CLOUD AND CLEAR LTD
AI FinOps Design & Enablement
Cloud and Clear’s AI FinOps Design & Enablement service helps organisations manage generative AI costs safely and sustainably.
It establishes shared accountability, cost visibility, and governance across finance, IT, security, and delivery, defining ownership, guardrails, and review cycles that enable responsible AI adoption without cost surprises.
Features
- Visibility of GenAI usage and cost drivers (tokens, requests, licences)
- Definition of ownership and accountability for AI spend
- Governance models for experimentation, piloting, and scale
- Guardrails for access, usage, and cost exposure
- Showback and chargeback approaches adapted for AI usage
- Integration with security, data, and Responsible AI governance
- Cost optimisation guidance specific to AI patterns
- Alignment with delivery and operational processes
- Practical, implementable controls rather than theoretical models
Benefits
- Improved transparency of AI costs and usage
- Reduced risk of uncontrolled or unexpected AI spend
- Stronger financial accountability for AI initiatives
- Better-informed decisions on scaling, pausing, or limiting AI use
- Improved collaboration between finance, IT, security, and delivery teams
- Greater confidence to experiment responsibly with AI
- More predictable and defensible AI spend
- Increased leadership confidence in AI adoption
Architecture roles
Business architect
| £450.00 |
£450.00 |
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,600.00 |
£1,600.00 |
Data architect
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,600.00 |
£1,600.00 |
Enterprise architect
| £450.00 |
£450.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£1,300.00 |
| £1,600.00 |
£1,600.00 |
Security architect
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,600.00 |
£1,600.00 |
Solution architect
| £450.00 |
£450.00 |
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£1,300.00 |
| £1,600.00 |
£1,600.00 |
Technical architect
| £450.00 |
£450.00 |
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£1,300.00 |
| £1,600.00 |
£1,600.00 |
Data roles
Analytics engineer
| £450.00 |
£450.00 |
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£1,300.00 |
| £1,600.00 |
£1,600.00 |
Data analyst
| £450.00 |
£450.00 |
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,600.00 |
£1,600.00 |
Data engineer
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£1,300.00 |
| £1,600.00 |
£1,600.00 |
Data ethicist
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,600.00 |
£1,600.00 |
Data governance manager
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£1,300.00 |
| £1,600.00 |
£1,600.00 |
Data scientist
| £450.00 |
£450.00 |
| £600.00 |
£600.00 |
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£1,300.00 |
| £1,600.00 |
£1,600.00 |
Machine learning engineer
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,600.00 |
£1,600.00 |
IT operations roles
Command and control centre manager
| £450.00 |
£450.00 |
| £750.00 |
£750.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,600.00 |
£1,600.00 |
Product and delivery roles
Business analyst
| £450.00 |
£450.00 |
| £600.00 |
£600.00 |
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,300.00 |
£1,300.00 |
| £1,600.00 |
£1,600.00 |
Delivery manager
| £600.00 |
£600.00 |
| £900.00 |
£900.00 |
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
| £1,600.00 |
£1,600.00 |
Programme delivery manager
| £1,100.00 |
£1,100.00 |
Service owner
| £1,600.00 |
£1,600.00 |
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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No
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Cyber Essentials Alternative
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In relation to the services you do not have a current and valid Cyber Essentials certificate which has been awarded by one of the government approved Cyber Essentials accreditation bodies but you are working towards gaining it, and will be in a position to confirm that you have been awarded a current and valid Cyber Essentials certificate by one of the government approved accreditation bodies within 12 months of the date of award.
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Cyber essentials plus
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No
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Cyber Essentials Alternative
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In relation to the services you do not have a current and valid Cyber Essentials Plus certificate which has been awarded by one of the government approved Cyber Essentials accreditation bodies but you are working towards gaining it, and will be in a position to confirm that you have been awarded a current and valid Cyber Essentials Plus certificate by one of the government approved accreditation bodies within 12 months of the date of award.
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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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Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce
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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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Volunteering opportunities for staff
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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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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
Service documents
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