ARKE LTD

P3M - Lean

Lean methodology focuses on reducing waste and improving efficiency in the interest of providing more value to your customers. Our expert team will use the five principles of Lean Methodology to optimise your business processes, improve efficiency and provide more value.

Features

• Value identification
• Value stream mapping
• Efficient workflow
• Pull system
• Improvement of project planning and outputs

Benefits

• Optimisation of business processes
• Supports you to create the highest value for your customers
• Foster an efficient workplace that values respect and teamwork

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

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Framework

G-Cloud 15

Service ID

709242611706312

Contact

Gareth Earle
07483 161 049
gearle@arkeltd.co.uk

About the service

• Service categories:
  • Cloud Support Services
    • Set Up and Migration
      • Engagement and communication planning
        • Engagement and communication planning
      • Project management and governance
        • Project management and governance

Service scope

• Service constraints: None. Arke would discuss the individual requirements of each customer on a case by case basis, and would advise customers of any concerns prior to entering into an agreement.

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: Arke would work with customers to understand the optimal level of support required on a case by case basis. In general, each task would have an assigned principal consultant or director to oversee the work, and support would be escalated to this level if appropriate. There is no additional charge for support provided to a customer during a call-off contract. Support can be provided by email, by phone, or in person.

Supplier type

• 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

Government Digital and Data Roles

Architecture roles

Business architect

Role level	UK Rate	Offshore Rate
Trainee business architect	£602.82	£602.82
Associate business architect	£967.14	£967.14
Business architect	£1,235.79	£1,235.79
Lead business architect	£1,463.65	£1,463.65

Data architect

Role level	UK Rate	Offshore Rate
Data architect	£1,112.22	£1,112.22
Senior data architect	£1,235.79	£1,235.79
Chief data architect	£1,463.65	£1,463.65

Enterprise architect

Role level	UK Rate	Offshore Rate
Enterprise architect	£1,112.22	£1,112.22
Senior enterprise architect	£1,235.79	£1,235.79
Lead enterprise architect	£1,321.76	£1,321.76
Principal enterprise architect	£1,463.65	£1,463.65

Solution architect

Role level	UK Rate	Offshore Rate
Associate solution architect	£967.14	£967.14
Solution architect	£1,112.22	£1,112.22
Senior solution architect	£1,235.79	£1,235.79
Lead solution architect	£1,321.76	£1,321.76
Principal solution architect	£1,463.65	£1,463.65

Data roles

Analytics engineer

Role level	UK Rate	Offshore Rate
Trainee analytics engineer	£602.82	£602.82
Analytics engineer	£1,112.22	£1,112.22
Senior analytics engineer	£1,235.79	£1,235.79
Lead analytics engineer	£1,321.76	£1,321.76
Head of analytics engineering	£1,463.65	£1,463.65

Data analyst

Role level	UK Rate	Offshore Rate
Associate analyst	£967.14	£967.14
Data analyst	£1,112.22	£1,112.22
Senior data analyst	£1,235.79	£1,235.79
Principal data analyst	£1,463.65	£1,463.65

Data engineer

Role level	UK Rate	Offshore Rate
Data engineer	£1,112.22	£1,112.22
Senior data engineer	£1,235.79	£1,235.79
Lead data engineer	£1,321.76	£1,321.76
Head of data engineering	£1,463.65	£1,463.65

Data governance manager

Role level	UK Rate	Offshore Rate
Data governance manager	£1,235.79	£1,235.79
Lead data governance manager	£1,321.76	£1,321.76
Head of data governance	£1,463.65	£1,463.65

Data scientist

Role level	UK Rate	Offshore Rate
Trainee data scientist	£602.82	£602.82
Associate data scientist	£967.14	£967.14
Data scientist	£1,112.22	£1,112.22
Principal data scientist	£1,235.79	£1,235.79
Lead data scientist	£1,321.76	£1,321.76
Head of data science	£1,463.65	£1,463.65

Performance analyst

Role level	UK Rate	Offshore Rate
Associate performance analyst	£967.14	£967.14
Performance analyst	£1,112.22	£1,112.22
Senior performance analyst	£1,235.79	£1,235.79
Lead performance analyst	£1,321.76	£1,321.76
Head of performance analysis	£1,463.65	£1,463.65

IT operations roles

Problem manager

Role level	UK Rate	Offshore Rate
Problem analyst	£1,112.22	£1,112.22
Problem manager	£1,463.65	£1,463.65

