Redevelopment of the Londonelects.org.uk website

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Why the Work is Being Done The current londonelects.org.uk website needs a complete redevelopment. Problem to Be Solved The current website was developed in 2012. As such it requires a complete overhaul and re-development using more up to date CMS and technologies. The next election for the Mayor and Assembly is in May 2020 and the website is expected to be ready in April 2019. The RfP (for info only at this stage) can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BwxQaoCgx4kPiM-y-HuCSlyMF_U5nK9LwaMy6xVhW68/edit?usp=sharing. Who Are the Users There are specific user personas that the website will be targeted at these include candidates and agents, the press and voters. Their needs will differ but in general, all will need timely, accurate, relevant and up to date information about the election of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. Early Market Engagement There has been no market engagement. Work Already Done The current website www.londonelects.org.uk will provide a rough starting point for the re-development project. Existing Team The GLA has an excellent team of officers who will be part of the team and two suppliers in particular who provide web development services (including support and maintenance services to London.gov.uk and microsites); The internal team consists of: • Product Owner for Londonelects.org.uk • Delivery Manager • Content Managers • DevOps engineers • Infrastructure engineers • Tester Current Phase Discovery Work Location Greater London Authority, City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA Working Arrangments We expect the work to be carried out from both the GLA’s location at City Hall as well as from the supplier location remotely. It is acceptable for the majority of the development work to be carried out from the supplier location but the supplier is expected to be present at City Hall for phases of work such as discovery, sprint planning, demos, retros and show and tell events etc. Security Clearance Bidders will be expected to meet the Baseline Personal Security Standard. Additional T&Cs - Prices quoted must include an appropriate adjustment to reflect travel to City Hall and subsistence costs. Skills & Experience At least 4 years’ experience of carrying out user research Analysing and presenting outputs from user research in the context of digital development Experience of translating user research outputs into stories and working with Analysts and Developers to ensure that user needs are reflected in the product. At least 4 years’ experience in digital business analysis including requirements gathering, running discovery phases, producing stories and acceptance criteria, producing wireframes, prioritising stories into a MVP and testing. Must have experience of at least one project which involved integrating the features, functions and content of one website into another. Must have at least 4 years’ experience of working in multi-disciplinary Agile teams and preferably using the GDS service design manual. Upto 5 years’ experience developing digital products, including full cycle release management from development/testing, pre-production/production environments using Drupal7 and upto 3years developing, supporting and managing Drupal8 modules (front/back end) At least three code contributions to Drupal 7 or Drupal 8. At 4 years’ experience of developing using MySQL and MariaDB databases underpinning Drupal websites. At least two projects which involved the successful migration of content, data (on a MySQL or MariaDB database) and configurations from one Drupal website to another. At least one project that involved migrating a Drupal 7 website to Drupal 8 (core, contributed and custom modules) At least two projects which involved integrating the features, functions and content of one website into another. At least one project that involved setting up, configuring and managing servers and associated hosting services provided by Amazon as part of AWS. Must have at least 4 years’ experience of working in multi-disciplinary Agile teams and preferably using the GDS service design manual. Nice to Haves QA and testing services: 4 years’ experience of website testing including code audits, acceptance, performance, regression and creating and carrying out automated testing. Technical/solution architecture: 4 years’ experience researching, producing and, working with developers and others, implementing and/or integrating solution architectures for products such as authentication/search/ workflow integration, discussion forums and messaging/mail services. Working with local / central government: At least one project in the past 3 years that involved successfully delivering a digital product for a government client No. of Suppliers to Evaluate 5 Proposal Criteria The proposed technical approach to building the new londonelects.org.uk website How you will ensure that the GLA’s aims will be met and the problem solved How you propose to stage the work, and a proposed timetable. Note that we anticipate launching a private-beta version of the site in February 2019 The team of resources you propose What team structure you propose, given the skills required and how each team member will contribute to solving the problem and meeting the GLA’s aims Confirmation that the team you propose will be available for the duration of the work. What risks you perceive in the proposed work and how you (and the wider team) can mitigate them to an acceptable level What assumptions you are making and the services you need from the GLA How you will ensure that the GLA gets maximum value for money by engaging your company Cultural Fit Criteria How will you ensure that you work with the GLA team as a single team with a shared purpose? What measures do you propose to ensure that you quickly understand the Mayor’s vision for London and apply it to your work with the GLA? How will you ensure that you communicate with the GLA team frequently, openly, honestly and constructively challenging any pre-conceptions and involving them in decision making? Payment Approach Time and materials Assessment Method Written proposal Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 50% Cultural fit 15% Price 35% Questions from Suppliers Budget range between £100,000 and £150,000. however, we expect bidders to submit competitive bids, broken down by resource or skill, duration and day rates applicable to each.