Data Migration Services for DWP DataWorks

Tender description

Why the Work is Being Done DWP is creating a data analytics platform (“DataWorks”) within a hosting facility to cater for a number of discrete data-intensive projects that have been developed internally. We are seeking a supplier with experience of digital platform development and cloud migrations, particularly within the field of data science, to work alongside a growing in-house team to allow us to develop the DataWorks platform. Problem to Be Solved A Supplier is required to deliver packages of work agreed in advance in fortnightly Sprints. This includes work to develop and maintain the DataWorks platform and applications, migrate services from in-house facilities to a Cloud infrastructure, use data science skills to assist our user community to exploit the data to best effect, and to support the platform as it transitions to a business-as-usual Live Support framework. Who Are the Users As a DWP Technology Function I need to enable my user community to use increasing amounts of data in a highly secure way to obtain answers to complex questions that will reduce fraud & error and inform policy decisions. Early Market Engagement Work Already Done A high level security and architecture design has been produced and the majority of the infrastructure has been procured. Existing Team The successful supplier will work on discrete pieces of work alongside a delivery team made up of internal staff and other external suppliers. Current Phase Live Work Location The Supplier will be expected to be primarily co-located with the Customer on DWP sites based within Leeds and London, with the ability to augment resources using a remote model. Working Arrangments Onsite 4 days per week to work with and alongside existing team. A professional working day, hours and working pattern as needed to deliver the service in an efficient way as agreed by the DWP Product Owner and Delivery Manager. Security Clearance All resources must be BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) compliant or equivalent, and be prepared to undergo the clearance process to at least Security Check level. A small number of resources may need to obtain security clearance to Developed Vetting (DV) standard. Additional T&Cs Skills & Experience Able to be based from Leeds 3-4 days per week and 1-2 days from London, or as required? Prior experience of delivering accredited data-driven digital projects using agile processes for DWP or similar organisation? Staff security cleared to SC or DV level or willing/able to undertake the clearance process to those levels? Demonstrable expertise in data science using own in-house data scientists? Experience of delivering development capability using agile methodologies across five or more concurrent projects with teams of 20 to 50 development resources 5.00% Experience of aligning development activities with other parallel work streams across split sites, ensuring quality standards are maintained 5.00% Have immediate capacity to supply technical skills (3-5 years’ experience) in Hortonworks Hadoop, OpenStack, Hive, Hue, Azkaban, Ambari, YARN, Jenkins, Splunk, PostgreSQL, QlikView 10.00% Have immediate access to resource to undertake the following roles; Scrum Master, Big Data Architect, Hadoop Administrator, Hadoop Data Engineer, Integration Architect, Data Analytics Consultant, Data Consultant, DevOps 5.00% Have experience of working with other suppliers to transition knowledge of systems and takeover responsibilities within demanding timescales (~2 months) 3.00% Have capability to augment resources using a remote model (i.e. not at a DWP location), and have capability to deliver with compliance to ISO27001 standards 1.00% Nice to Haves Have experience of working within DWP or a comparable organisation within the last 3 years 1.00% No. of Suppliers to Evaluate 3 Proposal Criteria Experience of your resources delivering major change via concurrent releases and Live Support services for a comparable customer 5.00% Evidence of adoption and alignment to customer methodology and approach for offering suggestions for improvement 5.00% Capability of standing up a team from the contract award date, managing resource scaling with related timeframes, managing staff rotation, managing attrition and managing under-performance 5.00% Ability to gain, at pace, a detailed understanding of the solution to allow ongoing support and further development 5.00% Evidence of identification of risks and dependencies and the approaches offered to manage them 5.00% Inclusion of value for money proposals associated with provision of resources 5.00% Cultural Fit Criteria Demonstrate flexibility (e.g. the ability to shift tasks to meet changing priorities) 4.00% Demonstrate successful collaborative working as part of a multi-supplier delivery team sharing knowledge within the team 4.00% Demonstrate simplicity (e.g. take simple steps to goals, do less but better, mitigate failures, talk straight with respect) 4.00% Demonstrate excellence (e.g. set challenging targets, know users, deliver cost-effective high level customer satisfaction) 4.00% Demonstrate enthusiasm (e.g. bring whole self to work, celebrate success, share passion and energy with others) 4.00% Payment Approach Time and materials Assessment Method Written proposal Work history Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range we expect suppliers to quote competitive rates given the volume of work described in the request for proposal.