Futures
Digital Platform Transition & Enablement for Local Government
Cloud-enabled, supplier-independent digital platform transition and enablement services for local authorities and combined authorities. Supporting discovery, options analysis, business case development, procurement, delivery and transition to BAU across corporate and service platforms, including social care, housing, education and planning, particularly in the context of organisational change and local government reorganisation.
Features
- Cross-platform discovery and digital estate health checks
- Options appraisal and transition planning for complex change
- Business case development and decision support
- Support for platform consolidation, separation or coexistence
- Programme and transition management across multiple systems
- Data migration, separation and quality assurance
- Integration and statutory reporting continuity support
- Testing, assurance and operational readiness validation
- Digital enablement and productivity tooling aligned to platforms
- Training, knowledge transfer and transition to BAU
Benefits
- Reduced risk during complex organisational change
- Continuity of statutory services during platform transition
- Clearer understanding of platform dependencies and impacts
- Better decision-making through evidence-based options
- Improved data integrity and reporting confidence
- Statutory assurance and inspection readiness during delivery
- More controlled and sequenced digital change
- Better value from existing digital platforms
- Sustainable transition to stable BAU operation
- Reduced long-term dependency through capability building
Architecture roles
Business architect
| £850.00 |
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| £1,000.00 |
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Data architect
| £850.00 |
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| £950.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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Enterprise architect
| £900.00 |
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| £1,000.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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| £1,200.00 |
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Network architect
| £850.00 |
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| £950.00 |
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Security architect
| £900.00 |
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| £1,000.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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Solution architect
| £900.00 |
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| £1,000.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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Technical architect
| £850.00 |
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| £950.00 |
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| £1,050.00 |
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Chief digital and data roles
Chief data officer
| £1,400.00 |
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Chief information security officer
| £1,400.00 |
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Chief technology officer
| £1,400.00 |
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Cyber security roles
Cyber security audit and assurance
| £900.00 |
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| £1,050.00 |
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Cyber security governance and risk management
| £900.00 |
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| £1,050.00 |
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Cyber security monitoring
| £850.00 |
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| £1,000.00 |
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Cyber security incident response
| £950.00 |
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| £1,050.00 |
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Cyber security vulnerability management
| £900.00 |
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| £1,050.00 |
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Cyber security digital forensics
| £900.00 |
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| £1,050.00 |
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Cyber security testing
| £900.00 |
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| £1,050.00 |
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Cyber security secure design
| £950.00 |
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| £1,150.00 |
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Data roles
Analytics engineer
| £550.00 |
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| £675.00 |
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| £850.00 |
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Data analyst
| £575.00 |
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| £700.00 |
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| £900.00 |
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Data engineer
| £550.00 |
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| £675.00 |
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| £800.00 |
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Data governance manager
| £750.00 |
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| £850.00 |
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| £1,050.00 |
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Data scientist
| £600.00 |
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| £800.00 |
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| £950.00 |
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Performance analyst
| £500.00 |
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| £575.00 |
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| £650.00 |
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| £850.00 |
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IT operations roles
Application operations engineer
| £450.00 |
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| £575.00 |
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| £700.00 |
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Business relationship manager
| £600.00 |
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| £700.00 |
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| £850.00 |
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Change and release manager
| £550.00 |
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| £650.00 |
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| £825.00 |
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Command and control centre manager
| £550.00 |
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| £650.00 |
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| £725.00 |
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| £825.00 |
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End user computing engineer
| £450.00 |
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| £550.00 |
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| £625.00 |
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| £675.00 |
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IT service manager
| £500.00 |
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| £650.00 |
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| £750.00 |
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Service transition manager
| £500.00 |
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| £650.00 |
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| £750.00 |
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Product and delivery roles
Business analyst
| £550.00 |
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| £675.00 |
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| £750.00 |
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| £950.00 |
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Delivery manager
| £800.00 |
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| £950.00 |
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| £1,050.00 |
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Digital portfolio manager
| £800.00 |
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| £950.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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Product manager
| £800.00 |
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| £950.00 |
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| £1,100.00 |
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Programme delivery manager
| £950.00 |
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Quality assurance testing (QAT) roles
Quality assurance testing (QAT) analyst
| £450.00 |
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| £550.00 |
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| £650.00 |
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| £750.00 |
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Test engineer
| £550.00 |
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| £650.00 |
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| £750.00 |
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Software development roles
Development operations (DevOps) engineer
| £550.00 |
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| £675.00 |
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| £850.00 |
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| £950.00 |
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| £1,150.00 |
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| £950.00 |
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| £1,150.00 |
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Frontend developer
| £600.00 |
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| £850.00 |
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| £1,000.00 |
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Software developer
| £600.00 |
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| £850.00 |
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| £850.00 |
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| £900.00 |
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User-centred design roles
Accessibility specialist
| £650.00 |
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| £750.00 |
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Content designer
| £650.00 |
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| £750.00 |
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| £800.00 |
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Content strategist
| £650.00 |
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Interaction designer
| £650.00 |
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| £750.00 |
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Service designer
| £650.00 |
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| £750.00 |
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Technical writer
| £550.00 |
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| £650.00 |
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User researcher
| £650.00 |
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| £750.00 |
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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 Ltd
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ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
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Thursday 23 October 2025
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What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
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Non specified in Statement of Applicability
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ISO 28000:2022 certification
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No
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ISO 9001 certification
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Yes
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Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification
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British Assessment Bureau Ltd
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ISO 9001 accreditation date
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Thursday 23 October 2025
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What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover
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Non specified in Statement of Applicability
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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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756de70c-17c2-416c-863b-c49543b177f3
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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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7ad65e02-691b-426e-9c2c-0afb58d2e0c6
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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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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Understanding of the types of businesses in the market and the level of participation by new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals
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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
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Activities that demonstrate a collaborative way to work with a diverse range of businesses as part of the supply chain
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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
Service documents
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