platforms increasing business Continuity

£80.88 a unit a day

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Skills Framework for the Information Age rate card

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

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Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

635995791240755

Contact

Louise Carr
+447733315094
opportunities@atos.net

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: Through a discovery process with our clients, we determine the most appropriate solution for their Cloud requirements and whether this can be as a service, hosted in public or private cloud. ; Our approach is tailored to the maturity of the customer’s Cloud adoption vision and the investment they have already made in platforms and tooling. We provide multi-disciplinary product engineering Cloud teams that can deliver and support applications and Cloud Hybrid platforms in an Agile manner.
• Planning service works with specific services: Yes
• Hosting or software services the planning service works with:
  • VMware on AWS
  • VMWare Tanzu
  • VMware Private Cloud
  • Open Shift

Training

• Training service provided: No

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: Yes
• How the setup or migration service works: Atos provides a carefully structured approach known as the Cloud Migration Factory. Transformation Consultants use formal evaluation tools to help you prioritize and plan cloud migrations for both applications and infrastructure. Our consultants will audit your current landscape and build a picture of your existing environment to then propose a migration approach suitable for your needs and strategic vision. Atos brings real life experience of cloud architectures; cloud native applications development; software engineering methodology to cloud deployment. Through the Atos Digital Factory approach, we can classify and categorize all applications to identify which need to be retired, re-fabricated or replaced. ; ; Our holistic migration approach for applications provides a robust and industrialized means to move your applications and infrastructure to effective cloud service and deployment models.
• 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: Atos provides a multi-disciplinary team for the quality assurance and performance testing for all forms of cloud deployments, hybrid, private and public. Our testing will look at all layers within the cloud stack, from the underlying infrastructure connecting to cloud, and at the application stack itself constructed in the cloud. End-to-end testing of the delivered services in the cloud. This level of testing also includes Quality Assurance as part of the automation from the outset for functional and non-functional testing.

Security testing

• Security services: Yes
• Security services type:
  • Security risk management
  • Security audit services

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: Yes
• Types of service supported:
  • Hosting or software provided by your organisation
  • Hosting or software provided by a third-party organisation
• How the support service works: Atos has dedicated onshore and offshore teams available to support applications and platforms around the clock. The support services requirements will be determined as part of the engagement.

Service scope

• Service constraints: No service constraints

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Yes, at extra cost
• Support response times: Service Levels are usually defined and agreed in consultation with each client, to reflect their specific needs and the underpinning SLAs provided by their Cloud services ecosystem.
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: Yes
• Online ticketing support accessibility: None or don’t know
• 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: None or don’t know
• How the web chat support is accessible: TBC
• Web chat accessibility testing: Our OpenScape Web chat is available through the internet either embedded into a website or through social media channels
• Support levels: Atos provides 1st, 2nd and 3rd Levels of support. The cost of the support will vary according to volumes and hours of operation required.; ; We can provide a Technical Account Manager or Cloud Support Engineer.

Resellers

• Supplier type: Reseller providing extra features and support
• Organisation whose services are being resold: VMware

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: PWC
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: 01/11/2023
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: Scope may be provided upon request.
• ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: Yes
• Who accredited the PCI DSS certification: Blackfoot UK Ltd
• PCI DSS accreditation date: 11/12/2023
• What the PCI DSS doesn’t cover: No non-covered scope. Scope may be provided upon request.
• 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

  Atos is a global leader in decarbonised digital services incorporating sustainable practices into our IT services to mitigate against the impact of climate change. This is evidenced by our EcoVadis Platinum Award. We are committed to an SBTi endorsed Science Based Target and are on track to reduce all emissions by 50% between 2019-25 and achieve Net Zero by 2039. Activities to achieve this include: IT Products and Services: We place a 20% sustainability weighting during procurement and use EcoVadis to assess supplier environmental performance. We were awarded “Platinum” status by EcoVadis for the fourth year running in October 2023. Renewable Energy Sources: Since 2018, the electricity purchased for our IT equipment, lighting and some space heating in mainland Great Britain has been from 100% renewable sources. Reduce Energy Consumption: Initiatives include the adoption of remote/hybrid working for employees, leading to a 10% drop in Atos UK&I energy usage between H1 2022 and H1 2023 through the rationalisation of 15 offices. In 2020, we signed up to a group-wide car-fleet agreement to source only electric vehicles with the aim to switch our entire fleet to electric or hybrid by 2025 (70% achievement in 2022). Minimise Electronic Waste: Atos has a circular economy approach to minimise electronic waste and extend the lifespan of its IT equipment ensuring that 100% of our obsolete IT assets are collected, reused, or recycled in a responsible way. The policy approach is based on the ISO14001 certified management system. In the UK we partner with Tier1, an SME specialising in hardware recycling. We will assess each call-off contract from G-Cloud 14 and make commitments that will drive sustainability such as: • Selecting sustainable partners and hosting joint decarbonisation workshops • Delivering environmental volunteering opportunities • Delivering training/education on sustainability

