SARD JV LTD.
SARD Consult - Workforce Optimisation, Capacity and Demand Management & Utilisation Assessment
SARD Consult delivers workforce optimisation services supporting Trusts to understand demand, capacity and utilisation across clinical services. Using structured diagnostics, analysis and facilitated review, we support organisations to identify capacity gaps, improve job plan quality, write job planning policies and develop evidence-based approaches to workforce planning, governance and service sustainability.
Features
- System agnostic Job planning diagnostic assessment using existing Trust data
- Core activity language development to standardise workforce data
- Demand-led workforce modelling aligned to service delivery
- Capacity modelling at specialty, team and Trust level
- Planned versus actual utilisation analysis
- Structured gap analysis identifying capacity shortfalls and inefficiencies
- Policy review and alignment to national and local guidance
- Workforce optimisation dashboards and analytical outputs
- Targeted training and skills transfer for clinical and operational teams
- Repeatable methodology enabling ongoing internal use by the Trust
Benefits
- Provides an evidence-based understanding of workforce capacity and demand
- Improves data quality, consistency and comparability across services
- Supports informed decision-making using validated workforce insights
- Identifies inefficiencies, variation and underutilised capacity
- Reduces reliance on assumption-led workforce planning
- Supports sustainable workforce planning rather than one-off exercises
- Enables Trusts to align workforce resource with service need
- Improves governance oversight through clear analytical outputs
- Builds internal capability through training and structured methodologies
- Accelerates progress towards mature, repeatable workforce optimisation
Architecture roles
Business architect
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
Data architect
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Enterprise architect
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Network architect
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Security architect
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Solution architect
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Technical architect
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Chief digital and data roles
Chief data officer
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Chief information security officer
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Chief technology officer
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Cyber security roles
Cyber security audit and assurance
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Cyber security governance and risk management
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Cyber security monitoring
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Cyber security incident response
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Cyber security vulnerability management
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Cyber security digital forensics
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Cyber security testing
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Cyber security secure design
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Data roles
Analytics engineer
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Data analyst
| £500.00 |
£500.00 |
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
Data engineer
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £3,495.00 |
£3,495.00 |
Data ethicist
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £3,495.00 |
£3,495.00 |
Data governance manager
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £3,495.00 |
£3,495.00 |
Data scientist
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £3,495.00 |
£3,495.00 |
Machine learning engineer
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Performance analyst
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £3,495.00 |
£3,495.00 |
IT operations roles
Application operations engineer
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Business relationship manager
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Change and release manager
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
Command and control centre manager
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
End user computing engineer
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
IT service manager
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
Incident manager
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
Infrastructure engineer
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
Infrastructure operations engineer
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
Problem manager
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
Service desk manager
| £500.00 |
£500.00 |
| £500.00 |
£500.00 |
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
Service transition manager
| £500.00 |
£500.00 |
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
Product and delivery roles
Business analyst
| £500.00 |
£500.00 |
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Delivery manager
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Digital portfolio manager
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Product manager
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Programme delivery manager
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Service owner
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Quality assurance testing (QAT) roles
Quality assurance testing (QAT) analyst
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Test engineer
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Test manager
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Software development roles
Development operations (DevOps) engineer
| £500.00 |
£500.00 |
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
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£2,795.00 |
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£2,795.00 |
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£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Frontend developer
| £500.00 |
£500.00 |
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Software developer
| £500.00 |
£500.00 |
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £3,495.00 |
£3,495.00 |
User-centred design roles
Accessibility specialist
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Content designer
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Content strategist
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
Graphic designer
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
Interaction designer
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Service designer
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
Technical writer
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
User researcher
| £725.00 |
£725.00 |
| £945.00 |
£945.00 |
| £1,445.00 |
£1,445.00 |
| £1,835.00 |
£1,835.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
| £2,795.00 |
£2,795.00 |
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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British Assessment Bureau
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ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
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Monday 3 February 2025
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What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
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N/A
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ISO 28000:2022 certification
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No
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ISO 9001 certification
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No
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Quality management systems (QMS)
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No
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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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Ff92e252-f136-4d5d-a487-07a21e3c6d67
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Cyber essentials plus
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No
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Cyber Essentials Alternative
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None of the criteria
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Other security certifications
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No
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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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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Plans to engage the contract workforce in deciding the most important workplace issues to address
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Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about and feel empowered to report and address bullying and harassment
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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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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
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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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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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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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