Lucid Support Services Ltd
Cloud Business Intelligence Services
Cloud Business Intelligence Services, operating within an agile and cloud environment, support Digital IT projects and business change programs in a cloud computing setting. Our responsibilities include discerning, documenting, and conveying business requirements through a Business Intelligence Graphical User Interface.
Features
- Deliver Cloud Business Intelligence Services bespoke to your cloud needs
- Bill Inmon approach to Data Warehousing
- Kimball
- Tableau, PowerBI, MS BI, Oracle BI, SSAS, SSRS
- ETL package for cloud-based services
- Grouping User Needs and User Research for cloud services
- Consultants experienced in working at OFFICIAL, SECRET, TOP SECRET levels
Benefits
- Low-risk solution- no minimum duration of cloud service commitment
- Consultant transition to Civil Service
- Inside IR35
- Flexibility model supporting changing demands for cloud services
- Access to technical consultancy experts
- Aligned with Government Digital Services (GDS)
- Reduces cost
- Project management wrapper including risk management
Pricing
£500 to £1,100 a unit a day
- Education pricing available
Service documents
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Framework
G-Cloud 14
Service ID
7 2 1 7 4 1 6 0 2 4 1 0 8 1 3
Contact
Lucid Support Services Ltd
Daniel Loud
Telephone: 01908 690000
Email: GDS@lucid-support.com
Planning
- Planning service
- Yes
- How the planning service works
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We offer a comprehensive planning service to facilitate the seamless adoption of cloud hosting and cloud software within organisational technical environments. During the planning phase, we conduct meticulous gap analysis to discern disparities between your current technical landscape and future cloud objectives. To deliver these planning services effectively, we deploy Technical Account Managers and Service Delivery Managers. They collaborate to gather and analyse your requirements, identify necessary deliverables, and formulate a robust plan for the successful implementation of our cloud-based services, aligned with your cloud objectives.
Additionally, we provide seasoned cloud business analysts who guide you in selecting the optimal cloud-based solution tailored to your specific needs. Their expertise ensures that we recommend the most suitable tactical or strategic technical approach, minimising disruption to your day-to-day operations. This impartial, high-quality advice empowers you to unlock benefits, reduce costs, and identify new business opportunities.
Our cloud planning service is invaluable for any public sector organisation contemplating a transition to cloud services or seeking to enhance existing cloud-based solutions. With our cloud readiness and transition plans, we ensure timely and budget-conscious delivery of cloud projects. - Planning service works with specific services
- No
Training
- Training service provided
- Yes
- How the training service works
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We collaborate with buyers to provide comprehensive training and share our cloud service expertise. This collaborative effort is explored during the planning phase, and we are well-equipped to supply specialists who can address specific training requirements.
Our cloud-based solution expertise encompasses the following areas:
Cloud Project/Programme Management Services: Cloud-based projects using Agile/Scrum and Prince2 methodologies.
Cloud Application Development Services: Java and Microsoft technology for UNIX and Windows environments.
Cloud Project Support Office Services: Prince2 methodology, waterfall, and Agile approaches.
Cloud Business Intelligence Services: Data warehousing, data interrogation, and data virtualization.
Cloud Business Analysis Services: Business process modeling, requirements gathering, and investigation techniques
Cloud Cyber Security Services:
Cloud computing security issues, cloud network security, and security training for big data in the cloud.
Cloud Testing Services: QTP (Quick Test Professional) and Quality Centre for testing cloud-based systems, adhering to ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) standards.
Cloud Salesforce Services: Salesforce fundamentals, Salesforce security, processes, and Salesforce modelling techniques.
Cloud Data Science Services: Data manipulation and structuring for cloud-based solutions. - Training is tied to specific services
- No
Setup and migration
- Setup or migration service available
- Yes
- How the setup or migration service works
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We provide comprehensive cloud-based services to assist buyers in all facets of establishing or transitioning between cloud hosting services and cloud software services. Our expertise enables us to define, prepare, migrate, and support each buyer’s cloud adoption and cloud system strategies.
Our Cloud Business Intelligence specialists setup or transition between cloud hosting and cloud software services. By utilising ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) skills and employing visualisation dashboards, key decision-makers gain insights into cloud-based decisions and understand the impact of cloud migration on applications.
The setup and migration of cloud-based solutions often necessitate the introduction of new work methodologies and changes in operating procedures. Consequently, we develop tailored operating models, re-engineer existing business processes, and provide operational support to end-users through guidance and training. Our change methodology aligns cloud setup and transition planning with operational efficiency, directly addressing process and technology impact analysis. We actively seek collaborative and Agile development opportunities, while also sharing process design through the implementation of cloud-compliant knowledge repositories, training assets, and services. - Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services
- No
Quality assurance and performance testing
- Quality assurance and performance testing service
- No
Security testing
- Security services
- No
Ongoing support
- Ongoing support service
- No
Service scope
- Service constraints
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Monday to Friday 830am-18:00pm
All services are charged on a minimum of 1 x day @ SFIA Day rates
User support
- Email or online ticketing support
- No
- Phone support
- No
- Web chat support
- No
- Support levels
- Monday - Friday 830am-1800pm
Resellers
- Supplier type
- Not a reseller
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
- British Assessment Bureau
- ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
- 29 March 2021
- What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
- N/a
- ISO 28000:2007 certification
- No
- CSA STAR certification
- No
- PCI certification
- No
- Cyber essentials
- Yes
- Cyber essentials plus
- Yes
- Other security certifications
- Yes
- Any other security certifications
- ISO27001
Social Value
- Social Value
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Social Value
- Fighting climate change
- Equal opportunity
- Wellbeing
Fighting climate change
Lucid are holders of the Social Value Accreditation Mark (Bronze) and are one of the first SME IT Recruitment and IT Project delivery business in the UK to secure this status. As leaders in sustainability and social responsibility, we have gained extensive experience on how to integrate sustainable practices and social impact considerations into all projects. Our expertise in environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility helps to create a project that aligns with your values and contributes to a positive social impact.
