Digital Data and Technology-Data Quality Team: Business Change Service.

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Why the Work is Being Done Border Force currently assess and report on the quality of Advance Passenger Information supplied by airlines for compliance purposes. The service that is provided is mature but requires enhancements during its Beta phase to enable more accurate reporting. This is a high priority due to commitments that have been made to have the capability in place for early 2019. The need is to build and deploy a range of services focused on Data Quality analysis and reporting. Problem to Be Solved New business priorities require change to the Beta solution. The current service is designed to process large volumes of data for the purposes of data quality, not to scale or flex to provide support for changes. Enhancements are required to enable improved granular scoring of the information and greater control of reports. It also requires integration of additional external data source , which will provide a better reflection of what happens in the real world. It will need to be highly granular with large data volumes, operate in real time, and enhance business reports aligned to the new business processes. Who Are the Users I need to know that Border Force data quality of Advance Passenger Information is compliant with required standards and the new business priorities. Early Market Engagement None. Work Already Done We are currently operating a Beta service that has been running for a number of years now, and now requires further enhancement. Existing Team You will be working with existing Suppliers, support and project teams. Current Phase Beta Work Location Primarily at Bedfont Lakes, Middlesex TW14 8HA and at other Home Office sites as required. Working Arrangments The supplier is expected to be on site 5 days a week. Occasional travel to regional sites may be required, expenses incurred from travel outside of the M25/Greater London will be subject to normal Home Office Travel and Subsistence Policy. Security Clearance All staff must hold or be prepared to undergo SC Security Clearance to work on this project. Additional T&Cs Standard DOS3 Framework call-off Terms and Conditions. Skills & Experience • Experience of developing in AWS environments • Experience of providing DevOps services • Experience of managing data processing systems to meet Govt security requirements • Experience of using Terraform to manage Infrastructure-as-Code • Experience of orchestrating Docker containers using Kubernetes. • Experience of maintaining documentation about the environment being managed • Experience of monitoring and optimising resource utilisation in AWS • Experience of integrating external multiple data feeds and optimising data processing pipelines • Experience of developing and deploying Greenplum DB, Tableau, NodeJS applications and Python applications Nice to Haves • Experience of using Drone for CI/CD • Experience of cross-account VPC peering in AWS • Experience of building Amazon Machine Images (AMI) with HashiCorp Packer • Experience of migrating data pipelines from one platform to another, including conversion of code. No. of Suppliers to Evaluate 3 Proposal Criteria • Approach and methodology • Technical skills and experience • Mobilisation plan • A plan for optimising resources Identification of risks and dependencies Cultural Fit Criteria • Ability to function effectively and collaborate in a multi-supplier environment • Working successfully in complex public sector organisations • Approach to proactive issue management, problem resolution and improving ways of working Payment Approach Fixed price Assessment Method Written proposal Work history Presentation Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 65% Cultural fit 5% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers Budget range