Great.gov.uk International Site Team

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Why the Work is Being Done The Department for International Trade (DIT) are responsible for great.gov.uk/international (supported by a Django CMS), which promotes trade and investment. The sites are frequently iterated, and will continue to be updated ahead of the UK exiting the European Union. One update will cover the building of a capital investment projects tool. To prepare the international site for this work, DIT require an external supplier to design an update to the information architecture of the site. Problem to Be Solved The current international site needs to update the information architecture to host a service for investors into capital projects in the UK. To enable this, research and early design work also have been done on the site information architecture, so that this tool can be incorporated into the existing offer for investors. The successful supplier will be required to build the proposed architecture first so that the capital investment service can be incorporated into the site, before proceeding to build the specific capital investment service. Who Are the Users The users of the new site will be international business looking to do business with the UK. They could be buyers of UK exports looking to bring goods into the UK, or direct investors who want to set up a company in the UK, expand their existing company or invest in an existing project. Early Market Engagement Work Already Done There is an existing great.gov.uk international site (powered by a Django CMS), linking to micro-sites for trade and investment. However, as businesses can be buyers, investors and importers to the UK, the micro-site structure will be changed, so a business can meet multiple needs on one site. The proposed project is at the alpha stage, designed to address the above structural and content issues. Existing Team The teams that you will be expected to work with are the internal Great.Gov.UK and EU Exit Teams. These are multidisciplinary agile teams made up of researchers, designers, delivery managers, product managers, and developers. Current Phase Alpha Work Location Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0TL Working Arrangments Primarily based in London at the DIT Windsor House office, with an option to work flexibly or remotely on non-meeting days. Security Clearance The successful supplier's resource working on this project must hold a minimum of BPSS clearance. It is expected that the successful supplier will have this level of security clearance in order to meet DIT's required start date. Additional T&Cs Skills & Experience Demonstrate experience in the planning and delivery of a user centred agile discovery, alpha and beta phases. (2%) Demonstrate experience in the ability to identify user personas, deliver user journey mapping and deliver evidenced and prioritised user stories. (2%) Demonstrate experience and technical competence in JavaScript, using node.js, preferably using the Express framework, and Python Django. (2%) Demonstrate experience of conducting user research. (1%) Demonstrate experience working in a complex stakeholder and technical environment (integration with legacy systems/ infrastructure and open sources)(1%) Demonstrate experience of development using an Agile Scrum methodology, operating in sprints and aligning their development activities to the GDS Digital Service Standard. (1%) Demonstrate experience of development pipeline tooling, specifically Git source code repository, defect tracking systems, continuous integration tools and automated testing frameworks. (1%) Nice to Haves Have experience of working with Central Govt and/or Arms Length Bodies (2%) Have experience of developing international products and services (1%) Have experience of content design (1%) Have experience of UX design, including implementing journeys on complex sites (1%) No. of Suppliers to Evaluate 3 Proposal Criteria Outcome Delivery: Describe your approach to successfully delivering a platform for capital investment services from scoping to release within the given time frame (15%) Team Structure: Describe your multidisciplinary agile team with the technical, UX, user research, content design and delivery record (10%) User Needs: Demonstrate how you will ensure user needs are understood and met in the development and delivery of the service (10%) Knowledge Transfer: Demonstrate how you will support DIT staff to take on operational control of the work upon completion. (5%) Architecture: How will you work with existing infrastructure, and creating an efficient, scalable technical architecture for any additional technical solutions (10%) Cultural Fit Criteria Demonstrate your ability to deliver in an open, collaborate, agile way according to the principles outlined in the Government Service Design Manual - (4%) Demonstrate your ability to work and communicate with clients / team members with low technical expertise - (3%) Demonstrate how you will deliver simplicity (e.g. do less but better, explaining complex issues in a clear, simple way, break down and prioritise complex issues) - (3%) Payment Approach Capped time and materials Assessment Method Written proposal Case study Presentation Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 65% Cultural fit 10% Price 25% Questions from Suppliers Budget range dit have an allocated budget of £300k for the 18/19 financial year. additional budget of up to £600k may be allocated for the 19/20 financial year.