Alchemmy Consulting Ltd

Digital Transformation Delivery

Alchemmy’s Delivery service streamlines and enables the entire project delivery lifecycle, from initiation to closure. Our approach emphasises sustainable improvements and stakeholder collaboration, offering comprehensive planning, execution, and monitoring. We pride ourselves in mobilising expert teams and embedding change, leading to cost-effective digital solutions and improved associated processes.

Features

• Agile Digital Delivery: Expertise across Agile delivery methodologies.
• Project and Programme Management: Skilled and experienced professionals.
• Business Case Development: Benefits realisation aligned with strategic objectives.
• Empowering Organisations: People-centred change management approach.
• Portfolio Management: Alignment with prioritised strategic objectives.
• Proactive Risk and Issue Management for digital and cloud projects.
• Stakeholder Management and Engagement: An informed journey through change.
• Requirements Gathering & Alignment Analysis: Alignment to strategic objectives.
• Project, Programme and Portfolio Management (P3M): Tailored approach
• P3M Digital Delivery: Structured project & programme coordination.

Benefits

• Digital delivery: responsive to inevitable change.
• Agile expertise: trusted, experienced delivery experts.
• On-time results: delivers within budget constraints.
• Stakeholder engagement: secures 360-degree buy-in for digital initiatives.
• Project management: facilitates organisational objectives and aspirations.
• Strategic alignment: transforms programs and projects successfully.
• Operational efficiency: improved through focused P3M delivery.
• Knowledge transfer: offers viable, sustainable customer solutions.
• Business case alignment: drive increased digital adoption.

£479 to £1,705 a unit

• 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

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Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

687626499833690

Contact

Alchemmy Consulting Limited
+44 (0)207 112 8651
bidteam@alchemmy.com

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: Our cloud hosting and software planning services focus on a detailed business analysis to align your cloud strategy with your organisation's key goals. Through a deep understanding of your operational needs and challenges, we evaluate how cloud solutions can boost efficiency, scalability, and innovation. We assess your user needs, current processes, technology landscape, data maturity, and organisational culture to identify how cloud technology can advance your strategic objectives. ; ; Our approach includes identifying potential hurdles and formulating strategies to overcome them, examining your readiness for cloud adoption, and addressing skill gaps using our tried and tested change management approach. With these insights, we develop a bespoke cloud strategy and implementation plan, recommending the most suitable platforms, services, and deployment models for your organisation. This ensures your transition to the cloud is not only a technological shift but a strategic enhancement. ; ; By prioritising and aligning user needs with organisational goals using business analysis techniques, we ensure your cloud journey is firmly rooted in your organisational aims, promoting growth and operational effectiveness. Our aim is to enable your organisation to fully exploit cloud technology, starting with a rigorous and strategic business analysis.
• Planning service works with specific services: No

Training

• Training service provided: Yes
• How the training service works: All of our G-Cloud services include increasing the skills and knowledge of the client personnel we work with through knowledge transfer and coaching. The nature and extent of this varies according to client circumstances, needs and aspirations, but we always strive to enhance our clients own capabilities as a result of our work. We can also conduct training needs analysis, and design and deliver formal training programmes, both directly and by ‘train the trainer'
• Training is tied to specific services: No

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: Yes
• How the setup or migration service works: Our service specialises in facilitating seamless transitions for buyers looking to migrate to the cloud or switch between cloud services. We take a user-focused, hands-on approach, starting with crafting a tailored migration strategy that aligns with your specific requirements and objectives. Our approach considers implementation and change management from the start, ensuring that benefits can be realised. This strategy is developed in close collaboration with chosen cloud service providers to ensure a holistic and efficient migration plan. ; ; We place a strong emphasis on minimising risks associated with business or service disruptions during the migration process. Our approach is designed to be cost-effective, ensuring that your investment in cloud migration delivers maximum value. Furthermore, we support you in the procurement of cloud services by establishing clear, actionable exit strategies. This includes comprehensive guidance on transitioning between different services and providers, backed by solid commercial and contractual arrangements to facilitate such moves. ; ; Our goal is to make your cloud migration journey as smooth and straightforward as possible, ensuring that you have the flexibility to adapt to evolving business needs and technology landscapes.
• 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: Our service offers comprehensive quality assurance and performance testing for a variety of projects, including those related to cloud, digital, mobile, and social technologies. We establish clear, measurable criteria to evaluate the completeness and quality of all services and deliverables, aligned to business requirements. Our team conducts impartial assessments against these standards to ensure that every aspect of your project meets our rigorous quality benchmarks. ; ; We actively involve relevant stakeholders in the assurance process, including crucial sign-off reviews, to guarantee transparency and alignment with project goals. In instances where rework is necessary, we work closely with the project team or suppliers to develop a concise remediation plan, diligently monitoring its implementation to ensure timely and effective resolution. Our approach is designed to not only uphold the highest standards of quality but also to optimise the performance of your technology solutions, ensuring they deliver on their intended outcomes, add value to your operations and ultimately deliver business benefits.

