NTT DATA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

NTT DATA Business Solutions - S/4HANA Cloud for Product Compliance

SAP S/4HANA for Product Compliance enables global companies to ensure product safety and regulatory adherence throughout the lifecycle. It manages requirements, classifies products, automates compliance checks, tracks registrations, creates documentation, and handles hazardous materials packaging, labeling, transport, and storage, providing accurate compliance and safety information to all stakeholders efficiently.

Features

• Real-time regulatory compliance checks embedded directly within SAP Cloud ERP
• Automated safety data sheet generation with multilingual, country-specific regulatory formats
• Integrated dangerous goods classification across logistics, transportation, and warehouse processes
• Marketability assessment ensuring products meet regional chemical and environmental regulations
• Centralized substance volume tracking supporting real-time legal threshold monitoring globally
• End-to-end integration with SAP master data, supply chain, and logistics
• Role-based access control aligned with clean-core principles and audit requirements
• Continuous innovation delivery aligned with SAP Cloud ERP release cycles

Benefits

• Reduce compliance risks by validating products automatically before market release
• Accelerate product launches through real-time regulatory checks during design
• Eliminate manual compliance effort using automated substance/volume tracking
• Ensure global market access by managing regional regulations centrally
• Respond faster to audits with access to compliant product documentation
• Prevent shipment delays by embedding dangerous goods checks into logistics
• Maintain clean core while extending compliance processes using standard APIs
• Improve cross-team collaboration with shared, real-time compliance data
• Lower operational costs by replacing fragmented compliance tools and spreadsheets
• Stay continuously compliant through automatic regulatory content and rule updates

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

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Framework

G-Cloud 15

Service ID

864415660512051

Contact

Philip Newman
07554555951
Info-solutions-uk@bs.nttdata.com

About your service

• Service categories:

  Applications

  Enterprise resource management

  • Enterprise performance management
• Multi cloud support: Yes

Service scope

• Software add-on or extension: Yes
• What software services is the service an extension to: SAP Cloud ERP. ; ; SAP Cloud ERP Private
• Cloud deployment model:
  • Public cloud
  • Private cloud
• Service constraints: Public Cloud: ; ; Half yearly updates, with published scheduled downtime for updates. ; ; Customers are always on the latest version as the bi-annual upgrade is mandatory. ; ; Maintenance window of 4 hours per week (Saturday 22:00 UTC for Europe) ; ; Major Upgrade window of 4 hours per each bi-annual upgrade (Saturday 19:00 UTC for Europe) ; ; Private Cloud: ; ; Major updates available every 2 years along with Feature Pack Stacks (FPS) delivered every 6 months. While adopting these is optional, customers must stay within Mainstream Maintenance, which has been extended to 7 years per release.
• System requirements:
  • Modern HTML5 compatible web browser
  • Internet Connection
  • Access to the cloud service URL via any corporate firewalls
  • Antivirus and endpoint protection are required on all user hardware

