ACUITY APPLIED LIMITED
Local Government Digital Service Design and Delivery
Acuity Applied Limited is a leading digital consultancy with expertise in the local government space. We have extensive experience delivering digital services from Housing Management, Parking, Council Tax, Planning through to Adult and Childrens Social Care.
Features
- Prioritise usability, accessibility, and security for seamless user experience.
- Continuously gather user feedback to inform and improve services.
- Use agile/iterative approach to develop prototypes informed by research.
- acilitate rapid service adoption with user-aligned Service Design approach.
- Demonstrate service viability early, often establishing strong service foundation.
- HMS, Civica Pay, CivicaAPP, Northgate, Whitespace, True Compliance, NEC, Confirm
- Service Designer, User Researcher, Content Designer, UX Designer, Interaction-Designer
- Evaluate buy-vs-build options: reuse, bespoke, COTS, low-code/no-code.
- enetration-Testing (CHECK), User Research Participant, and Accessibility and Usability Testing.
- Delivery and Product Manager, Architect, Developer, Automation-Tester, QA-Analyst, Business-Analyst
Benefits
- Deliver value aligned with business case using proven methodologies.
- Ensure seamless transition from Discovery and adhere to GDS standards.
- inimise risk with open, early, and regular collaboration throughout.
- Provide continuous knowledge transfer to enhance client services.
- Scale teams remotely, on-site, or using hybrid models effectively.
- Deliver working software in Alpha, including clickable prototypes.
- Offer cost-effective engagement and diverse commercial models.
- Validate business requirements, technical feasibility, and user needs.
- Focus on improving user and customer service experiences.
- Housing Portals, Integration with 3rd Party services to GDS standards.
Architecture roles
Business architect
| £300.00 |
£150.00 |
| £450.00 |
£225.00 |
| £795.00 |
£400.00 |
| £950.00 |
£475.00 |
Data architect
| £845.00 |
£425.00 |
| £925.00 |
£465.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£575.00 |
Enterprise architect
| £795.00 |
£400.00 |
| £950.00 |
£475.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£575.00 |
Network architect
| £650.00 |
£225.00 |
| £895.00 |
£450.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
Security architect
| £1,150.00 |
£575.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£575.00 |
Solution architect
| £550.00 |
£275.00 |
| £795.00 |
£400.00 |
| £950.00 |
£475.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£575.00 |
Technical architect
| £550.00 |
£275.00 |
| £795.00 |
£400.00 |
| £950.00 |
£475.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£575.00 |
Chief digital and data roles
Chief data officer
| £1,150.00 |
£575.00 |
Chief information security officer
| £1,150.00 |
£575.00 |
Chief technology officer
| £1,150.00 |
£575.00 |
Cyber security roles
Cyber security audit and assurance
| £1,050.00 |
£625.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£625.00 |
Cyber security governance and risk management
| £550.00 |
£275.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£625.00 |
Cyber security monitoring
| £550.00 |
£275.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£575.00 |
Cyber security incident response
| £725.00 |
£365.00 |
| £995.00 |
£498.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
Cyber security vulnerability management
| £550.00 |
£275.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£575.00 |
Cyber security digital forensics
| £650.00 |
£325.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£625.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£575.00 |
Cyber security testing
| £550.00 |
£275.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£575.00 |
Cyber security secure design
| £550.00 |
£275.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£575.00 |
Data roles
Analytics engineer
| £350.00 |
£175.00 |
| £695.00 |
£350.00 |
| £875.00 |
£440.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£625.00 |
Data analyst
| £450.00 |
£225.00 |
| £550.00 |
£275.00 |
| £695.00 |
£350.00 |
| £845.00 |
£425.00 |
Data engineer
| £795.00 |
£400.00 |
| £995.00 |
£500.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£575.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
Data ethicist
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£675.00 |
Data governance manager
| £795.00 |
£400.00 |
| £950.00 |
£475.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£625.00 |
Data scientist
| £350.00 |
£200.00 |
| £550.00 |
£275.00 |
| £795.00 |
£400.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£625.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£625.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£725.00 |
Machine learning engineer
| £1,050.00 |
£575.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£675.00 |
Performance analyst
| £350.00 |
£175.00 |
| £695.00 |
£350.00 |
| £845.00 |
£425.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
IT operations roles
Application operations engineer
| £425.00 |
£215.00 |
| £650.00 |
£325.00 |
| £825.00 |
£415.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
Business relationship manager
| £695.00 |
£450.00 |
| £895.00 |
£575.00 |
| £995.00 |
£675.00 |
Change and release manager
| £425.00 |
£215.00 |
| £725.00 |
£365.00 |
| £925.00 |
£465.00 |
Command and control centre manager
| £450.00 |
£225.00 |
| £995.00 |
