Business Intelligence Services

Tender description

Who Speclialist Work With The specialist will work with the product owner, users from the business and IT staff from NICS. The product owner will agree the requirements, specification and quality of work to be delivered. The buyer will provide development, UAT and production platforms and licences. The specialist will be working with an in-house IT resource to transfer knowledge and skills. What Specialists Work On As part of a wider transformation project we are seeking to procure support from interested suppliers to develop our existing BI system and deliver further enhancement using the latest suit of Microsoft analytical tools. The existing BI tool is developed in the Microsoft PowerBI stack using Sharepoint as a platform. In addition to BI development we require experience in data cleansing and Data modelling, SQL and Server Administration & Performance Tuning, SSIS, SSRS, and SSAS Multidimensional PowerBI & Power Pivot and SharePoint. Business analysis and presentational skills are also required in order to develop customer requirements. Where the Work Takes Place The supplier will be working mainly from two customer sites for the duration of the development and implementation phase: Clare House, 303 Airport Road, Belfast, and Northland House, 3-5 Fredrick Street, Belfast. Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements The supplier will be working on site as required in order to develop requirements with various groups, from operational staff to senior management. The supplier will be expected to be on-site approximately two to three days per week during the development and implementation phase. An essential component of delivery is working with in house staff to deliver coaching and mentoring. The implementation phase is likely to take 3 to 4 months to complete and thereafter as and when required for further enhancement. Work Location The supplier will be working mainly from two customer sites for the duration of the development and implementation phase: Clare House, 303 Airport Road, Belfast, and Northland House, 3-5 Fredrick Street, Belfast. Security Clearance The supplier will be required to have Basic Security Clearance. Additional T&Cs Skills & Experience Have a minimum 3 years experience of successfully understanding user needs and designing BI reporting to suit. Have demonstrable experience in developing system prototypes that are user-centric in their design. Have demonstrable experience of using Miscrosoft Power BI to develop interactive reports and dashboards for visual insights. Have demonstrable experience of using SQL databases and SQL server and data warehouse services. Be able to use Agile development methods to deliver the requirements. Have demonstrable experience in data modelling and data cleansing. Nice to Haves Have experience of web application development using MVC or other tools Have experience of working with public sector or IT Assist, (NICS ICT shared service provider) Have experience using property asset data to support strategic planning using analytics. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria Have experience in transferring knowledge and experties to others Can work with clients with low technical expertise Work as a team with our users and NICS ICT staff Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 50% Cultural fit 10% Price 40% Questions from Suppliers Budget range £500.00 and total value of the contract will not exceed £30k.