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Yes
• Support response times: Response times based on priority of the incident raised. Initial response times based on priorities outlined below. ; ; P1 – IRT: within 1 hour of case submission ; ; P2 – IRT: within 4 hours of case submission ; ; P3 – IRT: within 1 business day of case submission ; ; P4 – IRT: within 2 business days of case submission ; ; ; ; For Priority 1 (Very High) and Priority 2 (High) cases, support is provided 24/7, 365 days a year, including weekends. For Priority 3 and 4 cases, response times are calculated within standard business hours.
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: Yes
• Online ticketing support accessibility: WCAG 2.2 AA
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support: Yes
• Web chat support availability: 24 hours, 7 days a week
• Web chat support accessibility standard: WCAG 2.2 AA
• Web chat accessibility testing: SAP conducts extensive testing of its support interfaces (including web chat) using the JAWS screen reader to ensure interoperability. Testing focuses on keyboard-only navigation, high-contrast theming for visual impairments, and ARIA attributes to ensure chat notifications and status updates are perceivable and operable for users with disabilities.
• Onsite support: Yes, at extra cost
• Support levels: SAP Software Enterprise Support i is included in the subscription fees. It covers core technical health, 24/7 mission-critical support (P1/P2), access to SAP for Me, and system availability SLAs. Additional support levels are available at extra cost. ; ; ; ; SAP Preferred Success is an enhanced support offering provided by SAP over and above Enterprise Support. See separate Lot Listing for details. ; ; ; ; NTT DATA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Managed Services: NTT DATA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS can provide a fully tailored application and technical management support service having been providing support services to the SAP community since 1989, unique in the market. A global SAP certified partner, we offer the benefit of global capabilities with local presence. ; ; ; ; Global SAP PCoE Certification which ensures adherence to standards set by SAP. NTT DATA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS are ISO9001 and ISO27001 certified providing assurance of quality for our flexible support models that are flexible to demands from the customer. Pricing details are available in the separate Lot 3 Listing: ‘NTT DATA – SAP Cloud Support Services’. ; ; ; ; Governance of the service is provided by an assigned NTT DATA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS UK Service Delivery Manager, providing governance across all areas of service including service management, incident and change management, continual service improvement/customer satisfaction.
• Support available to third parties: Yes
• AI chatbot: Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

• Getting started: For new customers to SAP, onboarding to the service is generally undertaken as an activity during an implementation project, where the SAP application is personalised to the customer. ; ; ; ; Onboarding & Methodology: New customers receive Embedded Launch Activities (EmLA), including guided webcasts and 1:1 sessions to ensure project readiness. We follow the SAP Activate methodology, leveraging SAP Best Practice set-up and pre-configured test scripts to accelerate delivery. ; ; Skills Transfer & Training: Knowledge transfer is provided through: ; ; In-project coaching and tailored workshops led by NTT DATA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS consultants. ; ; SAP Learning Hub: 24/7 access to structured self-learning and expert-led digital journeys. ; ; In-App Enablement: Online help, click-thru tutorials, and "Performance Support" available directly within the UI. ; ; ; ; Full documentation for the service is available on-line to customers once subscribed. ; ; ; ; Additional training can be provided through the implementation process, such as classroom training, at additional cost.
• Service documentation: Yes
• Documentation formats:
  • HTML
  • PDF
• End-of-contract data extraction: During the subscription term, the customer can access its Customer Data at any time. The customer may export and retrieve its customer data in a standard format. Export and retrieval may be subject to technical limitations, in which case SAP and the customer will find a reasonable method to allow the customer access to customer data. ; ; Before the subscription term expires the customer may use SAP self-service export tools (as available), or other tools to perform a final export of customer data from the cloud service.
• End-of-contract process: It is the customer responsibility to extract the data prior to the contract termination. The tools for the extraction are included in the subscription for the application. ; ; At the end of the agreement, SAP will delete the customer data remaining on servers hosting the cloud service, unless applicable law requires retention. ; ; ; ; Where a customer requires additional support from SAP or a partner for the data extraction then additional costs will apply.
• Documentation accessibility standard: WCAG 2.2 AA

