Managing Investment Pipelines

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Why the Work is Being Done The investment pipeline product will help DIT to manage their investment project pipeline, ensuring staff and partners have the information they need to manage resources, reduce risk and maximise success. The current digital service does not provide an aggregate strategic view to inform decisions and manage resources based on risk. The new service will also include a project workflow to support individual investors from prospect to landing stage. We have carried out an internal discovery and alpha and are now looking for an agency to complete the beta development. Problem to Be Solved The new beta investment service will provide: 1. An easy to understand investment project management flow from recording leads to all types of investment projects 2. The ability to view investment pipelines (mine, my team's, by sector, by region, DIT's) to aid reporting, forecasting and the management of risk 3. The ability to collaborate and communicate with the project team 4. Automating my workflow and helping me do my job Who Are the Users The users of this service are internal DIT staff and some delivery partners. Our users are based in 9 English regions, devolved administrations and across 108 countries around the world (Mainly in Embassies and Consulates). Their job is to attract, support and increase investment into the UK. To do this they must have an effective project management workflow tool and DIT pipeline. Early Market Engagement Work Already Done We have already carried out a discovery and alpha. We have built high level prototypes and designs around the four areas: 1. An easy to understand investment project management flow from recording leads to all types of investment projects 2. The ability to view investment pipelines (mine, my team's, by sector, by region, DIT's) to aid reporting, forecasting and the management of risk 3. The ability to collaborate and communicate with the project team 4. Automating my workflow and helping me do my job Existing Team A DIT civil servant will adopt the role of Service Manager and be the single point of contact for the successful supplier. Subject matter experts will work closely with the team to direct and provide positive challenge. Civil Servant staff may also be placed to work within the team or alongside the team and the supplier is expected to support their development by transferring knowledge and expertise to these individuals. Current Phase Alpha Work Location Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0TL Working Arrangments Team members provided should be collocated with the Department’s other delivery teams at Windsor House, Monday - Friday. Security Clearance All staff should have minimum BPSS level security clearance. Additional T&Cs Skills & Experience Data led transformation of an existing service, e.g. following the GDS principle of “design with data” (1%) Team experience of development using an Agile Scrum methodology, operating in sprints and aligning their development activities to the GDS Digital Service Standard (1%) Practical experience of working within a complex test environment ensuring appropriate test coverage (1%) Credible and referenced proof of experience and excellent technical competence in JavaScript, using node.js, preferably using the Express framework, and Python Django (1%) Experience of development pipeline tooling, specifically Git source code repository, defect tracking systems, continuous integration tools and automated testing frameworks (1%) Evidence of complex content design activity (1%) Evidence of applying design thinking to solve business problems and develop high quality services (1%) Evidence of working with Elasticsearch (1%) Evidence of carrying out user research in line with GDS standards (1%) Evidence of carrying out design in line with GDS standards (1%) Nice to Haves Teams should be self-motivated, having an ability to work on their own initiative and without constant direction, but also be able to work collaboratively with DIT staff (2%) Experience of working within a good governance model using agile, user centred development iteration (1%) Experience of service design led approaches to transformation in government at beta phase (1%) Experience of developing international trade products and services (1%) No. of Suppliers to Evaluate 3 Proposal Criteria Approach and methodology taken to build new processes for government or large organisations (15%) Technical solution encouraging reuse of existing technology (20%) Team structure to support DIT to create a prioritised backlog for development (10%) Value for money (10%) Cultural Fit Criteria Demonstrate agile working (1%) Have a commitment to excellence (1%) Have a commitment to team working (1%) Demonstrate an approach to transferring knowledge and experience to DIT staff to support learning from this project (2%) Payment Approach Capped time and materials Assessment Method Written proposal Case study Work history Reference Presentation Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 70% Cultural fit 10% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range £500,000 - £600,000