Proc 154 Business Analyst (Business Architect)x 2 Role

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Summary of the work The roles are for experienced Business Architects working with Agile teams to design operating models and associated business architecture artefacts in order to deliver a more efficient, user-focused immigration service. The roles will work closely with Product Owners, Technical Architects and Scrum Teams, and oversee the work of Business Analysts. Specialist role Business analyst Expected Contract Length One Year Latest start date Week commencing 28 November plus/minus one week Who Speclialist Work With Home Office civil servants, contractors and suppliers. What Specialists Work On The Business Architects will work on projects and programmes within the Immigration IT Portfolio which are focused on improving the technology and services used to deliver the visa and immigration service for the UK. Deliverables will include value streams, customer journeys, capability models, business processes, delivery roadmaps and other elements of target operating models Skills & Experience • Significant experience in Business Design / Business Architecture • Excellent communication skills (written and oral) • Ability to decompose complex problems • Experience working in an Agile environment Nice to Haves • Experience managing a team of Business Analysts • Experience working in the public sector Work Location Metro Point, Croydon (1 x role) Vulcan House, Sheffield (1 x role) Working Arrangments The Business Architects should be physically on site Monday-Friday (may involve moving between Home Office sites from time to time). Approximate hours are 9:00 – 18:00. Occasional evening and weekend working will be required Security Clearance CTC No. of Specialists to Evaluate 5 Cultural Fit Criteria • Work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers • Nurture more junior members of the team • Transparent and collaborative when making decisions • Have a flexible attitude • Have a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes • Be proficient at working in a flexible, agile environment Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers 1. Who should submit evidence? Evidence should only provided by bidders that can confirm yes to all Technical and Nice to have experience. Any responses unanswered or has not confirmed yes will NOT be considered. There is no variation in this request the DoS system will also reject submission and the Authority will not have site of response 2. Where and when do I submit my evidence? IMPORTANT NOTE: All responses MUST be received by the Home Office [Insert your mailbox name] by 11:59 on the on the closing date of this procurement [mailbox email address] Responses after this time will not be considered. 3. What format must Evidence be in? Evidence must be in CV format. All CV’s MUST be provided in Portable Document Format (.pdf). The CV file must be in the following format: ‘YYMMDD_PROC**_SUPPLIER NAME_Candidate Name_CV_RoleTitle.Responses in any other format will NOT be evaluated. 4. How many candidate CV can bidders submit for each role? Please send one cv only for this role and list the name of the candidate on the front email. 5. What is the maximum number of pages of CV and Font Size? The maximum number of pages per CV is 4 sides of A4 in Arial, font size 12. Any CV which is longer than the specified limits will be truncated and only the [4] four sides of A4 will be evaluated 6. Can bidders include Links within CV or embed or attached files to email submission? No. The response should be ‘self contained’ i.e. do not link to external information as it will NOT be evaluated. Do not ‘embed or attach’ files or other ‘objects’ within any of the documents or to your email response – they will not be opened (nor evaluated). 7. Will all responses automatically be evaluated? NO. THE AUTHORITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY RESPONSE WHICH IS HAS NOT FOLLOWED THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS OR IS OUTSIDE THE BUDGET ENVELOPE 8. You have published: IMPORTANT NOTE: All responses MUST be received by the Home Office [Insert your mailbox name] by 11:59 on the on the closing date of this procurement [mailbox email address] Responses after this time will not be considered. Will you be providing your mailbox name ? IMPORTANT NOTE: All responses MUST be received by the Home Office IPT Commercial by 11:59 on the on the closing date of this procurement iptcommercial@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk Responses after this time will not be considered. Mail box details updated 9. Are you willing to accept SC/DV cleared candidates or a candidates eligible for CTC? Yes, however the Home Office will need to validate 10. You have published: evaluated? NO. THE AUTHORITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY RESPONSE WHICH IS HAS NOT FOLLOWED THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS OR IS OUTSIDE THE BUDGET ENVELOPE Could you please let us know what the "Budget Envelope" is ? At this time the Authority does not wish to disclose the budget envelope as we believe this will encourage more competitive rates from the market. 11. Where are CVs to be submitted to please? Please the response to supplier question 8 12. Specialists procurements are normally for only one individual but this one is for two. Can we put forward one CV for the Croydon based role only or will you disqualify anyone who doesn't put forward a Sheffield based person as well? Will you evaluate the two CVs separately or will you award both to a single supplier? Yes one CV can be submitted for one location either Croydon or Sheffield.The CVs will be evaluated separately and the Authority reserves the right to award to one or more suppliers. 13. Do suppliers need to specify the preferred location for each CV submitted? All bidders to note they need to clearly state the preferred location for each CV submitted.