Using the service

• Web browser interface: Yes
• Supported browsers:
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
• Application to install: No
• Designed for use on mobile devices: Yes
• Differences between the mobile and desktop service: SAP utilises a responsive HTML5 design (SAPUI5) for its user interface, including the Fiori Launchpad, ensuring seamless use across modern browsers and automatic adaptation to desktop, laptop, tablet, and mobile devices. ; ; ; ; Additionally, SAP Mobile Start app provides a native entry point, offering mobile-specific features unavailable in browsers, including: notifications for workflow approvals, widgets, and native camera integration for barcode scanning, ensuring a "mobile-first" experience for field-based users.
• Service interface: Yes
• User support accessibility: WCAG 2.2 AA
• Description of service interface: SAP provides a Web-based interface for end-user interactions, blending transactional and analytical content. Supports real-time, data-driven decision-making with embedded insights and KPIs. Role- and permission-based access for contextual relevance. Compatible with modern browsers and devices; native apps available for iOS and Android. Key features: ; ; Cross-application search; ; ; Notifications; ; ; News feeds; ; ; Integrated help resources; ; ; APIs enable integration with enterprise and third-party systems for flexibility and interoperability.
• Accessibility standards: WCAG 2.2 AA
• Accessibility testing: SAP provides accessible themes as part of its adherence to accessibility standards. Extensive user group collaboration and testing ensure accessibility features work effectively. Key features tested include: ; ; High-contrast modes; ; ; Iconography; ; ; Screen reader compatibility; ; ; Keyboard-only navigation; ; ; ARIA attributes for perceivable notifications. ; ; SAP publishes formal Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs), also known as VPATs. Reports detail testing results and compliance with: ; ; EN 301 549 and ; ; Section 508 requirements ; ; Provides transparency for UK public sector and regulated industry audits.
• API: Yes
• What users can and can't do using the API: SAP offers a comprehensive set of standard APIs to support both inbound and outbound integrations with both SAP and non-SAP applications. ; ; ; ; APIs generally support Create, Read, Update, and Delete (where appropriate). ; ; ; ; Full API documentation is available on-line for customers at api.sap.com, which also provides a “test harness” capability for trialling the API. ; ; ; ; Separate Dev and Test tenants support the testing of configuration, enhancement and integration, including the use of the APIs.
• API documentation: Yes
• API documentation formats:
  • Open API (also known as Swagger)
  • HTML
  • PDF
• API sandbox or test environment: Yes
• Customisation available: Yes
• Description of customisation: The product supports the concept of configuration, and extensions – both of which are sympathetic to the upgrade cycles of the cloud solution, and do not prevent upgradability of the service. ; ; ; ; Configuration supports the definition of values for dropdowns, and setting of flags to control how processes will operate within the service. Extensions support the addition of fields, or business logic to add extra capability to the service. ; ; ; ; Typically configuration and extensions are carried out by an expert business user or business process owner. Configuration is undertaken in the web based configuration tool and extensions are defined via the relevant applications via the web browser.

Scaling

• Independence of resources: SAP applications are designed and developed from the outset to be highly scalable. Data centre and server infrastructure is based on proven SAP reference architectures which provides both scalability and consistency of performance. ; ; In Private Cloud environments this is monitored on an individual customer basis and adapted as required.

Analytics

• Service usage metrics: Yes
• Metrics types: Service Usage is monitored at the user access level for license compliance purposes. Available service metrics are available to subscribers of the service from the SAP portal (SAP for Me) via Real-time dashboard.
• Reporting types: Real-time dashboards
• Resource tagging: No
• FOCUS resource tagging: No

Resellers

• Supplier type: Reseller providing extra features and support
• Organisation whose services are being resold: SAP

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Other security clearance
• Government security clearance: Developed Vetting (DV)

Asset protection

• Knowledge of data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Data storage and processing locations:
  • United Kingdom
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
  • Other locations
• User control over data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Datacentre security standards: Complies with a recognised standard (for example CSA CCM version 4.0)
• Penetration testing frequency: At least once a year
• Penetration testing approach: Another external penetration testing organisation
• Protecting data at rest: Other
• Other data at rest protection approach: All data at rest is encrypted using the FIPS 197 (AES) standard. AES-256 is utilised as the global standard for cryptography across all databases, backups, and transaction logs. ; ; While SAP typically manages encryption keys by default, the Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) and Customer-Managed Key (CMK) capabilities are now available. This allows customers to import and manage their own encryption keys using SAP Data Custodian, providing an additional layer of sovereign control over their data in the private cloud environment.
• Data sanitisation process: Yes
• Equipment disposal approach: Complying with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v4.0, CAS (Sanitisation) or ISO/IEC 27001
• Data sanitisation type: Deleted data can’t be directly accessed / Cryptographic Erasure

