LASHAN DIGITAL LIMITED

Lashan Digital - Architecture Service for Social Housing

Lashan Digital delivers strategic/enterprise and solution architectures for social housing.
Enterprise Architecture enables an integrated ecosystem, holistic process views, data, systems, and infrastructure, encompassing property management, tenant services, financials.
Solution Architecture addresses specific challenges, e.g. repairs, compliance, income management, defining structures, components, and interactions, integrating cloud solutions and streamlining processes.

Features

• Enterprise, solution, and data architectures for social housing
• Architecture as a Service (AaaS). Periodic EA, Solution, Data
• Transformation Service, from Pre-discovery to Implementation and Live Support
• Support for infrastructure design for cloud-migration
• Environment-setup and management, backup/ recovery for business continuity
• Support selection of capable solution vendor(s).
• Experience in overseeing the entire lifecycle of major transformation programs
• Expert advice during go-live preparation activities

Benefits

• Enables an integrated ecosystem, holistic process views, data, systems, infrastructure.
• Addresses specific challenges, e.g. repairs, compliance, income management.
• Ensures that the architecture continues to meet business objectives
• Ensures that the architecture remains compliant, adopts best practice
• Optimised selection, deployment of cloud based systems
• Reduced technical platform costs, improve platform and applications availability
• Supports cutover planning, service transition, business continuity processes
• Develop/support operational support model.

£459 to £1,480 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

645559343044907

Contact

Viswa Gogineni
07842437896
info@lashandigital.co.uk

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: Our approach adopts the following methodology:; ; Define Future State; Collaborate with key housing stakeholders to define the future state architecture vision, prioritising objectives and aligning the relevant architecture with the programme phases.; ; Develop EA Framework; Establish an EA framework that defines principles, standards, and guidelines for architecture development. Establish a Technical Design Authority.; ; Solution Blueprint; Define the solution blueprint for Transformation Programme outlining the overarching architecture, and approach for achieving the Programme goals; a roadmap for design and development.; ; Data Architecture/Strategy/Modelling/Governance; Create the data architecture that addresses data migration, integration, quality, and governance. ; Establish the enterprise data model.; Propose a data warehousing & lakehouse approach to consolidate and manage data effectively. ; ; Application Architecture; As is state analysis including current application architectures.; Identify and recommend the software solution, interfaces, and integration points for each phase of deployment.; ; Infrastructure Architecture; Support infrastructure design to cloud-migration, environment-setup and management, backup/ recovery for the business continuity. Infrastructure design will be reused for each phase. ; Add additional components e.g. asset management system and network integration to third parties. ; ; Vendor Selection; Support the selection of capable solution vendor(s), evaluating solutions based on selection criteria incorporating the overall housing management requirements plus architectural alignment, scalability, and compatibility.
• Planning service works with specific services: No

Training

• Training service provided: Yes
• How the training service works: In addition to initial reviews of Enterprise and Data Architectures, we offer Architecture as a Service (AaaS) on a recurring, annual basis. ; This is inclusive of timely updates to customers on cloud service offerings which helps them adopt the most appropriate Enterprise and Data Architectures for their specific needs and personalised to their evolving enterprise architecture.
• Training is tied to specific services: No

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: Yes
• How the setup or migration service works: Cloud migration services involve the transfer of data, applications, and other business elements from an organization's on-premises infrastructure to the cloud, or from one cloud environment to another. We can help you, providing: ; ; Assessment and planning: Analyzing your current IT environment, identifying which elements can be migrated to the cloud, and developing a migration plan.; ; Cloud architecture design: Creating the cloud environment that suits your requirements, including choosing the right cloud service model (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and deployment model (public, private, hybrid). This also involves selecting the best cloud provider that meets your needs and budget.; ; Migration execution: Moving data and applications to the cloud environment, including applying tools and methods to reduce downtime and ensure data quality. This also involves developing a business case and a budget plan for the migration project, as well as identifying and mitigating any potential risks.; ; Post-migration support: Offering continuous support to guarantee the cloud environment is properly set up, improved, and secure. This also involves monitoring the performance and availability of the cloud services, as well as providing training and guidance to end-users.
• 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: Testing including SIT, OAT, Performance Testing:; Our consultants are well-versed in Agile testing approaches ensuring smooth execution of stages such as SIT, OAT, Security, and Performance Testing. Quick resolution of defects, requirement changes, and design adjustments is crucial to prevent blockers for other teams. Our consultants work closely with the QA team in the triage process, offering in-depth understanding of defects and features to expedite fixes for quick resolutions.; ; OAT & Performance Testing Support:; Testing non-functional requirements can be complex, especially when end customers are involved. Our architecture will define a catalog of non-functional requirements and facilitate sessions to gather and define values for requirements related to performance and business continuity. We help define performance testing, security testing, and other non-functional testing approaches and provide documentation and review/feedback on these approaches.; ; Review and Audit:; In addition to initial reviews of Enterprise and Data Architectures, we offer Architecture as a Service (AaaS) inclusive of periodic EA, Solution and Data architecture reviews and audits to ensure that the architecture continues to meet business objectives, remains compliant and adopts best practice.

