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TALENT INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED

Cloud FinOps and GreenOps Services

This service delivers end-to-end Cloud Financial Management, combining FinOps and GreenOps. We help organisations understand and optimise cloud spend through cost allocation, showback/chargeback, usage analysis and forecasting. We also embed GreenOps to reduce environmental impact, aligning cloud consumption with sustainability goals - ensuring platforms are efficient, transparent and responsible.

Features

  • Cloud spend baselining, forecasting, and variance trend tracking.
  • Tagging standards and cost allocation model across services.
  • Budget guardrails with alerts, thresholds, and approvals.
  • Unit cost and KPI dashboards for value-based decisions.
  • Rightsizing recommendations across compute, storage, and databases.
  • Commitment strategy support: reservations, savings plans, licensing optimisation.
  • Waste reduction: orphaned resources, idle capacity, duplication removal.
  • Carbon-aware reporting using provider sustainability metrics.
  • GreenOps actions embedded into delivery and operations cadence.
  • FinOps governance: roles, policies, and review forums established.

Benefits

  • Reduced cloud bills through continuous optimisation, not one-offs.
  • Greater cost transparency for programmes, services, and suppliers.
  • Improved decision-making using unit economics and KPIs.
  • Prevents overspend with alerts, guardrails, and governance.
  • Frees budget for service improvements and user value.
  • Reduced waste and improved utilisation across environments.
  • Predictable forecasting supports funding, planning, and controls.
  • Demonstrable sustainability progress with measurable emissions reporting.
  • Better alignment between finance, delivery, and operations.
  • Clear accountability for cost and carbon outcomes.

Pricing

Service documents

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Framework

G-Cloud 15

Service ID

7 7 4 3 0 3 6 1 2 5 5 5 7 3 6

Contact

TALENT INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED Public Sector Team
Telephone: 0117 332 0832
Email: pubsecbids@talentinternational.co.uk

About the service

Service categories

Cloud Support Services

Cloud Financial Management Services

  • FinOps Services
  • GreenOps Services

Service scope

Service constraints
Savings depend on workload patterns, reserved capacity terms, and client governance. Requires timely access to billing data, tagging, and consumption reports. Recommendations need client approval to implement and may be constrained by security, availability, or architecture. Carbon reporting accuracy depends on provider metrics and available regional data. Benefits reduce where services are contractually fixed-price or consumption is externally mandated. Financial approvals, procurement rules, and change windows may slow optimisation.

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Yes, at extra cost
Support response times
P1 critical - 15 mins
P2 High - 1 hour
P3 Medium - 4-8 hours
P4 Low - 1-2 days
24/7
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
Yes
Online ticketing support accessibility
WCAG 2.2 A
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support
Yes, at an extra cost
Web chat support availability
24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support accessibility standard
WCAG 2.2 A
Web chat accessibility testing
None
Support levels
Support services are provided across phone, email, ticketing and onsite. Costing for services are done on a case by case basis depending upon the required levels and service package. Talent also provide, a dedicated Account Manager free of charge who will be available Monday to Friday.
AI chatbot
Yes

Supplier type

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Conforms to BS7858:2019
Government security clearance
Developed Vetting (DV)

Pricing

Discount for educational organisations
No

Architecture roles

Business architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Trainee business architect £300.00
Associate business architect £400.00
Business architect £600.00
Lead business architect £1,000.00
Data architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Data architect £600.00
Senior data architect £800.00
Chief data architect £1,000.00
Enterprise architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Enterprise architect £600.00
Senior enterprise architect £800.00
Lead enterprise architect £900.00
Principal enterprise architect £1,100.00
Network architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate network architect £400.00
Network architect £600.00
Lead network architect £800.00
Security architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Security architect £600.00
Lead security architect £800.00
Principal security architect £1,100.00
Solution architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate solution architect £400.00
Solution architect £600.00
Senior solution architect £800.00
Lead solution architect £900.00
Principal solution architect £1,100.00
Technical architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate technical architect £400.00
Technical architect £600.00
Senior technical architect £800.00
Lead technical architect £900.00
Principal technical architect £1,100.00

Chief digital and data roles

Chief data officer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Chief data officer £1,300.00
Chief information security officer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Chief information security officer £1,300.00
Chief technology officer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Chief technology officer £1,300.00

Data roles

Analytics engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Trainee analytics engineer £300.00
Analytics engineer £500.00
Senior analytics engineer £600.00
Lead analytics engineer £700.00
Head of analytics engineering £900.00
Data analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate analyst £400.00
Data analyst £550.00
Senior data analyst £650.00
Principal data analyst £750.00
Data engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Data engineer £550.00
Senior data engineer £650.00
Lead data engineer £750.00
Head of data engineering £950.00
Data ethicist
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Data ethics lead £950.00
Head of data ethics £1,100.00
Data governance manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Data governance manager £900.00
Lead data governance manager £1,000.00
Head of data governance £1,200.00
Data scientist
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Trainee data scientist £300.00
Associate data scientist £400.00
Data scientist £700.00
Principal data scientist £1,000.00
Lead data scientist £950.00
Head of data science £1,200.00
Machine learning engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Senior machine learning engineer £750.00
Lead machine learning engineer £850.00
Performance analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate performance analyst £300.00
Performance analyst £450.00
Senior performance analyst £600.00
Lead performance analyst £750.00
Head of performance analysis £950.00

