ICT Discovery and Audit
ICT discovery and audit service providing a comprehensive assessment of ICT, network and security environments. We identify vulnerabilities, inefficiencies and improvement opportunities, delivering evidence‑based insights and clear recommendations. Often the first step in digital transformation, risk reduction and improving performance, resilience and compliance across complex ICT estates.
Features
- Full ICT, network and security estate discovery
- Independent configuration, controls and process audit
- Vulnerability, misconfiguration and technical‑debt identification
- Performance, reliability and resilience assessment
- Policy, standards and compliance review
- Firewall and network architecture analysis
- Workshops and structured stakeholder information gathering
- Cloud, hybrid and on‑prem environment coverage
- Executive summaries and detailed technical reporting
- Prioritised improvement roadmap with timelines
Benefits
- Stronger, evidence‑based ICT decision‑making
- Reduced operational and security risk
- Improved network performance and reliability
- Greater visibility across complex environments
- Clear understanding of configuration weaknesses
- Enhanced compliance and audit readiness
- Better alignment with industry best practice
- Informed planning for digital transformation
- Increased assurance across hybrid estates
- Practical, actionable recommendations
Pricing
Service documents
Request an accessible format
Framework
G-Cloud 15
Service ID
7 7 9 5 3 1 4 6 7 6 3 5 2 6 6
Contact
ITSUS CONSULTING LTD
Dr Shahid Mian
Telephone: 02920003170
Email: sales@itsusconsulting.com
About your service
- Service categories
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Cloud Support Services
Security Services
- Security audit services
- Security quality assurance (QA) and testing
- Other
Service scope
- Service constraints
- Delivery depends on access to relevant documentation, systems, configurations and stakeholder availability. Assessment findings are based on the agreed scope and discovery period and do not constitute continuous monitoring. Some recommendations may require additional analysis or follow‑on services to implement. Access to sensitive systems is subject to customer approval and security policies. Timelines may vary depending on estate size, complexity and data availability. All information collected is handled securely and treated as confidential.
User support
- Email or online ticketing support
- Yes
- Support response times
- Response time is 4 hours. Weekend support is by arrangement.
- 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
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The service includes structured onboarding to agree scope, objectives and information requirements. ITSUS engineers conduct discovery through technical reviews, configuration analysis, workshops and questionnaires with security, network and operational teams. Findings are analysed against best practice and contextualised to the customer’s environment, risks and priorities.
Customers receive a detailed audit report including documented findings, identified gaps and a prioritised improvement roadmap covering security, performance and resilience. A formal presentation and Q&A session supports understanding at both technical and executive levels, enabling informed decision‑making and clear next steps.
Support is delivered by experienced, UK‑based consultants with backgrounds in defence, public sector and regulated environments. Optional enhanced support includes deeper technical audits, vendor liaison, benchmarking, and follow‑on advisory or co‑managed services to support remediation and transformation programmes.
Resellers
- Supplier type
- Not a reseller
Staff security
- Staff security clearance
- Other security clearance
- Government security clearance
- Security Clearance (SC)
Pricing
- Discount for educational organisations
- No
Architecture roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise architect | £630.00 | £787.50 |
| Senior enterprise architect | £750.00 | £937.50 |
| Lead enterprise architect | £870.00 | £1,087.50 |
| Principal enterprise architect | £990.00 | £1,237.50 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate network architect | £510.00 | £637.50 |
| Network architect | £630.00 | £787.50 |
| Lead network architect | £870.00 | £1,087.50 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Security architect | £630.00 | £787.50 |
| Lead security architect | £870.00 | £1,087.50 |
| Principal security architect | £990.00 | £1,237.50 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate solution architect | £510.00 | £637.50 |
| Solution architect | £630.00 | £787.50 |
| Senior solution architect | £750.00 | £937.50 |
| Lead solution architect | £870.00 | £1,087.50 |
| Principal solution architect | £990.00 | £1,237.50 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate technical architect | £510.00 | £637.50 |
| Technical architect | £630.00 | £787.50 |
| Senior technical architect | £750.00 | £937.50 |
| Lead technical architect | £870.00 | £1,087.50 |
| Principal technical architect | £990.00 | £1,237.50 |
Chief digital and data roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Chief technology officer | £1,250.00 | £1,562.50 |
Cyber security roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate cyber security monitoring | £510.00 | £637.50 |
| Lead cyber security monitoring | £870.00 | £1,087.50 |
| Principal cyber security monitoring | £990.00 | £1,237.50 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate cyber security vulnerability management | £510.00 | £637.50 |