Product and delivery roles

Business analyst

Role level	UK Rate	Offshore Rate
Trainee business analyst	£602.82	£602.82
Junior business analyst	£967.14	£967.14
Business analyst	£1,112.22	£1,112.22
Senior business analyst	£1,235.79	£1,235.79
Lead business analyst	£1,321.76	£1,321.76
Head of business analysis	£1,463.65	£1,463.65

Delivery manager

Role level	UK Rate	Offshore Rate
Associate delivery manager	£1,112.22	£1,112.22
Delivery manager	£1,235.79	£1,235.79
Senior delivery manager	£1,321.76	£1,321.76
Head of (Agile) delivery management	£1,463.65	£1,463.65

Digital portfolio manager

Role level	UK Rate	Offshore Rate
Digital portfolio analyst	£1,112.22	£1,112.22
Digital portfolio manager	£1,235.79	£1,235.79
Senior digital portfolio manager	£1,321.76	£1,321.76
Head of portfolio	£1,463.65	£1,463.65

Product manager

Role level	UK Rate	Offshore Rate
Associate product manager	£967.14	£967.14
Product manager	£1,112.22	£1,112.22
Senior product manager	£1,235.79	£1,235.79
Lead product manager	£1,321.76	£1,321.76
Head of product	£1,463.65	£1,463.65

Programme delivery manager

Role level	UK Rate	Offshore Rate
Programme delivery manager	£1,321.76	£1,321.76

Service owner

Role level	UK Rate	Offshore Rate
Service owner	£1,235.79	£1,235.79

User-centred design roles

Content strategist

Role level	UK Rate	Offshore Rate
Content strategist	£1,235.79	£1,235.79

User researcher

Role level	UK Rate	Offshore Rate
Associate user researcher	£602.82	£602.82
Junior user researcher	£967.14	£967.14
User researcher	£1,112.22	£1,112.22
Senior user researcher	£1,235.79	£1,235.79
Lead user researcher	£1,321.76	£1,321.76
Head of user research	£1,463.65	£1,463.65

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: No
• ISO 28000:2022 certification: No
• ISO 9001 certification: Yes
• ISO 9001 certification accredited by: BSI
• ISO 9001 accreditation date: Tuesday 29 April 2025
• What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover: None. Arke's ISO9001 covers all areas of our operation.
• Quality management systems (QMS): Yes
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Cyber Essentials Certificate Number: 9100a3fa-1536-4bbf-bbd8-bec8e7aa4225
• Cyber essentials plus: Yes
• Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number: 39ecca4e-c6e5-4c3f-89aa-4e4510cd2775
• Other security certifications: No

Social value

• 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
  • Plans to engage the contract workforce in deciding the most important workplace issues to address
  • 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
  • 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
  • Understanding of in-work progression issues affecting 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 support in-work progression to help people in the contract workforce, to move into higher paid work by developing new skills relevant to the contract
  • Support for the contract workforce by providing career advice, and providing opportunities for staff working on the contract with in-work progression career development into known skills shortages or high growth areas
  • Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
  • Volunteering opportunities for staff
  • Understanding of the modern slavery risks and issues affecting the market, industry, sector or country (of origin or of source) relevant to the contract, and the workforce in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key subcontractors
  • Outline policies and practices to be applied to or put in place for the contract to mitigate and manage modern slavery risks, including: Pre-employment checks, recruitment practices. Workplace conditions, safeguarding plans and processes in place and regular monitoring with relevant groups considered, which may include sampling

  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
  • Activities to support relevant sector related skills growth and sustainability in the contract workforce. Illustrative examples: careers talks, curriculum support, literacy support, safety talks and volunteering

  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

  • Understanding of the types of businesses in the market and the level of participation by new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals
  • Understanding of local demographics, needs and opportunities for the co-design of the goods, services and works to be delivered under the contract
  • Methods for engaging with different parts of the community (including the education system and charities representing the community) and how communities come together to inform decisions, strategy and projects to leave a positive legacy for future generations
  • Plans for positive actions with community groups.
  • Plans to respond flexibly and adapt approaches to community engagement and initiatives
• 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
  • Understanding of how to influence staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders through the delivery of the contract to support climate and nature protection and improvement
• 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
  • Introducing transparency to pay and reward processes
  • Working conditions which promote an inclusive working environment and promote retention and progression
  • Inclusive and accessible development practices, including guidance for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition

  Policy Outcome 7: Creating a pipeline of opportunities: For the contract workforce, reducing barriers to entry for under-represented groups.

  • Understanding of issues relating to entering the contract workforce
  • Creation of outreach activities to create a pipeline of employees for the future contract delivery
• 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
  • 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

• 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 gearle@arkeltd.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.