£500.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£625.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£725.00 |
End user computing engineer
| £450.00 |
£225.00 |
| £675.00 |
£340.00 |
| £895.00 |
£450.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£575.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£675.00 |
IT service manager
| £450.00 |
£225.00 |
| £795.00 |
£400.00 |
| £995.00 |
£500.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£725.00 |
Incident manager
| £725.00 |
£365.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£575.00 |
Infrastructure engineer
| £495.00 |
£250.00 |
| £845.00 |
£425.00 |
| £995.00 |
£500.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£575.00 |
Infrastructure operations engineer
| £425.00 |
£215.00 |
| £695.00 |
£350.00 |
| £895.00 |
£450.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£575.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£675.00 |
Problem manager
| £550.00 |
£265.00 |
| £695.00 |
£350.00 |
Service desk manager
| £550.00 |
£275.00 |
| £695.00 |
£350.00 |
| £695.00 |
£350.00 |
| £950.00 |
£475.00 |
Service transition manager
| £500.00 |
£250.00 |
| £600.00 |
£370.00 |
| £875.00 |
£440.00 |
| £995.00 |
£500.00 |
Product and delivery roles
Business analyst
| £350.00 |
£225.00 |
| £450.00 |
£275.00 |
| £695.00 |
£350.00 |
| £845.00 |
£425.00 |
| £950.00 |
£475.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
Delivery manager
| £450.00 |
£225.00 |
| £695.00 |
£350.00 |
| £845.00 |
£425.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
Digital portfolio manager
| £550.00 |
£275.00 |
| £750.00 |
£375.00 |
| £900.00 |
£450.00 |
| £1,195.00 |
£600.00 |
Product manager
| £450.00 |
£225.00 |
| £550.00 |
£275.00 |
| £695.00 |
£350.00 |
| £950.00 |
£475.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£575.00 |
Programme delivery manager
| £850.00 |
£425.00 |
Service owner
| £850.00 |
£425.00 |
Quality assurance testing (QAT) roles
Quality assurance testing (QAT) analyst
| £695.00 |
£350.00 |
| £695.00 |
£350.00 |
| £845.00 |
£425.00 |
| £950.00 |
£475.00 |
Test engineer
| £650.00 |
£350.00 |
| £725.00 |
£365.00 |
| £875.00 |
£440.00 |
| £995.00 |
£500.00 |
Test manager
| £850.00 |
£425.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£625.00 |
Software development roles
Development operations (DevOps) engineer
| £450.00 |
£250.00 |
| £650.00 |
£325.00 |
| £850.00 |
£425.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£600.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£600.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£600.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£600.00 |
| £1,150.00 |
£600.00 |
Frontend developer
| £350.00 |
£225.00 |
| £550.00 |
£275.00 |
| £695.00 |
£350.00 |
| £845.00 |
£425.00 |
| £995.00 |
£500.00 |
| £995.00 |
£500.00 |
Software developer
| £350.00 |
£225.00 |
| £550.00 |
£275.00 |
| £725.00 |
£365.00 |
| £875.00 |
£440.00 |
| £875.00 |
£440.00 |
| £995.00 |
£500.00 |
| £995.00 |
£500.00 |
| £995.00 |
£500.00 |
| £995.00 |
£500.00 |
User-centred design roles
Accessibility specialist
| £450.00 |
£225.00 |
| £695.00 |
£275.00 |
| £845.00 |
£425.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
Content designer
| £450.00 |
£225.00 |
| £550.00 |
£275.00 |
| £695.00 |
£350.00 |
| £845.00 |
£425.00 |
| £950.00 |
£475.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
Content strategist
| £845.00 |
£475.00 |
Graphic designer
| £450.00 |
£225.00 |
| £550.00 |
£275.00 |
| £695.00 |
£350.00 |
| £845.00 |
£425.00 |
| £950.00 |
£475.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
Interaction designer
| £450.00 |
£225.00 |
| £550.00 |
£275.00 |
| £695.00 |
£350.00 |
| £845.00 |
£425.00 |
| £950.00 |
£475.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
Service designer
| £450.00 |
£225.00 |
| £550.00 |
£275.00 |
| £695.00 |
£350.00 |
| £845.00 |
£475.00 |
| £950.00 |
£475.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
Technical writer
| £695.00 |
£350.00 |
| £845.00 |
£475.00 |
User researcher
| £395.00 |
£225.00 |
| £550.00 |
£275.00 |
| £695.00 |
£350.00 |
| £845.00 |
£425.00 |
| £950.00 |
£475.00 |
| £1,050.00 |
£525.00 |
Non-mandatory Standards and certifications
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ISO/IEC 27001 certification
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No
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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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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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1827f07e-5aed-4568-a5cb-3a174bf1c9fc
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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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41489fcf-9d01-48b6-be28-053459d7e96e
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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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Ensuring new workers are informed of their right to join a trade union
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Offer a pay and leave entitlement to all eligible staff who become kinship carers, ideally equivalent to statutory adoption pay and leave
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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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Actions to invest in the physical and mental health and wellbeing of the contract workforce
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