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The G-Cloud 10 framework expired on Tuesday 2 July 2019. Any existing contracts with FSW IT Solutions Limited are still valid.
FSW IT Solutions Limited

Structure Life Cycle Planning Tool

Structures Life Cycle Planning Tool is a web based decision support tool for Bridge Engineers and managers for Life Cycle planning, whole life costing, prioritisation and financial planning. Allows the decision maker to develop what-if scenarios to identify the appropriate level of funding for maintenance ensuring predefined performance targets.

Features

  • User driven analysis for single/group/whole structures stock
  • Develop What-if Scenarios based on Financial/Target Condition Constraints
  • Comes with four pre-defined Maintenance Strategies
  • Support for developing custom maintenance strategies
  • Life cycle planning, Financial planning, Deterioration modelling
  • Element/Component level analysis

Benefits

  • Intuitive web based user interface is easy to learn
  • Developed based on DfT Structure Asset Management Planning toolkit
  • Supports multi span bridges
  • 13 Standard reports and custom report builder
  • Export to excel and share analysis
  • Present multiple scenarios to stakeholders

Pricing

£2,500 an instance a year

  • Free trial available

Service documents

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Framework

G-Cloud 10

Service ID

5 2 1 6 1 2 3 8 2 0 6 8 6 9 0

Contact

FSW IT Solutions Limited Jonathan Wheatley
Telephone: 020 3551 9320
Email: info@fswit.co.uk

Service scope

Software add-on or extension
Yes, but can also be used as a standalone service
What software services is the service an extension to
BridgeStation, Advanced Bridge Management System
Cloud deployment model
Private cloud
Service constraints
None
System requirements
None

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
One Hour
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
Yes
Online ticketing support accessibility
None or don’t know
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
Web chat support
No
Onsite support
Yes, at extra cost
Support levels
Email support, phone support and support portal is included in the product price. On site support is available at additional costs. Details of the support is specified in service definition document.
Support available to third parties
Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

Getting started
Assistance in importing their existing data.
Onsite Training.
Knowledge base and help guides.
Service documentation
Yes
Documentation formats
  • HTML
  • PDF
End-of-contract data extraction
Exports to Microsoft Excel.
End-of-contract process
Exporting data to MS Excel format at no additional cost.

Using the service

Web browser interface
Yes
Supported browsers
  • Internet Explorer 7
  • Internet Explorer 8
  • Internet Explorer 9
  • Internet Explorer 10
  • Internet Explorer 11
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari 9+
  • Opera
Application to install
No
Designed for use on mobile devices
Yes
Differences between the mobile and desktop service
Responsive Layout for desktop and mobile devices.
Accessibility standards
WCAG 2.0 AA or EN 301 549
Accessibility testing
None
API
Yes
What users can and can't do using the API
Standard APIs are available to connect/interact with Customer's legacy system ie outlook or GIS etc. These APIs are configured/issued/enabled after consultation with client's requirement at no additional costs. These APIs are not publicly available.
API documentation
No
API sandbox or test environment
No
Customisation available
Yes
Description of customisation
The customisation can be done with instructions from buyers at additional costs. Example
1) Developing API to interact with any existing work system,(ie GIS Maps, Outlook, or other software) etc.
2) User Interface (i.e. custom user logo, background colours ),
3) Develop custom maintenance strategy etc.

Scaling

Independence of resources
Dedicated database and application instances,dynamic memory and bandwidth allocation based on demand and performance.

Analytics

Service usage metrics
No

Resellers

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Other security clearance
Government security clearance
Up to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)

Asset protection

Knowledge of data storage and processing locations
Yes
Data storage and processing locations
United Kingdom
User control over data storage and processing locations
No
Datacentre security standards
Complies with a recognised standard (for example CSA CCM version 3.0)
Penetration testing frequency
At least once a year
Penetration testing approach
In-house
Protecting data at rest
Physical access control, complying with CSA CCM v3.0
Data sanitisation process
Yes
Data sanitisation type
Deleted data can’t be directly accessed
Equipment disposal approach
A third-party destruction service

Data importing and exporting

Data export approach
Exports option to MS Excel for data tables and PDF/GIF exports for chart images etc.
Data export formats
CSV
Data import formats
CSV

Data-in-transit protection

Data protection between buyer and supplier networks
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
  • Legacy SSL and TLS (under version 1.2)
Data protection within supplier network
IPsec or TLS VPN gateway

Availability and resilience

Guaranteed availability
99%
Approach to resilience
Available on Request
Outage reporting
Email Alerts

Identity and authentication

User authentication needed
Yes
User authentication
Username or password
Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
Each user is given a security profile with fixed expiry date for access. All access are logged.
Access restriction testing frequency
At least every 6 months
Management access authentication
  • Dedicated link (for example VPN)
  • Username or password

Audit information for users

Access to user activity audit information
Users contact the support team to get audit information
How long user audit data is stored for
Between 1 month and 6 months
Access to supplier activity audit information
Users contact the support team to get audit information
How long supplier audit data is stored for
Between 1 month and 6 months
How long system logs are stored for
At least 12 months

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
No
ISO 28000:2007 certification
No
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Other security certifications
No

Security governance

Named board-level person responsible for service security
Yes
Security governance certified
No
Security governance approach
Internal process
Information security policies and processes
Internal Information Security Policy, explicitly outlined and agreed in Service Level Agreement with the buyer.

Operational security

Configuration and change management standard
Supplier-defined controls
Configuration and change management approach
Assertion that the goals are met
Vulnerability management type
Supplier-defined controls
Vulnerability management approach
Assertion that the goals are met
Protective monitoring type
Supplier-defined controls
Protective monitoring approach
Assertion that the goals are met
Incident management type
Supplier-defined controls
Incident management approach
Assertion that the goals are met

Secure development

Approach to secure software development best practice
Conforms to a recognised standard, but self-assessed

Public sector networks

Connection to public sector networks
No

Pricing

Price
£2,500 an instance a year
Discount for educational organisations
No
Free trial available
Yes
Description of free trial
Full access for limited period (one week)

Service documents

Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at info@fswit.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.