Social Work England interim website

Tender description

Why the Work is Being Done Social Work England is due to become the regulator of social work in England. SWE will be independent from Government. It will be responsible for protecting the public, promoting public confidence in social workers and setting quality criteria for development of social work standards. An interim, basic, static, stable, accessible and branded SWE website is required on socialworkengland.org.uk in April 18 to present transition, ‘about us’, consultation and contact information. As part of our wider programme for building the new organisation, the accessible and GDS compliant interim website written in plain English needs to support the establishment of SWE. Problem to Be Solved - Interim website to be delivered by 20 April 2018, if not before - Integrate SWE branding web design templates - Engaging web copy based on SWE existing communications and briefings - Two stages of development: 1) sample wireframes 2) website delivery - Work on different devices / browsers - Be GDS design principles compliant - Link to social media - Reliably host website - Thoroughly tested before go-live - To be available on socialworkengland.org.uk - Articulate what the basic user needs are of the service and how it satisfies them Who Are the Users Social workers, their employers, regulators, local authorities, opinion-formers, media and press, political representatives (such as MPs and government researchers) and policy makers to find transition and consultation information, news and contact details, the general public to find about us, for information and contact details, potential employees to find recruitment information and contact details. They will need to access the service 24/7. Early Market Engagement A pre-discovery on the strategic project so far has included research on exemplar regulators. By the time of appointment for this tactical and interim build, two sprints of Discovery will have taken place for SWE digital services looking at the register and other core services. Core communications materials on SWE to be converted as part of this project into clear web content. Work Already Done Branded web templates designed by branding agency Design 102. Research of similar interim websites (eg https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/) Existing Team Digital Programme Manager to act as Product Owner for the duration of this project. Branding agency Design 102 Current Phase Not started Work Location Social Work England Department for Education/Department of Health 2 St Paul’s Place, 125 Norfolk Street, Sheffield S1 2FJ Working Arrangments Remote working. Initial face to face meeting and weekly status meetings via video conference / call. Ad hoc contact with PO for decisions. Status reports required weekly. Security Clearance Additional T&Cs Skills & Experience Deliver digital services using a multidisciplinary agile team, using MoSCoW principles and open source by default Deliver to GDS principles Deliver digital services to at least a AA WCAG 2.0 web accessibility standard Delivering rapid development of iterative prototypes, informed by UX testing Demonstrable experience of website development that utilises a user-centric approach Maintenance of service to ensure it is close to 100% available Demonstrable experience of responsive websites to mobile and modern device and browser standards Experience offering website maintenance service level agreements Experience in implementing best-practice SEO Nice to Haves Similar interim website development experience No. of Suppliers to Evaluate 3 Proposal Criteria Technical solution - Provide details on the proposed solution and delivery of outcomes. Previous experience of utilising your proposed applications stack e.g Wordpress, and tools in building prototypes etc (20%) Approach and methodology - Evidence how you would deliver this requirement and provide previous experience of delivering this type of engagement (20%) User needs – describe how your approach and solution meets user needs 10% Timeframe - Provide a clear and robust estimated timeframes for the work 5% Value for money – Provide a clear and robust resource profile and day-rates for 1) delivery of the interim website and 2) ongoing maintenance of interim website 5% Cultural Fit Criteria Work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions Take responsibility for their work Payment Approach Capped time and materials Assessment Method Written proposal Work history Reference Presentation Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 10% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers Budget range up to £35,000 (exclusive of vat and expenses)