Provision of Specialist Support to Land Environment Tactical CIS (LE TacCIS) Program

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Why the Work is Being Done This is a one year contract with deliverables every quarter. It is to supply suitable programme management SQEP for the delivery of the LE TacCIS programme which is focused on the delivery of military tactical ICT. This contract is in response to an identified SQEP shortfall of programme management functions identified in an external gateway 0 Review. A Copy of the Statement of Requirement (SOR) can be obtained from toni.prince177@mod.gov.uk Problem to Be Solved To demonstrate mature, effective programme management functions and products to the Programme Director and external review teams. Who Are the Users As the Programme Director, I need to demonstrate LETACCIS has developed and matured programme management function and products so that timely decisions are being made based on accurate business information and demonstrate programme process maturity to external review teams. Early Market Engagement None. Work Already Done Approximately 18 months of support has already been conducted which has focused on programme governance, development of a programme management plan and project work on future agile organisational constructs. Existing Team Supplier will be working with MOD military, civil servant, numerous other consultants and industry – primarily General Dynamics. Current Phase Discovery Work Location Andover, Bristol, suppliers own facilities, assorted industry and MOD facilities for meetings. Working Arrangments Approximately 1/3 of time at Andover and 1/3 Bristol for face to face meetings and team reviews. 1/3 remote working/suppliers own facilities for deliverable development but this will vary considerably depending on phase of deliverables and by individual deliverable. Whilst remote working/ at suppliers own facilities must be contactable by phone and email. Security Clearance Suppliers are expected to hold SC clearance but must have Baseline Personal Standard Security (BPSS) as a minimum. Security Clearance will be required for the duration of the Contract. incumbents are to follow both the letter and spirit of Army Headquarters security regulations. Additional T&Cs DEFCON 5J (Edn 18/11/16) Unique Identifiers; DEFCON 76 (Edn 12/06) Contractors on-site; DEFCON 129J (Edn 18/11/16) Electronic business Delivery Form; DEFCON 516 (Edn 04/12) Equality; DEFCON 518 (Edn 02/17) Transfer; DEFCON 520 (Edn 02/17) Corrupt gifts/payments of commission; DEFCON 522 (Edn 11/17) Payment and Recovery of Sums Due; DEFCON 531 (Edn 11/14) Disclosure of Information; DEFCON 532A (Edn 06/10) Protection of Personal Data; DEFCON 534 (Edn 06/17) Subcontracting and Prompt Payment; DEFCON 550 (Edn 02/14) - Child Labour and Employment Law; DEFCON 566 (Edn 10/16) Change of control contractor; DEFCON 642 (Edn 06/14) Progress meetings; DEFCON 658 (Edn 10/17) Cyber Skills & Experience Recent demonstrable experience of improving programme management functions, processes and products for a large MOD communications programme. Recent demonstrable experience and knowledge of the MOD tactical communications. Recent demonstrable experience and knowledge of MOD and Army HQ organisation and communication procurement processes. Recent demonstrable experience on developing and maturity development of Governance, Reporting, Decision Support and Situational Awareness. Recent demonstrable experience on developing and maturity development of Benefits Management Support Information and documentation. Recent demonstrable experience on developing and maturity development of Scope Management information, ways of working, processes and analysis. Recent demonstrable experience on developing and maturity development of Support Dependency and Assumption Management. Recent demonstrable experience on developing and maturity development of Planning & Scheduling Management Support. Recent demonstrable experience of support to Cost & Resource Management. Recent demonstrable experience on developing and maturity development of Change Management and Control (including support to ongoing change management activity). Recent demonstrable experience on developing and maturity development of Risk, Issue and Opportunity Management. Recent demonstrable experience on developing and delivery of planning and delivering stakeholder engagement activities. Recent demonstrable experience on developing and maturity development of Capability Integration Planning, inc Training, Trials & Testing (T&T), Security, Through Life Support (TLS) and CIS Scaling Recent demonstrable experience on developing constructs of organisation agility transformation enabling agile ICT delivery. Recent demonstrable experience on knowledge transfer to MOD staff Recent demonstrable experience and knowledge on developing constructs of a Govt organisation agility transformation enabling agile ICT delivery. Nice to Haves No. of Suppliers to Evaluate 5 Proposal Criteria Evidence against the skills, experience and cultural fit. Provide CVs and relevant experience of senior staff who could be part of the service. Approach and methodology How the approach or solution meets user needs How the approach or solution meets your organisation's policy or goal Estimated timeframes for the work Team structure Value for money Cultural Fit Criteria Work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions Have a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes Suppliers must demonstrate an ability and willingness to work collaboratively within a multi-vendor delivery environment Able to communicate effectively with staff, technical SMEs and senior management to identify pragmatic solutions to problems within resource constrained environment. Payment Approach Capped time and materials Assessment Method Written proposal Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 65% Cultural fit 10% Price 25% Questions from Suppliers Budget range