Data importing and exporting

• Data export approach: Data can be exported or extracted in a number of different ways. For day-to-day analysis and understanding of business data, data can be exported from most functions in the service via an Excel / CSV / XML type download capability. ; ; For extended export – APIs can be used to read data from the cloud service. This can be a combination of standard REST / SOAP APIs or OData APIs for larger volumes of data.
• Data export formats: CSV
• Data import formats: CSV

Data-in-transit protection

• Data protection between buyer and supplier networks:
  • Private network or public sector network
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
• Data protection within supplier network:
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
  • Other
• Other protection within supplier network: Public Cloud and SaaS Products ; ; SAP encrypts end-to-end data in transit with TLS 1.2 and Data at Rest with AES-256-bit encryption. SAP manages cloud networking within the SAP S/4HANA cloud, public edition setting up trust boundaries, there is built-in network level DDOS protection enabled ; ; Private Cloud Products ; ; Common services and admin services are connected to the customer private network with peering using an admin VPN connection, HTTPS using TLS 1.2 is used for web connections and additional ports are open across the VPN for services such as monitoring / backup etc. All Internal access is logged and can be audited

Availability and resilience

• Guaranteed availability: The standard System Availability SLA for this service is 99.7%. ; ; Downtime is defined as the total minutes in a month during which the production version of the Cloud Service is not available, excluding "Excluded Downtime." ; ; Excluded Downtime: This includes minutes attributable to: Scheduled Maintenance Windows. Major Upgrade Windows (notified at least 5 business days in advance). Factors outside SAP’s reasonable control (e.g., force majeure or customer-side network failures) ; ; Service Credits: Current credit structure of 2% of the Monthly Subscription Fees for the affected subscription-based Cloud Service or the monthly Cloud Credits (as defined in the Order Form) consumed for the ; ; affected consumption-based Cloud Service, for each 1% below the System Availability SLA, not to exceed 100% of the fees paid or Cloud Credit consumed by the Customer for the relevant Month for the affected Cloud Service
• Approach to resilience: SAP designs its services and supporting data centre architecture to be highly resilient, providing minimum availability to the end user of 99.7% as standard. Data Centre resilience measures are available on request, under NDA.
• Outage reporting: Outage information is published and available to SAP customer in SAP Cloud Availability Center via the SAP for Me Customer Portal. This provides visibility and details of both current and historic availability, for each SAP application. ; ; Email alerts for planned and unplanned system availability impacting events are also issued to subscribers of the affected applications.

Identity and authentication

• User authentication needed: Yes
• User authentication:
  • Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
  • Username or password
• Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels: Support staff require a User ID and Password for the customer specific instance of the service, which remains under control of the customer at all times. System access by user ID is auditable.
• Access restriction testing frequency: At least every 6 months
• Management access authentication:
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
  • Dedicated link (for example VPN)
  • Username or password
  • Other
• Description of management access authentication: Management access for SAP Cloud ERP Private is strictly controlled through the SAP Cloud Identity Services (IAS), which acts as the central hub for authentication. SAP mandates Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for all administrative tasks. It supports Identity Federation via SAML 2.0 or OpenID Connect, allowing customers to use their existing corporate providers (e.g., Microsoft Entra ID) to manage permissions. Technical management by SAP operations is conducted via secure VPN tunnels and Privileged Access Management (PAM) systems, ensuring all administrative actions are logged, audited, and restricted to authorised personnel using certificate-based authentication.

