Internet Connection Record

Tender description

Why the Work is Being Done The NCA is developing requirements for the Internet Connection Record National Service to be delivered by Home Office. The ability to require Telecommunications Operators (TOs) to retain limited information about a person/ device’s internet activity came about as a result of passage of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. As part of developing those requirements and enhancing our understanding of associated risk, issues and dependencies, it is proposed to run a limited ‘live trial’ of ICR capability over a six month period from August 2019, with one or more UK TOs. This trial will run from the NCA. Problem to Be Solved The IDU needs to conduct analysis and enrichment of the data outputs of the ICR trial and provide this to officers for intelligence reporting. There are significant dependencies on the trial for proving the technical achievability, and operational value of ICRs. The service provider must therefore have experience analysing network flow, and be comfortable with a range of analytical tools including Kibana, Tableau, i2, SPSS, Excel, etc. in order to assess the data outputs and transform them into a useable format for officers. Who Are the Users The recipients of the outputs of this work will be the project team for the trial activities Early Market Engagement Enquiries have indicated that the required resource is available from companies on the DOS3 Framework. Work Already Done Significant work has already been invested in ICR service provision by a joint Home Office and NCA team and from which this Live Trial has been developed. Existing Team IDU CCIC staff will support the trial. Current Phase Discovery Work Location IDU CCIC, Spring Gardens Estate, London Working Arrangments The researcher service is expected to be provided during standard NCA working hours in support of the operational teams. Security Clearance Minimum SC cleared with NCA Top Up. Additional T&Cs Additional terms will be sent out shortlisted suppliers. These will include FOIA terms as the NCA is not subject to FOI requests. Security terms to include Security aspects letter, information security. Shortlisted suppliers will be required to utilise Bravo during the assement stage. At this stage you will need to create an account on the Bravosolutions E-Sourcing portal. Skills & Experience Experience in the security and defence sector - 10 points Experience performing data analysis, particularly on network flow (and equivalent), and be comfortable using analytical tools including Tableau, i2, SPSS, Excel, etc. - 30 Points Experience of creating data visualisations using tools such as those specified above - 15 Points Understanding of IP and URL filtering and categorisation - 15 Points Experience researching networking protocols including use of Wireshark and other toolsets - 30 Points Working knowledge of both Elasticsearch and Kibana - 15 Points Programming experience (must include Python) - 15 Points Nice to Haves Solution Architecture - 5 Points Business Analysis - 1 point Knowledge and experience of Law Enforcement investigative practices and operating models - 8 Points Stakeholder engagement and communication skills - 5 Points Preparation of detailed and accurate requirement specification documentation, user interface guides and functional / non-functional specification documents - 3 Points Working knowledge of Android, iOS, Linux, and Windows operating systems - 5 Points Relevant knowledge of Investigatory Powers Act capabilities - 2 Points No. of Suppliers to Evaluate 4 Proposal Criteria Evidence of prior experience of the essential skills above - 15 Points The proposed approach and methodology - 8 Points How the approach or solution meets user needs - 5 Points Other relevant skills and experience which may be of benefit to operational activities - 5 Points Cultural Fit Criteria Evidence of working with a diverse (multi-organisation) team - 5 Points Willingness to be flexible to accommodate the needs of the organisation - 5 Points Payment Approach Time and materials Assessment Method Written proposal Case study Work history Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 75% Cultural fit 5% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range