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The Dot Collective

Data Strategy & Data Advisory Support Services

Supporting clients in maximising value realisation by aligning data potential to business ambition and mapping the path to target state through actionable delivery roadmaps. Governance advisory to support the transition towards a domain-driven set-up, enabling quick decision making and effective execution via clear ownership and collaborative cross-functional teams.

Features

  • Current state assessment and SWOT analysis for data capabilities
  • Facilitation of value co-creation workshops to drive data innovation
  • Organisational culture transformation creating accountability, ownership, and insight-driven culture
  • Data capabilities cloud maturity assessment and improvement planning
  • Design of comprehensive data strategy aligned with business priorities
  • Develop business cases for data-driven projects and measurable outcomes
  • Data governance advisory: optimise people, systems, workflows, and processes
  • Roll-out and implementation of data governance frameworks and controls
  • Guide teams to optimise and scale data and AI
  • Industry best practices for optimising data governance

Benefits

  • Internal collaboration through aligned value streams across organisation
  • Enable outcome-based delivery roadmaps for project and business success
  • Supports insight-driven organisational culture transformation creating accountability and ownership
  • Identifies use cases and drives value prioritisation
  • Identifying clear data ownership enabling faster, smarter team decisions
  • Promotes insight-driven decision-making culture
  • Expert cloud data support for secure, efficient migration
  • Drive data maturity and ensure continuous improvement
  • Secures investment through strong business cases
  • Ensure robust compliance and governance alignment

Pricing

Service documents

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Framework

G-Cloud 15

Service ID

6 5 1 4 0 8 0 7 2 8 6 1 2 5 0

Contact

The Dot Collective Tom Dibble-Burge
Telephone: 0203 488 3363
Email: tom@thedotcollective.co.uk

About your service

Service categories

Cloud Support Services

Cloud Migration Planning

  • Capability analysis
  • Enterprise architecture
  • Cloud gap assessment
  • Architecture options analysis
  • Delivery Road-mapping
  • Other

Service scope

Service constraints
Our advisory services align with ISO 9001 and industry best practice frameworks. Advisory engagements include clearly defined constraints to ensure clarity, accuracy, and structured decision-making. These typically cover the scope of assessment, stakeholder availability, data access requirements, engagement timelines, and governance expectations. Constraints are agreed during the Scoping phase and documented through engagement plans, KPIs, and RACI models. Clients can tailor these parameters to reflect organisational needs, such as prioritising regulatory compliance, defining decision-making thresholds, or setting criticality levels for data strategy, governance, or AI-readiness recommendations.

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Yes, at extra cost
Support response times
Support levels are customised and subject to agreement with the client with no response times at weekend.

Default support levels are:

P1: Response within 1 hour, Target Resolution time 8 hours.
P2: Response within 2 hours, Target resolution time 1 day.
P3: Response within 4 hours, Target resolution time 2 days.
P4: Response within 24 hours, Target resolution time 5 days
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
Yes
Online ticketing support accessibility
WCAG 2.2 AA
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
Web chat support
Yes
Web chat support availability
24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support accessibility standard
WCAG 2.2 AA
Web chat accessibility testing
We test our web chat using screen readers (NVDA and VoiceOver), keyboard-only navigation, magnifiers, and high-contrast settings. Testing covers reading order, labelled elements, focus indicators, zoom behaviour and predictable interaction. Findings from assistive-technology users inform iterative improvements.
Support levels
Support levels are customised and subject to agreement with the client.

Default support levels are:

P1: Response within 1 hour, Target Resolution time 8 hours.
P2: Response within 2 hours, Target resolution time 1 day.
P3: Response within 4 hours, Target resolution time 2 days.
P4: Response within 24 hours, Target resolution time 5 days
AI chatbot
Yes

Resellers

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Conforms to BS7858:2019
Government security clearance
Security Clearance (SC)

Pricing

Discount for educational organisations
No

Architecture roles

Business architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Business architect £700.00 £600.00
Lead business architect £1,000.00 £750.00
Data architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Senior data architect £900.00
Chief data architect £1,100.00
Enterprise architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Senior enterprise architect £900.00
Lead enterprise architect £1,000.00
Principal enterprise architect £1,100.00
Solution architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Senior solution architect £900.00
Lead solution architect £1,000.00
Principal solution architect £1,100.00
Technical architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Senior technical architect £900.00
Lead technical architect £1,000.00
Principal technical architect £1,100.00

Chief digital and data roles

Chief data officer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Chief data officer £1,495.00

Data roles

Analytics engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Trainee analytics engineer £600.00 £500.00
Analytics engineer £700.00 £600.00
Senior analytics engineer £800.00 £700.00
Lead analytics engineer £900.00 £800.00
Head of analytics engineering £1,100.00
Data analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate analyst £600.00 £500.00
Data analyst £700.00 £600.00
Senior data analyst £800.00 £700.00
Principal data analyst £1,000.00
Data engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Data engineer £750.00 £600.00
Senior data engineer £850.00 £700.00
Lead data engineer £950.00 £850.00
Head of data engineering £1,100.00
Data ethicist
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Data ethics lead £1,300.00
Head of data ethics £1,495.00
Data scientist
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Data scientist £700.00
Principal data scientist £1,100.00
Lead data scientist £900.00
Head of data science £1,000.00
Machine learning engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Senior machine learning engineer £800.00 £700.00
Lead machine learning engineer £900.00 £800.00

