20 consultancy days from an experienced provider accredited by NHS Digital with AWS

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Summary of the work Consultancy services as advised. Objective: Prove the concept of running a bioinformatics pipeline inside a cloud supplier. Investigate options for vendor-neutral tools for launching and processing multiple cases in parallel. Gather metrics to provide sufficient detail to develop a full business case Specialist role Data architect Latest start date Friday 1 November 2019 Early Market Engagement Zaikucloud AWS Big Data Consulting - 20 days @ £450.00 + VAT per day = £10,800.00 inc. VAT per GCloud rate card Who Speclialist Work With Working with various stakeholder both clinical and non-clinical within a NHS Genetics environment, ultimately reporting back to the Data and Informatics Director, Genetics. What Specialists Work On Consultancy services x 20 days from one of the cloud providers accredited by NHS Digital (Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure), and an experienced 3rd party provider. Objective: Prove the concept of running a bioinformatics pipeline inside a cloud supplier. Investigate options for vendor-neutral tools for launching and processing multiple cases in parallel. Gather metrics to provide sufficient detail to develop a full business case Skills & Experience • Have experience in designing cloud infrastructure models for bespoke developed applications • Have knowledge and experience of using platform-neutral tools for configuring cloud services for scripted infrastructure, load distribution and task scheduling • Have extensive knowledge of security and governance models appropriate for handling sensitive personal information. • Have experience in developing cost models to support business cases for cloud infrastructure. • Demonstrate experience in knowledge transfer of support processes and design principles to existing IT departments. Work Location Newcastle with potential for work to be in Leeds and Sheffield who all form part of the same Genetics services. Working Arrangments Consultancy services x 20 days from one of the cloud providers accredited by NHS Digital (Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure), and an experienced 3rd party provider. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria • Work as a team with our organisation • Communicate effectively with a team distributed across multiple cities • Share knowledge and experience with other team members • Can work with scientists with complex functional requirements • Encourage transformational ways of working • Have a constant appreciation of risk management Assessment Method Interview Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 50% Cultural fit 20% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers 1. Q. What is the expected length of contract ? A. 20 days 2. Is this tender only for ZAIKU GROUP LTD to apply for? No, other responses are very welcome 3. Q. Please could you advise the contract length for this opportunity. And also, is there any security clearance required? A. Approx 20 days, no security clearance/ DBS required 4. Q. What were the results from the Early Market engagement, and how has that informed this follow-up requirement? A. Pre market engagement only through identifying providers on the Digital Marketplace – no one formally engaged - the request was posted 5. Q. Do the consultant have to be in your offices for all the 20 days? Would you consider working in your offices for key face to face meeting and rest of the work can be delivered remotely? A. Yes remote work would be considered 6. Q. Would you consider an SoW where we provide your two resources (and not one) to provide the consultancy as a service rather than providing you a resource? A. Yes 7. Q. When you mentioned this.. "Consultancy services x 20 days from one of the cloud providers accredited by NHS Digital (Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure), and an experienced 3rd party provider. ", do the consultancy has to be accredited by Amazon, or Microsoft or Is it ok if we provide you the resources who have the experience in delivering infrastructure but our consultancy is not accredited with Amazon or Microsoft? Would you consider? A. Yes, this would be considered. 8. Q. What were the results from the Early Market engagement, and how has that informed this follow-up requirement? A. Engagement was used provide information on the capabilities available from the market, and to refine the scope of work required for the contract, but not to pre-define any solution.