Security testing

• Security services: No

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: No

Service scope

• Service constraints: None

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Email or online ticketing
• Support response times: Within 24 hours during the week; different response times at weekends
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: No
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support: No
• Support levels: We offer extensive support for cloud hosting and software services, focusing on the long-term success of your cloud initiatives. Our approach goes beyond initial implementation and setup; we provide ongoing coaching, mentoring, and support to ensure that your team fully embraces and excels in the new cloud environment. ; ; Our objective is to make sure that the new ways of working, facilitated by the adoption of cloud technologies, are not only adopted but become deeply embedded within your organisation's culture and processes. This ensures that your investment in cloud services yields lasting benefits, including improved efficiency, agility, and scalability. ; ; By partnering with us, you gain more than just technical support; you gain a partner committed to enhancing the capabilities of your people and the performance of your organisation through the strategic use of cloud services. Our support model is designed to evolve with your needs, ensuring that your team remains at the forefront of cloud technology best practices and innovations.

Resellers

• Supplier type: Not a reseller

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Other security clearance
• Government security clearance: Up to Developed Vetting (DV)

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: BM TRADA
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: 12/02/2024
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: ISO27001 is comprehensive as the gold standard for information security. There are certain security controls outlined in ISO that Alchemmy does not cover as the control statements are not applicable to our business (e.g. 'Regulation of cryptographic controls'). Otherwise, Alchemmy has full relevant coverage at 'Managed' and 'Optimised' levels
• 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
  • Covid-19 recovery
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

  Fighting climate change

  Sustainability is at the forefront of everything Alchemmy does. Given our commitment to delivering environmental benefits, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, we have made ‘Greener Alchemmy’ a central pillar of our 5-year growth plan. We recently recalculated our carbon footprint to understand how to reduce our carbon footprint most effectively. These reduction efforts are captured in our Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP), and include ‘cycle to work’ and e-vehicle schemes. Improvements to our CRP are informed by our recent experience advising DfT and eight other government bodies on how to improve procurement policies in light of the UK’s 2050 Net Zero target. ; ; This company-wide environmental policy ensures that sustainability is methodically anchored in our operations. We identify, manage, monitor, and control our environmental issues holistically through our Environmental Management System (EMS), and have recently developed an EMS for a client. We endeavour to comply with all relevant social and regulatory requirements and go above and beyond to ensure that we are making the right impact where it is needed most. ; ; We also seek to influence our staff, suppliers, customers and communities to support environmental protection through a variety of social media and other campaigns. We have organised several relevant events, with cross-sector leaders discussing, for example, ‘Digital Sustainability’ and ‘Innovation in the Public Sector’.

  Covid-19 recovery

  At Alchemmy, we are doing what we can to help communities manage and recover from the impact of COVID-19. Many of our consulting projects help organisations deliver their services in new ways, whether developing the operating model for a HealthTech company, partnering with a start-up focused on the ‘future of work’, or implementing software and change management programmes for public bodies. ; ; Some of our largest clients are in the rail sector,where we recently mapped commuter and leisure personas to help a train operator improve its post-COVID travel solutions, and government,where we are currently helping an ALB plan its 10-year transformation, including significant changes to workplace conditions. ; ; We have also worked hard to support the physical and mental health of our own staff affected by COVID-19. We Plan, Do, Check and Act (PDCA) regularly to ensure that our projects are sustainably delivered. Alchemmy used this PDCA approach to remain agile and innovative and to manage risks during the pandemic. ; ; Our commitment to ‘do the right thing’ for our people promoted resilience during this time, with our senior leadership team monitoring the global situation and developing numerous contingency plans. Once we felt the need to act, we communicated with our staff and sought their views, and we have always encouraged our people to make the most of flexible working arrangements. Doing the right thing and placing trust in our people to work remotely not only allowed them to continue supporting clients during the height of COVID, but also contributed to their own welfare during that period of time.