Product and delivery roles

Business analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Business analyst £700.00 £590.00
Senior business analyst £850.00 £650.00
Lead business analyst £950.00 £750.00
Head of business analysis £1,100.00
Delivery manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Senior delivery manager £950.00
Head of (Agile) delivery management £1,100.00
Digital portfolio manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Senior digital portfolio manager £900.00
Head of portfolio £1,100.00
Product manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Senior product manager £900.00
Lead product manager £1,100.00
Head of product £1,300.00
Programme delivery manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Programme delivery manager £1,300.00
Service owner
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Service owner £1,100.00

Quality assurance testing (QAT) roles

Quality assurance testing (QAT) analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Tester (QAT) £600.00
QAT analyst £700.00
Senior QAT analyst £800.00
Lead QAT analyst £1,000.00
Test engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Tester (test engineer) £400.00 £400.00
Test engineer £600.00 £600.00
Senior test engineer £800.00 £800.00
Lead test engineer £1,000.00
Test manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Test manager £800.00
Head of test £1,100.00

Software development roles

Development operations (DevOps) engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Apprentice DevOps engineer £600.00 £500.00
Junior DevOps engineer £700.00 £600.00
DevOps engineer £800.00 £700.00
Senior DevOps engineer £900.00 £800.00
Senior DevOps engineer - management £995.00 £895.00
Lead DevOps engineer £1,100.00 £995.00
Lead DevOps engineer - management £1,300.00
Principal DevOps engineer £1,200.00
Principal DevOps engineer - management £1,300.00

Non-mandatory Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
Yes
Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
Citation
ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
Friday 30 August 2024
What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
Annex A 8.31 - 8.33 (Design and Development Controls)
The Dot Collective does not develop or design software products; configuration of existing platforms is in scope instead.
No impact on ISMS conformance.
Annex A 8.34 (Outsourced Development)
No outsourced development activities performed.
No impact on ISMS conformance
ISO 28000:2022 certification
No
ISO 9001 certification
No
Quality management systems (QMS)
Yes
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Cyber essentials
Yes
Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number
F10f873d-10f6-4f3c-8be5-ac9f54914032
Cyber essentials plus
No
Cyber Essentials Alternative
None of the criteria
Other security certifications
No

Social value

Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery
  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 1: Fair work: That offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country. Notes: Where there is a large proportion of labour costs in the contract, commercial teams should consider MAC in Outcome 1 as a priority

    • Providing opportunities for, and measuring and monitoring of, staff workforce conditions over time, including employee engagement, involvement in decision-making and satisfaction and adapting to any changes in the results, with clear processes for acting on issues identified
    • Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about, and feel empowered to, address their physical wellbeing
    • Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about and feel empowered to report and address bullying and harassment
    • Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce
    • Entitlement to sick pay for the contract workforce, with provision in place for any staff who do not meet the earnings threshold for statutory sick pay, payment of sick pay from day one of absence and payment of staff on the contract workforce who are off sick a replacement income of 100% of their usual earnings for as long as possible
    • Plans for an appropriate income replacement policy for staff who are required to spend time away from work to care for a sick dependent or close relative
    • Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
    • Volunteering opportunities for staff
  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 2: Skills for growth: Supporting growth sectors and addressing skills gaps.

    • Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 3: Resilient, innovative and flexible supply chains: Support economic growth through enabling resilient businesses, opportunities for small businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises

    • Activities that demonstrate a collaborative way to work with a diverse range of businesses as part of the supply chain
  • Mission: Make Britain a clean energy superpower: To cut bills, create jobs and deliver security with cheaper, zero-carbon electricity by 2030, accelerating to net zero

    Policy Outcome 4: Sustainable procurement practices: Reducing carbon footprints, minimising waste, and promoting the use of clean energy and green technologies.

    • Understanding of opportunities for additional environmental benefits delivery in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
    • Delivery of additional environmental benefits through the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
  • Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity: By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain

    Policy Outcome 6: Employment and training: For those who face barriers to employment

    • Understanding of employment and skills issues, and of the skills and employment shortages of high growth sectors relating to the contract
    • Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, and retention-focused activities, including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition
    • Understanding of the issues affecting inequality in employment, skills and pay in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors. Measures to tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce
  • Mission: Build an NHS fit for the future: That is there when people need it; with fewer lives lost to the biggest killers; in a fairer Britain, where everyone lives well for longer.

    Policy Outcome 8: Increasing productivity through physical and mental wellbeing: In the supply chain and communities in the relevant area.

    • Understanding of issues relating to health and wellbeing, including physical and mental health, in the contract workforce
    • Understanding barriers to access to health and social care services or employment opportunities e.g. digital inclusion
    • Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, development practices and retention policies that support-focused activities including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing which support people with a disability or health condition
    • Actions to invest in the physical and mental health and wellbeing of the contract workforce

Service documents

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