Security testing

• Security services: Yes
• Security services type: Other
• Other security services:
  • Security Testing Definition
  • Support During Testing
  • Subcontract Security Testing

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 support all of the major Cloud Service providers; AWS, Azure, Google Cloud etc.; We can fully specify the environment required to meet your business and budgetary requirements inclusive of RPO/RTO objectives, geo-security and GDPR/governmental data security requirements. ; Where customers require we can offer our FoundationLink Data platform - based on Azure hosting and technologies and enabling a modern, flexible Data Vault methodology, assuring stability and comprehensive data linkage. This provides:; (i) a robust and adaptable structure for managing large and complex datasets ; (ii) seamless connections and relationships between data elements, enhancing data integration and accessibility.; (iii) a solid base and essential connectivity for building and managing a data platform. It encapsulates the primary.

Service scope

• Service constraints: Our services are predominantly advisory and implementation focused together with an option of Architecture as a Service (AaaS) inclusive of periodic EA, Solution and Data architecture reviews and audits to ensure that the architecture continues to meet business objectives, remains compliant and adopts best practice. This is particularly suitable for organisations with limited internal capacity or budget.; ; We always aim to enable customers to build expertise for operational delivery once initial planning and implementation work is completed.

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Email or online ticketing
• Support response times: One to two business days
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: Yes
• Online ticketing support accessibility: WCAG 2.1 A
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support: Web chat
• Web chat support availability: 24 hours, 7 days a week
• Web chat support accessibility standard: WCAG 2.1 A
• Web chat accessibility testing: Bot Chat Service
• Support levels: Ongoing support is provided within project charges for the first [20] days following completion of each assignment. Thereafter, if required, it will be charged at SFIA grade 3 rate (grade 4 for complex issues) for the time required to rectify the issue measured in 1/2 hour increments.

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
  • Equal opportunity

  Fighting climate change

  Lashan Digital is committed to delivering sustainable technical solutions. Our vision is to tackle climate change and reduce the impact of tech upon the environment by developing solutions which reduce carbon emissions, conserve natural resources and minimise waste. We will support our G-Cloud customers by working together in line with the Greening Government ICT and Digital Services Strategy and incorporating these into our solutions. Lashan has a sustainable sourcing policy/strategy for hardware, software, hosting, spares, consumables, and professional services. As a cloud-based service, physical hardware and consumables are minimal; services can be accessed from anywhere; we will harness the web for virtual meetings, sharing e-training and documentation reducing paper and waste. Where waste is produced, we recycle – including the use of WEEE recycling for technical kit.; ; We are fully supportive of the Greening Government Commitments 2021 to 2025 (GGC) (which provide guidance/mandates to UK government and their suppliers on minimising emissions, conserving resources, and supporting natural spaces and biodiversity recovery) and will aim to deliver positive social value towards the UK’s emissions reduction targets. We will work with our G-Cloud clients to secure sustainable Cloud solutions and to manage carbon emissions proactively year on year.

  Equal opportunity

  Through Lashan’s Equality, Inclusion and Diversity (EDI) Policies and Procedures we ensure that our culture and working practices are inclusive, diverse and welcoming. We provide a positive environment with opportunities for all staff, including those from disadvantaged or minority groups. We are particularly keen to encourage women into tech (who are often under-represented) and as part of our G-Cloud commitments, we will drive this aim through increased, focused marketing and free online introductory sessions for women to explore Cloud architecture skills. We are also keen to provide opportunities to Apprentices and will commit to the provision of at least two Apprenticeship opportunities over the course of this G-Cloud contract.

Pricing

• Price: £459 to £1,480 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 info@lashandigital.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.