WP1409: Development capability for Verify

Tender description

Summary of the work The aim is to drive the adoption of Verify through delivering on the technical projects described, making the project work better for citizens. This will include the design, installation, testing and maintenance of software systems, working in pair and mop programming in the listed areas. Expected Contract Length 8 months Latest start date Tuesday 1 August 2017 Budget Range We envisage this work to be done by a team of at least 9 consisting of 7x Developers, 1x QA tester and 1x Web Ops. Why the Work is Being Done GOV.UK Verify is the new way to enable citizens to prove who they are digitally to an appropriate level of assurance, in order to interact with their personal data held by government services. We require development capability to support our work in the following areas: * eIDAS (working to consume identities from Europe, and potentially allow re-use of Verify identities in Europe) * onboarding (improving how Government services onboard to use Verify) * DCS (continuous development on Document Checking Service) * hub/frontend (A/B tests, improvements to release processes, etc) Problem to Be Solved We require additional development capability for a large number of projects on a flexible basis. The aim is to drive the adoption of Verify through delivering on the technical projects described and thereby making the project work better for citizens. This will include the design, installation, testing and maintenance of software systems, working in pair and mob programming in the areas listed above. Milestones for the programme team to be agreed. As well as 5-10% improvement to the Verify completion rate per quarter. Who Are the Users As a citizen, I need to prove my identity online in order to be able to access government services. Early Market Engagement n/a Work Already Done All phases to Live Existing Team Devs and SecOps as well as cross-functional colleagues in GOV.UK Verify Current Phase Live Skills & Experience • ability to take initiative • JAVA (or C#) and Ruby experience • Experience with microservice architecture • Agile working / devops • - AWS / 12-factor experience is a bonus • - Ability to work independently and move in a fast-paced environment • - Excellent communication skills • - experience of leading teams (pref. multidisciplinary) • - experience in passing on knowledge in a structured way • - experience in acting as the technical expert in a team Nice to Haves • Understanding of SAML • Previous experience in a public sector Work Location The White Chapel Building, 10 Whitechapel High Street E1 8DX Working Arrangments Onsite full-time 5 days a week. Co-located with other Live Services resources Security Clearance SC Security Clearance is required to operate on this project. Must hold security clearance (SC) at start date of contract Additional T&Cs Digital Outcomes and Specialist's Terms and conditions will apply, the only addition, if required, would be Cabinet Office T&S Policy will apply for any Supplier expenses which will need to be pre-approved by Cabinet Office No. of Suppliers to Evaluate 6 Proposal Criteria • Your approach to onboarding your team to the projects • Your management of proposed flexible team resources • Your approach to defining technical architecture and software architecture in a context of legacy systems and a drive towards efficiency • Your approach to data privacy and security • State your team structure and provide up to 5 work histories. Your team should include at least two senior developers, two junior developers and one lead developer • Value for money; proposed resource profile and day-rates for the delivery Cultural Fit Criteria • Commitment to excellence • Flexible working • Commitment to team working • Your approach to resolving technical and business risks or issues in a collaborative way that maximises productivity and business outcomes. • Your approach to transferring knowledge and experience to civil servants to support learning from this engagement. • Culture of taking responsibility for owning issues and resolving and problems. Payment Approach Time and materials Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers 1. Is this a new opportunity or an updated requirement as it is very similar to WP1373/2514 and is it open to previously unsuccessful bidders? Yes, this is a new opportunity and it is open to all applicable suppliers on the framework.