WP1554- Technical Operating Model Subject Matter Expert within the Strategic Support Team (SST)

Tender description

Who Speclialist Work With The specialist will be working with Cabinet Office, Government Digital Service, IPA Programme Assurance, Complex Transactions Team (CTT), Other Government Departments, Incumbent and new Supplier organisations and teams, Government Commercial Function (GCF) and Crown Commercial Services. What Specialists Work On Provide senior Project & Programme Management (PPM) expertise in review (disaggregation) of large technology expiring contracts using different operating models. Deliver technical operations reviews to support wider strategy to bring IT services and activity back in-house and produce/review Strategic/Options Business Cases to HMT approvals process. Produce strategic procurement strategies and lead supplier engagement processes & lead detailed negotiation with suppliers at a technical level on projects and programmes. Provide programme assurance for Cabinet Office's existing processes: GDS, Infrastructure Projects Authority (IPA) programme assurance, Crown Commercial Services. Where the Work Takes Place Government Digital Service, The White Chapel Building, 10 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 8QS and other Government Department and supplier locations as required. Early Market Engagement None Working Arrangements The specialist will be working individually or with other SST resources, directly with Large Expiring Contract Projects and Programme Teams, SRO/Programme Director/Programme Manager, technical staff. The working pattern will be Monday to Friday, normal business hours. This role is out of scope of IR35. Work Location Government Digital Service, The White Chapel Building, 10 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 8QS and other Government Department and supplier locations as required. Security Clearance SC Security Clearance Additional T&Cs "All expenses must be pre-agreed with between the parties and must comply with the Cabinet Office (CO) Travel and Subsistence (T&S) Policy." "All vendors are obliged to provide sufficient guarantees to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures so that the processing meets the requirements of GDPR and ensures the protection of the rights of data subjects. For further information please see the Information Commissioner's Office website:https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-reform/overview-of-the-gdpr/" Skills & Experience Must have experience of delivering technical reviews to support government strategy to bring Service, Integration and Management (SIAM) activity back in-house Must have 3+ years experience of providing senior PPM governance, technical/commercial support of large expiring contract projects and programmes Must have experience of providing programme assurance to Cabinet Office's existing processes, including IPA programme assurance and GDS technology spend controls. Must have experience of providing strategic procurement strategies and lead supplier engagement processes, detailed negotiation with suppliers at a technical level Must have experience of delivering technical reviews to support the strategy of bringing I.T support back in-house Procuring using CCS Framework Agreements 3+ years Experience in producing/reviewing Strategic/Options Business Cases to HMT approvals. Nice to Haves Experience of exiting ICT services and onboarding of new services Must have worked in an AGILE environment At least 2 years Experience of managing Suppliers within an environment with frequent change No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria Share knowledge and experience and work well with others Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions Have a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes Take responsibility for their work Challenge the status quo Can work with clients with low technical expertise Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 65% Cultural fit 15% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range