Product and delivery roles

Business analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Trainee business analyst £300.00
Junior business analyst £350.00
Business analyst £550.00
Senior business analyst £650.00
Lead business analyst £750.00
Head of business analysis £900.00
Delivery manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate delivery manager £400.00
Delivery manager £600.00
Senior delivery manager £850.00
Head of (Agile) delivery management £1,100.00
Digital portfolio manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Digital portfolio analyst £400.00
Digital portfolio manager £600.00
Senior digital portfolio manager £750.00
Head of portfolio £950.00
Product manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate product manager £350.00
Product manager £550.00
Senior product manager £700.00
Lead product manager £850.00
Head of product £1,000.00
Programme delivery manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Programme delivery manager £850.00
Service owner
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Service owner £800.00

Quality assurance testing (QAT) roles

Quality assurance testing (QAT) analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Tester (QAT) £350.00
QAT analyst £450.00
Senior QAT analyst £550.00
Lead QAT analyst £650.00
Test engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Tester (test engineer) £450.00
Test engineer £550.00
Senior test engineer £650.00
Lead test engineer £750.00
Test manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Test manager £850.00
Head of test £950.00

Software development roles

Development operations (DevOps) engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Apprentice DevOps engineer £350.00
Junior DevOps engineer £400.00
DevOps engineer £550.00
Senior DevOps engineer £700.00
Senior DevOps engineer - management £750.00
Lead DevOps engineer £850.00
Lead DevOps engineer - management £850.00
Principal DevOps engineer £950.00
Principal DevOps engineer - management £950.00
Frontend developer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Apprentice frontend developer £350.00
Junior frontend developer £400.00
Frontend developer £550.00
Senior frontend developer £600.00
Lead frontend developer £750.00
Head of frontend development £950.00
Software developer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Apprentice developer £350.00
Junior developer £400.00
Developer £550.00
Senior developer £650.00
Senior developer - management £750.00
Lead developer £750.00
Lead developer - management £750.00
Principal developer £850.00
Principal developer - management £850.00

User-centred design roles

Accessibility specialist
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Junior accessibility specialist £400.00
Accessibility specialist £550.00
Senior accessibility specialist £700.00
Head of accessibility £850.00
Content designer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate content designer £350.00
Junior content designer £450.00
Content designer £550.00
Senior content designer £650.00
Lead content designer £750.00
Head of content design £900.00
Interaction designer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate interaction designer £350.00
Junior interaction designer £400.00
Interaction designer £550.00
Senior interaction designer £650.00
Lead interaction designer £750.00
Head of interaction design £950.00
Service designer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate service designer £350.00
Junior service designer £450.00
Service designer £550.00
Senior service designer £700.00
Lead service designer £850.00
Head of service design £1,000.00
User researcher
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate user researcher £350.00
Junior user researcher £400.00
User researcher £550.00
Senior user researcher £650.00
Lead user researcher £800.00
Head of user research £950.00

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
No
ISO 28000:2022 certification
No
ISO 9001 certification
No
Quality management systems (QMS)
Yes
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Cyber essentials
Yes
Cyber Essentials Certificate Number
43be4190-589a-4605-afdd-44a771e50b69
Cyber essentials plus
Yes
Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number
4dca4f33-4b25-4bbe-b575-0440a156db62
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

  • New or retained jobs on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b, 1c and 1d
  • New apprenticeships on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b
  • 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
  • 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
  • Employment contracts that reflect actual hours worked; steps taken to ensure employees understand their contracts and have the ability to review and adjust them if actual hours regularly exceed contracted hours
  • 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
  • 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

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

  • 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
  • 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
  • Delivery of apprenticeships, supported internships and T Level industry placement opportunities (Level 2, 3 and 4+) in relation to the contract
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
  • Creation of employment opportunities particularly for those who face barriers to employment, such as prison leavers, care leavers and/or who are located in deprived areas, and for people in industries with known skills shortages or in high growth sectors
  • Delivery of training schemes and programmes to address any identified skills gaps and under-representation in the workforce for the contract (e.g. prison leavers, care leavers, kinship carers, disabled people)
  • Advertising, promotional and outreach activities designed to raise awareness of the offer to reach the target cohort
  • 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 the issues affecting the development of new skills by target cohort
  • 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
  • Other measures to offer development opportunities for the target cohort(s) in the contract workforce
  • Advertising, promotional and outreach activities designed to raise awareness of the offer to reach the target cohort

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 pubsecbids@talentinternational.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.