Audit information for users

• Access to user activity audit information: Users have access to real-time audit information
• How long user audit data is stored for: User-defined
• Access to supplier activity audit information: Users have access to real-time audit information
• How long supplier audit data is stored for: User-defined
• How long system logs are stored for: User-defined

Security governance

• Named board-level person responsible for service security: Yes
• Security governance certified: Yes
• Security governance standards: ISO/IEC 27001
• Information security policies and processes: SAP are certified according to the following security policies: ; ; ISO 9001: Based upon quality management principles including strong customer focus and with the involvement of top SAP management with the ultimate goal of continual improvement. ; ; ISO/IEC 27001: Provides a holistic, risked-based approach to security and a comprehensive and measurable set of information security management practices. ; ; ISO 22301: Protects business operations from potential disruption, i.e. extreme weather, fire, natural disaster, theft, IT outage, and more. ; ; BS 10012: Includes employee security awareness training, risk assessments, data retention, and disposal. ; ; ISO/IEC 27018: Guidance for cloud service providers to protect personally identifiable information (PII). Supports ISO/IEC 27001 by recommending information security controls for protecting personal data in the public cloud. ; ; ISO/IEC 27017: Codes of practice for information security controls for cloud services. Supports ISO/IEC 27001 by providing guidance on cloud-specific information security controls. ; ; Further information available upon request or can be accessed at www.sap.com/corporate/en/company/security.html
• Software Security Code of Practice: Yes

Operational security

• Configuration and change management standard: Complies with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v4.0 or SSAE-18 / ISAE 3402
• Configuration and change management approach: Public Cloud and SaaS Products: All services follow industry standards and are SOC 2 audited biannually, with reports available on request. SAP products typically operate a three-system landscape (development, test, production). Production environments are locked against direct changes; all configuration and code changes are developed and tested in non-production before release. Full audit logs record all changes. ; ; Private Cloud: Private cloud services also follow industry standards and are SOC 2 audited biannually. A minimum three-system SAP landscape is used. Production is locked, with changes developed, tested, and promoted through controlled release processes. Comprehensive audit logs are maintained for all changes.
• Vulnerability management type: Complies with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v4.0 or SSAE-18 / ISAE 3402
• Vulnerability management approach: SAP’s vulnerability management program monitors the cybersecurity emergency response (CERT) advisory services. A CERT advisory is an alert that provides information on discovered vulnerabilities. SAP uses the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), for assessing the severity of computer system security vulnerabilities. CVSS assigns severity scores to vulnerabilities, allowing responders to prioritise responses and resources according to threat. Vulnerabilities are communicated to the responsible LoB/business unit on a regular basis, where an implementation plan is created, based on the level defined on the CVSS rating. Scanning is carried out on a weekly basis as well as regular proactive security patching.
• Protective monitoring type: Complies with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v4.0 or SSAE-18 / ISAE 3402
• Protective monitoring approach: Scanning and monitoring is completed on a regular basis, the Vulnerability Advisory Services (VAS) team is responsible for monitoring vulnerabilities and providing the criticality and priority rating in alignment with the LoB/business units. Additionally, VAS is accountable for publishing/updating SAP CERT notifications, or SCNs, for all relevant vulnerabilities containing the latest criticality and priority rating. Each day, VAS ingests the daily NIST vulnerability feeds and monitors software vendors’ Web sites relevant to SAP’s environment to identify new vulnerabilities. SAP will identify vulnerabilities that may not have a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) designation, with responses aligned to the CVSS.
• Incident management type: Complies with a recognised standard, for example, CSA CCM v4.0 or ISO/IEC 27035:2011 or SSAE-18 / ISAE 3402
• Incident management approach: All processes and policies are defined following industry standards. Most of these are internal and audited in our SOC2 audit which is made twice a year and available to the customer.
• Post-quantum cryptography secure: No

Secure development

• Approach to secure software development best practice: Independent review of processes (for example CESG CPA Build Standard, ISO/IEC 27034, ISO/IEC 27001 or CSA CCM v4.0)

Public sector networks

• Connection to public sector networks: No

Pricing

• Discount for educational organisations: No
• Free trial available: No

Discount percentage by annual call-off contract value (excluding VAT)