  Tackling economic inequality

  As an SME, we appreciate the importance of entrepreneurship. In project delivery, our Growth Strategy practice works almost exclusively with small organisations—helping them expand geographically, launch new products, and secure growth funding. We focus on sectors where addressing economic inequality is either a primary concern (e.g. central government) or a clear secondary aim (e.g. improved rail connectivity). ; ; We also create opportunities for partner organisations and individuals (via our associate network) and maintain a 100% on-time payment record. This creates a diverse and resilient supply chain with increased capacity, as well as giving us experience of collaborating with a wide range of prime, subcontractor, and consortium organisations. We have created additional employment opportunities through our graduate recruitment scheme and by setting up offices in Manchester. ; ; We create training opportunities by creating client-consultant teams (valuable in high demand/skills gap areas, such as product ownership and business analysis), ensuring upskilling of client teams is built into all of our delivery plans and embedding best-in-class software products into our delivery. These SaaS tools also enable innovative and disruptive approaches, allowing us to increase productivity and develop scalable methodologies which we future-proof through a range of internal training, book clubs, speaker events, and an Innovation Hub. Our staff have multiple other accreditations, including Prince2, Lean Six Sigma, Agile, and we support new joiners pursue those and other qualifications during and after project delivery. ; ; Recently we set up a mentoring programme in which Alchemmy employees introduce school children to the business world and guide and inspire them to otherwise unconsidered opportunities. Our charity in 2023 was Just a Guy, this included hosting panel events in our offices so students could interact and ask questions of our Alchemmists.

  Equal opportunity

  Within Alchemmy, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment and advocating ethical business practices—underpinned by our organisational values of ‘Doing the Right Thing’, ‘Succeeding Together’ and ‘Being Ambitious’. ; ; To prevent salary inequality, we peg staff to a standard progression scale which guarantees that everyone at the same level is remunerated equally and provides transparency on future earning potential. Our review cycle is every 6 months to support in-work progression and increase the rate at which employees move into higher paid roles. ; ; Our recruitment processes and culture support this equal opportunity approach. All first-round interviews are blind, phone-based discussions, and we partner with an apprenticeship agency to provide increased opportunities for young people by embedding them into projects with an opportunity for full-time employment. ; ; We also prioritise learning and development, investing in our people to nurture their skills within a culture of diversity, inclusion, and respect. We offer staff an annual training allowance as well as running interactive sessions, weekly tech teach-ins, and fortnightly knowledge transfer presentations. ‘Coaching’ training, a reverse mentoring scheme, and the ongoing help of employees’ Counselling Managers all ensure that people have the opportunity to thrive at Alchemmy and beyond. ; ; We expect the same commitment to equality and diversity from our suppliers, subcontractors, and clients. We have helped clients be compliant with equality legislation during recruitment campaigns (including identifying fair ways of attracting/assessing candidates, reviewing proposed salaries, and ensuring campaigns follow e.g. the Guaranteed Interview Scheme). ; ; We are also committed to reducing the disability employment gap. We are proud to have recently been admitted to the Armed Forces Covenant to cater for military veterans. All our staff and subcontractors must adhere to our Health and Safety policy, and despite not being required to do so, we have adopted a Modern Slavery policy.

  Wellbeing

  At Alchemmy, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of our staff. We take a structured approach to this by promoting remote and flexible working, allowing staff to book ‘wellness days’ off, providing staff with access to physical and mental health support via a third-party provider, and ensuring every employee has a Counselling Manager to support their personal and professional development. We hold a company-wide meeting every fortnight and organise regular social events to build a fun and inclusive community for our staff and partners. Through our various wellbeing committees (Alchemmy Gives, Alchemmy Green, Alchemmy Sports) we organise formal initiatives such as educational talks, fitness challenges, meditation, coffee mornings. Junior colleagues are regularly involved in organising these initiatives, with strong representation on our Diversity and Inclusion team. ; ; Alchemmy has a robust support network in place for staff at all levels, with regular check-ins both one-on-one and in wider groups, enabling concerns to be raised and addressed. Feedback from staff, such as ability to access mental health support, is tracked via our quarterly pulse survey and dedicated action plans are developed to drive continuous improvement, ensuring we create an environment all our staff can thrive in. ; ; Alchemmy believes in playing a positive role in society by fundraising and volunteering our time to causes that matter to our people. Every year we run a company-wide Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) day where we volunteer our time to a local cause. We also give all Alchemmists two days of leave each year to spend on volunteering in CSR activities. We support a nominated charity on an annual basis – building stronger relationships and encouraging greater involvement than simply donating money – and we have formalised a partnership with FareShare who provide millions of meals weekly to vulnerable people.

Pricing

• Price: £479 to £1,705 a unit
• 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 bidteam@alchemmy.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.