Criminal Justice System Common Platform Programme – Java/Back End Developer Capabilities

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Why the Work is Being Done CJSCPP is a change programme to enable the CJS and agencies be more efficient and deliver a better service. For the first time, criminal case information will be kept together in one place. The CJSCPP is part of a wider portfolio of change being delivered by HMCTS under the HMCTS Reform Programme, affecting services in all jurisdictions. Problem to Be Solved Current CJS services are typically supported by paper and hard media based processes which are expensive, subject to frequent delay and often baffling to citizens without legal training. The CJSCPP is designed to develop efficient, proportionate and accessible digital services delivering access to justice via appropriate modern channels. Who Are the Users 1) As a citizen, view and track my case online, be alerted to changes and for the case to proceed efficiently. 2) As a prosecutor, understand case evidence to ascertain likelihood of a successful prosecution. 3) As a defence practitioner, understand the evidence of a case to best advise my client. 4) As a HMCTS admin, manage the delivery of justice services so the process is delivered efficiently. 5) As a member of the judiciary, access all relevant information so that I can make a judgement 6) As a prosecuting agency, submit evidence to provide HMCTS with relevant information. Early Market Engagement N/A Work Already Done The CJSCP Programme has produced the technical foundations for a domain driven micro-service based back end architecture with service model architecture on the front end. These include frameworks and design patterns that new team members will be expected to worth with. Information on this work can be found here https://github.com/CJSCommonPlatform/microservice_framework and here https://github.com/CJSCommonPlatform/govuk_single_page_pdk. The business has identified approximately 35 service/service fragments to be produced and the change planning has taken place with approximately 7 of the services in various stages of completion. Existing Team The current projects all have teams in place. Each existing team comprises; a Delivery Manager, a Technical Lead, a Business Analyst, a User Researcher, a UX/HTML Designer, one or more front end and back end developers and a QA specialist. It is expected that the successful provider will augment some of these teams as well as providing development capabilities for new teams yet to be formed, either to extend the capacity on existing projects, or provide the development capability for the other projects due to start during 2017. Current Phase Not applicable Work Location Central London location; initially Southern House, Wellesley Grove, Croydon, CR9 1WW (the 'Base location', although some UK Travel may be expected) Working Arrangments The suppliers team will initially be required to work onsite at the base location working a five (5) day week. The Service is being delivered against the GDS Service Manual (e.g. agile delivery aligned to scrum methodology). For any work performed at a location different to that of the Base location (or the supplier's own premises) and London (outside of the M25), all reasonable travel and expenses costs shall be met in accordance with the rates set out in the MoJ travel and subsistence policy. All expenses will require prior approval from HMCTS before being reimbursed. Security Clearance Baseline Personnel Security Check (BPSS) which must be dated within three months of the start date. See https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard for further guidance. Additional T&Cs Any expenses shall be submitted in line with the Ministry of Justice Standard Travel and Subsistence policy. Skills & Experience Have demonstrable experience of working in blended, multi-discipline, multi-vendor team environments focused on meeting user needs using agile methodologies and delivering digital improvement outcomes=4% Have demonstrable experience of successfully delivering high and long transactional digital services working in complex and highly regulatory environments=3% Have demonstrable experience in eventually consistent, asynchronous and synchronous systems, and distributed message-driven architectures=5% Have demonstrable experience in implementing business logic using domain driven design (DDD)=5% Have demonstrable experience of using CQRS and Event Sourcing patterns=5% Have demonstrable experience in building micro-services with RESTful APIs using JAX-RS and messaging using JMS=2% Have demonstrable experience in back-end development using Java 8 and JEE7=2% Have demonstrable experience in unit and integration testing utilising JUnit, Mockito and Wiremock=2% Can provide 10 or more resources with above for mentioned skills=2%. Nice to Haves Can host one or more multi-supplier development teams at a suitable facility provided by the supplier=5% Can show demonstrable experience of developing and working against cloud hosted environments=5% No. of Suppliers to Evaluate 5 Proposal Criteria Explain your overall Development Approach and Delivery Methodology=4% Detail your method for attracting and recruiting and/or placing high quality and appropriately skilled developers into HMCTS whilst minimising HMCTS's effort in selection=2% Explain how you plan to retain key resources for the duration of the contract and how you can commit to meet HMCTS's continuous need for developers=2% Provide CVs for the initial proposed team including details of relevant technical skills=1% Provide up to three (3) cases studies as detailed in the Written Proposal Template=2% Describe your approach to adding new developers to an existing team without reducing the existing team's delivery velocity=2% Describe how you intend to measure and manage quality and speed of delivery teams and individuals to ensure continuous improvement=2% Propose your approach for enabling digital teams, delivering capability and ensuring that knowledge transfer is conducted during handover of project outputs to the HMCTS BAU maintenance team=2% Explain the Value Proposition; value for money, how the proposal will optimise costs, and generate savings. Demonstrate how discounts will be linked to volume and duration=2% Give details of your ability (if any) to host development teams (including members from HMCTS or other suppliers) at your premises and how this approach will generate efficiencies=1% Cultural Fit Criteria Explain the approach for working with multi-vendor teams across multiple projects at different locations=3% Explain how you will ensure collaboration at all levels of the project and programme delivery between users, team members, and management. Give examples of where you've taken this approach=3% Explain how you would maintain a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes; provide examples=4% Payment Approach Time and materials Assessment Method Written proposal Case study Reference Presentation Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 10% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers Budget range n/a