Actica Consulting
From SR
Actica Consulting is an independent management and technical consultancy dedicated to enabling our clients to make effective use of information and communications technologies.
Actica Consulting works in partnership with out clients to solve their problems. Actica are committed to exceeding expectations for quality, responsiveness and professional excellence. Actica is ISO 9001 certified and provides consultants at all security clearance levels.
Actica's team brings:
- An excellent understanding of the MOD, including:
- MOD's major change programmes
- MOD's major communications and information systems
- A range of domains including logistics, C2, ISTAR, intelligence and HR
- Battlespace issues
- MOD processes and procedures including SMART acquisition, TLCM and AOF
- Good working relationships with MOD staff
- Other public sector experience
- Excellent understanding of Government Policies and best practice
Services
Actica's Services include:
- Business case: COEIA and business case preparation and reviews taking full account of sustainability/life cycle issues and sensitivity analyses to JSP 507 and HM Treasury Green Book standards.
- Procurement strategy: funding analysis, insourcing/outsourcing opportunities, routes to market and planning.
- Requirements capture: knowledge elicitation, requirements management, business and process analysis, specification and review, risk assessment and collaborative consultation.
- Tender management: procurement documentation, evaluation, negotiation and trouble shooting, evaluation criteria, SLA/schedule drafting, testing strategy and planning.
- Programme and Project Management: MSP and PRINCE 2 qualified staff, mentoring, advice on Gateway and other Peer Reviews, skills transfer, health checks and post-implementation reviews.
- Benefits management: benefits analysis and management, benefits profiles and benefits realisation planning.
- IS Security and Information Assurance: Security Architecture Development, Infosec Support and Security Architecture Checking of Networks, Systems and Components.
Example Clients
A sample of Actica's recent clients for whom similar services have been provided includes:
- MOD DII Group - requirements capture, tender assessment, negotiation support, IA and COEIA development, service assurance, business analysis, benefits assessment, PRINCE 2 project management and change management.
- MOD Networks Group - business analysis, business case preparation, requirements capture, analysis, specification and review, contract drafting, TNA developmentm, security consultancy and pilot management.
- Defence Estates - requirements capture, feasibility assessment, project management, business case, preparation of tender documentation and tender evaluation.
- Overtask - liaison between PJHQ, NATO agencies and supplier, communications strategy, system architecture, ITT drafting, bid evaluation, requirements capture, technical assurance and delivery management.
- CGTS - ICS impact assessment, impact of security and information assurance policy, technical options assessment and use case development.
- Log NEC Progs - advice on security policy and technical solutions and production of security deliverables.
- Office of Government Commerce - requirements capture, analysis and specification, risk assessment, feasibility study, evaluation and negotiation, contract schedule drafting and acceptance support.
- Home Office - requirements management, procurement documentation, evaluation, negotiation, schedule drafting, procurement management.
- Cabinet Office - business and benefits analysis, business case preparation, requirements capture, specification, analysis and review.
Contact
Actica are the prime contractor on the MOD FATS framework and the MOD ICS catalogue for Business Management Consultancy, Communications Consultancy and Security Consultancy. Actica are also prime contractors on a number of OGC Buying Solutsions frameworks.
To find out more about Actica's services, please contact Suzanne Angell on 01483 540200 or email ICSC@actica.co.uk