We are committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by YE March 2027, outlined within our Carbon Reduction Plan published on our website. Our dedicated Social Value Champions monitor and maintain our progress towards this and regularly train our staff to ensure compliance. For example, we have financial rewards for car sharing and public transport use, an electric car scheme, we encourage remote interviews, meetings and flexible working as well as local recruitment, monitoring low power usage and recycling, etc. To support this, for every £100,000 of Lucid’s Public Sector turnover, we commit £1,000 towards social value initiatives which includes environmental benefits. Similarly, in line with annual turnover we sponsor the planting of new trees annually in the National Forest and pledge to increase our contributions by 20% annually, supporting local wildlife habitats, sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint.
Our ISO 14001 certification underpins our commitment to protect and improve the environment and requires regular audits to ensure compliance. We pledge to make mindful, ecologically based decisions every day, which positively impact our environment and business. We encourage our suppliers, customers and wider workforce to aim towards similar strategic goals and we conduct annual environmental impact assessments to ensure our actions are driving positive environmental results, including our supply chain.Equal opportunity
Our people are the heart of our business. Our ED&I policy ensures that nobody receives less favourable treatment, adhering to our values, Honesty, Integrity and Pragmatism. We work cohesively to bridge the digital skills gap while promoting inclusivity in the tech industry.
We pledge to increase underrepresented groups in our workforce by 10% by 2025. Our recruitment process is designed to provide equal opportunity, heightened by our Disability Confident Bronze certification and ongoing accessibility measures. We advertise broadly and promote our equal opportunity commitment, our skilled recruitment consultants undergo mandatory annual ED&I training and adapt processes as necessary. Our CRM system automatically shortlists those who have the minimum skills and declare disabilities/health conditions, as well as automatically sending accessibility information.
We were awarded with the Bronze Social Value Quality Mark® certification, which is maintained through various practises such as inclusive training, workshops, policies, flexible working, family friendly policies, volunteering, charity donations and procurement in low socio-economic areas. Our Social Value Champions drive our commitments and associated goals, additionally, for every £100,000 of turnover we commit £1,000 towards local initiatives such as community training, equipment and experience.
Internal upskilling is available to our complete workforce, tailored to ED&I requirements. We offer apprenticeship programmes, training schemes, industry events and qualifications, as well as working with local colleges, mature entrants and young offenders, to source, train and upskill. We are in discussions with Job Centre Plus and the Working Families charity, to enhance the diversity of our talent pool. Our workforce includes senior graduates, ex-forces and returners-to-work, we also engage with Forces Employment, Veterans Foundation and SSAF and are a member of the Armed Forces Covenant.
We monitor and report on ED&I statistics, which is replicated throughout individual contracts to ensure our actions are having a measurable impact.Wellbeing
Lucid are fully committed to the Health, Safety and Wellbeing of our staff, contractors and clients. We adhere to all relevant Health and Safety (H&S) regulations and understand our duties and responsibilities to everyone around us. Our Social Value accreditation, ‘SVM1’, pledges to maintain a happy and healthy working environment for everyone, which our nominated Social Value Champions monitor and maintain. Our workforce can access 24/7 dedicated support and scheduled 1-2-1’s, regular wellbeing training, mental health first aiders, quarterly wellbeing surveys and workshops, therapies and team activities, free financial advice, whistleblowing hotline, etc.
Our H&S representatives oversee total compliance and everyday processes, including recording and rectifying risks or incidents in line with our accessible, clear and concise H&S policy. This policy defines everyone’s roles and responsibilities and the consequences of negligence, it is also included within each employment contract. We maintain our Employers' Liability Insurance, currently £10m, which covers our workforce against accidents and ill health.
Our H&S representatives keep up to date with any changes in HSE legalisation and implement amendments. We routinely evaluate risks and hazards through risk assessments, control measures and appropriate training, which we will facilitate for contractors through onboarding processes. Training is mandated and updated regularly, to ensure ongoing diligence and personal responsibility.
Each individual, client and site are unique, therefore we adapt all H&S provisions (including training) to specific needs. During our regular 1-2-1’s with contractors and stakeholders, we will ensure that H&S policies are being adhered to and that wellbeing of staff is being appropriately managed. If risks are discovered, staff, contractors and clients are immediately informed and advised of appropriate actions to protect themselves and others. If there is a risk of imminent danger, we have strict procedures to follow which are included within our mandatory training.
Pricing
- Price
- £500 to £1,100 a unit a day
- Discount for educational organisations
- Yes
Service documents
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 GDS@lucid-support.com.
Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.