  Tackling economic inequality

  Atos recognises that the IT sector faces employment and skills shortages whilst under-represented groups still face barriers to accessing jobs. According to Prospects.ac.uk (December 2023), less than 8.5% of senior leaders in UK tech are from ethnic minority groups, only 16% of IT professionals are female and less than 9% of all IT specialists have a disability. We have implemented initiatives to tackle economic inequality: Early Career Talent Activities Atos provides work experience placements and STEM outreach to schools/universities to inspire students from different backgrounds across the UK into technology careers. Our Graduate and Apprenticeship programmes are over 18 months and provide experience in project delivery, operations and technical areas. The Atos Graduate Internship and Apprenticeship Community supports members in building up a network across the organisation and provides extra-curricular opportunities. Recruitment Activities We have embedded a fully inclusive and accessible end-to-end recruitment process. Actions include: Our Recruitment professionals to complete ‘Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) training for HR and Talent Professionals’ to attract a diverse talent pool We use Textio, a writing-enhancement service, to remove gender bias from job adverts We use video and flexible/adjusted interviews to provide support if wanted by people with disabilities including neurodiversity, such as assistive technology and schedule flexibility We organise tech career events and partner with organisations such as Bright Network to target candidates from under-represented groups. Career Development Activities All Atos employees are encouraged to set an Individual Development Plan with access to in-house learning and development resources such as Atos University. We will assess each call-off contract from G-Cloud 14 and make commitments that will tackle economic inequality such as: Creating employment opportunities Collaborating with our partners such as Next Tech Girls and SmartSTEMs to deliver training schemes/programmes to address any identified skills gaps and support skills growth.

  Equal opportunity

  Atos has been recognised as a leading employer in supporting an inclusive workplace through its inclusion in the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2023 and our Level 3 Disability Confident Leader status. We continually review and improve our DEI initiatives to ensure we advance our goal. Inclusive/accessible recruitment activities We have embedded a fully inclusive and accessible end-to-end recruitment process. To achieve this, we engaged external partners to provide training to managers/HR to ensure fair recruitment by removing barriers and attracting diverse talent. Inclusive working conditions We create an inclusive working environment where all individuals can thrive and enable Atos to retain diverse talent: Policies: Our policies ensure we support all our employees regardless of their characteristics, enabling everyone to access and pursue opportunities available in Atos. DEI Networks: Our employee-led networks are advocates for equality and change in the workplace and wider society. Business Initiatives: We have initiatives to support under-represented groups’ progress in our workplace such as talent programmes and embedding cultural events into our calendar including International Woman’s Day and Black History Month. Fair Pay Our Diversity Pay Gap Report aligned to the Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017, is published annually and provides transparent reporting on our progress to create gender and ethnicity balance. Flexible Working Atos is proud to actively support remote/hybrid and flexible working to assist all employees achieve a good work life balance. Beyond this, our Flexible Working Policy outlines the support available to employees and candidates with fluctuating health conditions or care/personal responsibilities. We will assess each call-off contract from G-Cloud 14 and make commitments that will promote equal opportunity such as: Creating employment opportunities for under-represented groups by working with inclusive recruitment partners such as Bright Network Delivering training schemes and programmes for under-represented groups

  Wellbeing

  We are signatories of the Six Standards of Mental Health and invest significantly in the mental health of our employees: Prioritising mental health We provide a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to all staff including an online GP service, wellbeing toolkits and a free, anonymous 24/7 helpline where employees can get counselling and advice on a wide range of topics including family, financial and legal matters. Promoting positive mental health Our senior leadership team and Mental Health First Aiders act as positive role models, endorsing initiatives like World Mental Health Week. Open culture We drive an open culture where conversations about mental health are supported. Line Managers promote employee wellbeing through monthly 1-2-1s and workload assessment. Should an employee raise a concern over their workload, their Line Manager conducts Individual Stress Risk Assessments and encourages EAP and Stronger Minds helpline use when needed. Holding regular 1-2-1s is a metric Atos Line Managers are appraised on as part of our Performance Management system, ensuring nurturing connections between our managers and employees are embedded as a culture. Increasing organisational capability We partner with third-party specialists in wellbeing and mental health, such as Genius Within, to provide training to our employees. Providing tools and support We provide annual training on subjects such as anxiety and depression, and signpost mental health tools available on our Wellbeing Hub. Tools include links to NHS Mental Health helplines, AXA PPP Wellbeing articles and a Mental Health Toolkit with 19 tips/tools breathing exercises and sleep techniques. Increasing transparency We measure wellbeing in surveys and publish action plans to address employee feedback gathered from the survey. We will assess each call-off contract from G-Cloud 14 and make commitments that will promote equal opportunity such as funding Mental Health First Aiders for the contract delivery team.

Pricing

• Price: £80.88 a unit a day
• Discount for educational organisations: No

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 opportunities@atos.net. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.