RACKSPACE LIMITED
Rackspace Sovereign Cloud Support Services - Setup and Migration
Rackspace defines, structures and executes complex cloud, application, data, service management and security change programmes on behalf of our customers.
Features
- Public sector compliant design with strict data residency controls
- PRINCE2‑aligned project governance and risk management
- Agile delivery cycles for accelerated migration progress
- UK‑based certified project management with cloud and migration specialists
- NCSC aligned secure landing zone build and hardening
- Detailed application, data and infrastructure discovery
- Migration waves sequenced for minimal service disruption
- Modernisation options for apps and workloads
- Continuous compliance and security monitoring
- Fully managed post‑migration operations
Benefits
- Ensures full UK public sector compliance
- Reduces migration risk through structured control and governance
- Accelerates cloud adoption with predictable delivery outcomes
- Improves security posture and operational resilience
- Minimises downtime during transition
- Lowers TCO via known best practice cloud architecture patterns
- Enhances performance across critical workloads
- Supports continuous regulatory compliance
- Simplifies and reduces cost of ongoing cloud environment
- Underpins immediate and scalable digital transformation
Architecture roles
Business architect
| £655.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,025.00 |
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| £1,575.00 |
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Data architect
| £975.00 |
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| £1,025.00 |
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| £1,575.00 |
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Enterprise architect
| £655.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,025.00 |
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| £1,575.00 |
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Network architect
| £975.00 |
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| £1,025.00 |
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| £1,575.00 |
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Security architect
| £975.00 |
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| £1,025.00 |
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| £1,575.00 |
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Solution architect
| £655.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,025.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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| £1,575.00 |
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Technical architect
| £655.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,025.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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| £1,575.00 |
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Chief digital and data roles
Chief data officer
| £1,575.00 |
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Chief information security officer
| £1,575.00 |
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Chief technology officer
| £1,575.00 |
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Cyber security roles
Cyber security audit and assurance
| £975.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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Cyber security governance and risk management
| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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Cyber security monitoring
| £580.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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Cyber security incident response
| £580.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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Cyber security vulnerability management
| £580.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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Cyber security digital forensics
| £580.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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Cyber security testing
| £580.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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Cyber security secure design
| £655.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,025.00 |
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Data roles
Analytics engineer
| £580.00 |
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| £655.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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Data analyst
| £580.00 |
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| £655.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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Data engineer
| £655.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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Data ethicist
| £975.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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Data governance manager
| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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Data scientist
| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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| £1,575.00 |
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| £2,500.00 |
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Machine learning engineer
| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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Performance analyst
| £580.00 |
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| £655.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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IT operations roles
Application operations engineer
| £580.00 |
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| £655.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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Business relationship manager
| £975.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,175.00 |
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Change and release manager
| £655.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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Command and control centre manager
| £655.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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End user computing engineer
| £580.00 |
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| £655.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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IT service manager
| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,175.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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Incident manager
| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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Infrastructure engineer
| £580.00 |
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| £655.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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Infrastructure operations engineer
| £580.00 |
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| £655.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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Problem manager
| £655.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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Service desk manager
| £580.00 |
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| £655.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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Service transition manager
| £580.00 |
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| £910.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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Product and delivery roles
Business analyst
| £580.00 |
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| £655.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,175.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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Delivery manager
| £655.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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Digital portfolio manager
| £655.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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Product manager
| £580.00 |
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| £655.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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| £1,475.00 |
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Programme delivery manager
| £1,475.00 |
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Quality assurance testing (QAT) roles
Quality assurance testing (QAT) analyst
| £580.00 |
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| £655.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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Test engineer
| £580.00 |
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| £655.00 |
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| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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Test manager
| £780.00 |
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| £975.00 |
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Non-mandatory Standards and certifications
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ISO/IEC 27001 certification
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Yes
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Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
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BSI
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ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
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Thursday 3 October 2024
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What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
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Software development controls are excluded and some international office space is not in scope.
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ISO 28000:2022 certification
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No
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ISO 9001 certification
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Yes
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Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification
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BSI
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ISO 9001 accreditation date
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Tuesday 17 December 2024
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What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover
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N/a
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Quality management systems (QMS)
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Yes
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CSA STAR certification
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No
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PCI certification
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No
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Cyber essentials
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Yes
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Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number
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Fcdb1baa-e561-4e9b-a2f3-5aebf2224154
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Cyber essentials plus
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Yes
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Please provide your Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number
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546e2335-80a2-4252-bce9-c5e733e4f8d7
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Other security certifications
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Yes
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Any other security certifications
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- SOC 1 (SSAE 18), SOC 2, SOC 3
- PSN Service Connection
- PSN Service Provider
- ISO/IEC 27017
- ISO/IEC 27018
Social value
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Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery
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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
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New or retained jobs on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b, 1c and 1d
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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
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Monitoring of employee engagement rates (by protected characteristic) and, where necessary, the development of actions to ensure all voices are heard across the diversity of the workforce
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Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce
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Monitoring and reporting of gender and ethnicity pay gaps and plans to address them where necessary
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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
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Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
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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
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Measures to identify, mitigate and manage modern slavery risks relating to the contract and how these will be implemented
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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
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How these flow down the supply chain and are monitored Illustrative examples include reporting, site visits, audits, etc.
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How to ensure business decisions re: price/cost, short lead times, payment timescales do not create modern slavery risks in the supply chain
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How the supplier will work with NGOs, trade unions or other businesses to address modern slavery risk
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Means of influencing staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders with respect to modern slavery risks relating to the contract
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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.
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Understanding of employment and relevant skills issues, and of the education and training issues relating to the contract. Illustrative examples: demographics, skills shortages, new opportunities in high growth sectors, geographic/local community and skills/employment challenges
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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
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Understanding of the types of businesses in the market and the level of participation by new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals
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Activities to identify opportunities to open up sub-contracts under the prime contract to a diverse range of businesses, including new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals
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Plans for engaging a diverse range of businesses in engagement activities prior to appointing subcontractors (including activities prior to award of the main contract and during the contract term)
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Activities that demonstrate a collaborative way to work with a diverse range of businesses as part of the supply chain
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Advertising of supply chain opportunities openly and to ensure they are accessible to a diverse range of businesses, including advertising all subcontracting opportunities on Contracts Finder
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Ensuring accessibility to contracting and subcontracting opportunities for disabled business owners and employees
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Structuring of the supply chain selection process to ensure fairness (e.g. anti-corruption) and encourages participation by a diverse range of businesses, including with regard to new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutual
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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
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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.
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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
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Collaborative ways of working with the supply chain to deliver additional environmental benefits in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
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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
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Activities to reconnect people with the environment and increase awareness of ways to protect and enhance it
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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
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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
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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 7: Creating a pipeline of opportunities: For the contract workforce, reducing barriers to entry for under-represented groups.
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Understanding of the underlying factors affecting improvements to reduce barriers to entry and training schemes for the target cohort(s) related to the contract workforce
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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.
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Understanding of issues relating to health and wellbeing, including physical and mental health, in the contract workforce
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