| Lead cyber security vulnerability management | £870.00 | £1,087.50 |
| Principal cyber security vulnerability management | £990.00 | £1,237.50 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate cyber security testing | £510.00 | £637.50 |
| Lead cyber security penetration testing | £870.00 | £1,087.50 |
| Principal cyber security testing | £990.00 | £1,237.50 |
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate cyber security secure systems architecture and design | £510.00 | £637.50 |
| Lead cyber security secure systems architecture and design | £870.00 | £1,087.50 |
| Principal cyber security secure systems architecture and design | £990.00 | £1,237.50 |
IT operations roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Associate infrastructure engineer | £510.00 | £637.50 |
| Infrastructure engineer | £630.00 | £787.50 |
| Senior infrastructure engineer | £750.00 | £937.50 |
| Lead infrastructure engineer | £870.00 | £1,087.50 |
| Principal infrastructure engineer | £990.00 | £1,237.50 |
Quality assurance testing (QAT) roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Tester (test engineer) | £510.00 | £637.50 |
| Test engineer | £630.00 | £787.50 |
| Senior test engineer | £750.00 | £937.50 |
| Lead test engineer | £870.00 | £1,087.50 |
Software development roles
| Role level | UK Rate | Offshore Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice DevOps engineer | £400.00 | £500.00 |
| Junior DevOps engineer | £510.00 | £637.50 |
| DevOps engineer | £630.00 | £787.50 |
| Senior DevOps engineer | £750.00 | £937.50 |
| Senior DevOps engineer - management | £750.00 | £937.50 |
| Lead DevOps engineer | £870.00 | £1,087.50 |
| Lead DevOps engineer - management | £870.00 | £1,087.50 |
| Principal DevOps engineer | £990.00 | £1,237.50 |
| Principal DevOps engineer - management | £990.00 | £1,237.50 |
Non-mandatory Standards and certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001 certification
- Yes
- Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
- BSI Group
- ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
- Tuesday 12 March 2024
- What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
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ITSUS Consulting delivers tailored ICT products and services to international aerospace, defence and security organisations, and the public sector across the United Kingdom. This is in accordance with Statement of Applicability.
There are no excluded areas or activities. Any excluded controls are documented and justified in the Statement of Applicability. - ISO 28000:2022 certification
- No
- ISO 9001 certification
- Yes
- Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification
- BSI Group
- ISO 9001 accreditation date
- Saturday 3 May 2025
- What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover
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The Quality Management System incorporates the following activities:
The provision of network communications consultancy and support to defence and other clients. Work is carried out both at the company’s premises at Cardiff and also on customer’s premises. The management system applies both to the company’s employees and others who work on its behalf.
The Quality Management System also defines how the company exercises control over outsourced processes.
There are no justified exclusions/non applicable clauses of the standard. - Quality management systems (QMS)
- Yes
- CSA STAR certification
- No
- PCI certification
- No
- Cyber essentials
- Yes
- Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number
- Af12417e-b24d-4bd6-be1f-d5ab91d9e8b2
- Cyber essentials plus
- Yes
- Please provide your Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number
- F9e3a37a-5287-43e6-99bb-4987324fe8c4
- Other security certifications
- No
Social value
- 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
- New or retained jobs on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b, 1c and 1d
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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.
- 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
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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
- 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
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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.
- 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
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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
- 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
- Understanding of the issues affecting the representation of disabled people in the workforce in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors
- 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
- 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.
- Understanding of the issues affecting the development of new skills by target cohort
- Understanding of issues relating to entering the contract workforce
- Creation of outreach activities to create a pipeline of employees for the future contract delivery
- Content of the outreach activity is designed to suit the target cohort
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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.
- Understanding of issues relating to health and wellbeing, including physical and mental health, in the contract workforce
- Understanding barriers to access to health and social care services or employment opportunities e.g. digital inclusion
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