• Less than £250,000: 0%
• Between £250,000 and £500,000: 0%
• Between £500,001 and £1,000,000: 0%
• Between £1,000,001 and £2,500,000: 0%
• Between £2,500,001 and £5,000,000: 0%
• Over £5,000,001: 0%

Non-mandatory Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: Alcumus ISOQAR
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: Tuesday 28 October 2025
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: UK Delivery & Customer Success division only are covered.
• ISO 28000:2022 certification: No
• ISO 9001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification: Alcumus ISOQAR
• ISO 9001 accreditation date: Monday 23 June 2025
• What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover: UK Delivery & Customer Success division only are covered.
• Quality management systems (QMS): Yes
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number: 142464cf-9a84-4402-8b19-fd145bce34a8
• Cyber essentials plus: Yes
• Please provide your Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number: 7beb12d1-310f-4c78-a37f-1235786af23a
• Other security certifications: Yes
• Any other security certifications: ISO 20000-1

Social value

• Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery:

  • 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
    • Activities to cascade good practice on fair working conditions throughout the supply chain
    • Offer a pay and leave entitlement to all eligible staff who become kinship carers, ideally equivalent to statutory adoption pay and leave
    • Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce
    • Monitoring and reporting of gender and ethnicity pay gaps and plans to address them where necessary
    • 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
    • Plans for an appropriate income replacement policy for staff who are required to spend time away from work to care for a sick dependent or close relative
    • Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
    • 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
    • Measures to identify, mitigate and manage modern slavery risks relating to the contract and how these will be implemented
    • 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
    • How these flow down the supply chain and are monitored Illustrative examples include reporting, site visits, audits, etc.
    • How to ensure business decisions re: price/cost, short lead times, payment timescales do not create modern slavery risks in the supply chain
    • How the supplier will work with NGOs, trade unions or other businesses to address modern slavery risk
    • Means of influencing staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders with respect to modern slavery risks relating to the contract

  • 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

  • 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
    • 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
    • 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)
    • Activities that demonstrate a collaborative way to work with a diverse range of businesses as part of the supply chain
    • 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
    • Ensuring accessibility to contracting and subcontracting opportunities for disabled business owners and employees
    • 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
    • Understanding of local demographics, needs and opportunities for the co-design of the goods, services and works to be delivered under the contract
    • 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
    • Measures to involve local stakeholders and/or users in design (e.g. in the design of services, systems, products or buildings)
    • Plans for positive actions with community groups.
    • Measures for making facilities used in the delivery of the contract available for community groups, education or training
    • Measures to engage users and communities and build relationships to increase community integration build trust and influence how the contract is delivered
    • Plans to respond flexibly and adapt approaches to community engagement and initiatives
    • Support for community-led initiatives relevant to the contract. Illustrative examples: improving transport links; reducing loneliness; helping with English language proficiency; and facilitating social mixing among people with different backgrounds
    • Collaborating with anchor institutions and community groups to make facilities available for education, training or community events

  • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Activities to reconnect people with the environment and increase awareness of ways to protect and enhance it

  • 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 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
    • Collection of the views and expertise of disabled people and their representative organisations on successfully supporting disabled employees or applicants
    • 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
    • Offering a range of quality opportunities with routes of progression if appropriate, e.g. T Level industry placements, students supported into higher level apprenticeships.
    • Working conditions which promote an inclusive working environment and promote retention and progression
    • Other measures to provide equality of opportunity for disabled people and those with health conditions into employment, including becoming a Disability Confident employer and inclusion of supported businesses in the contract supply chain
    • 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
    • Inclusive and accessible development practices, including guidance for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition

  • 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 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
    • 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
    • Advertising, promotional and outreach activities designed to raise awareness of the offer to reach the target cohort

  • 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.

    • Actions to invest in the physical and mental health and wellbeing of the contract workforce

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

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