Teaching job share matching discovery

Tender description

Why the Work is Being Done The Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy’ sets out our vision to make sure careers in teaching are attractive, rewarding and sustainable. We want more teachers in the profession. As their life circumstances change, many teachers would like more flexible working patterns and career journeys, but these opportunities can be hard to find within teaching. Further to our initial research, during this discovery we would like to explore how a job matching service could make it easier for teachers to find flexible roles, increase awareness of flexible working policy and help recruit and retain high-quality teachers. Problem to Be Solved Some teachers cannot get the flexible jobs they need. Discovery should explore: • Users' needs around teachers finding flexible work/job sharing • Services currently meeting user needs • The barriers to job sharing in teaching • Schools' needs to recruit and manage job sharing teachers • Exercises to prototype and test how a job share matching service could meet these needs • Analysis to support a DfE business case Who Are the Users As a former teacher, I need to find a flexible job so that I can return to work. As a teacher, I need to find a job share so that I can better balance my work and home life. As a headteacher, I need to understand job sharing so that staff in my school will stay. Early Market Engagement Work Already Done The User-centred design team has completed a discovery on the teacher recruitment and retention strategy and the Behavioural Insights Team have produced a research note. The teacher vacancies service has also researched flexible working needs. These will be shared with the successful supplier. Background information and research on flexible working for teachers can be viewed in the DfE teacher recruitment and retention strategy. Existing Team A product manager and a small team of civil servants will be in place to work with the discovery team as part of this requirement. Current Phase Not started Work Location Department for Education 20 Great Smith St Westminster London SW1P 3BT Working Arrangments Co-located working principally from the DfE's London office, maximising opportunity for engagement with the policy unit and stakeholders. Some travel to meet users is likely. In relation to expenses, this must be included in the contract sum, there is not a separate budget for expenses. Operate a standard agile methodology: daily stand-us, sprint planning, sprints, retrospectives, show and tells. Supplier will lead by being a role model in agile working. Security Clearance BPSS as a minimum. Additional T&Cs Standard Framework and Call Off Terms and Conditions. Expenses must be pre-agreed and comply with CCS Travel and Subsistence Policy. Any expenses shall be submitted in line with DfE standard T&S policy. Primary work location stated in SoW will not attract expenses. Contract and Vendor Management will form a key part of governance and suppliers will be expected to co-operate in a manner that fosters healthy working relationships and quality delivery. Suppliers must provide sufficient guarantees to meet the requirements of GDPR in line with Procurement Policy Note 03/17 Changes to Data Protection Legislation & General Data Protection Regulation. Skills & Experience Recent and demonstrable experience in delivering evidence-based research to inform a user-centred design, focused on user needs, end-to-end user journeys, motivations and goals. Recent and demonstrable experience of designing and developing digital services that meet identified user needs and business objectives. Recent demonstrable experience delivering discovery agile projects according to Government Digital Standards (GDS), including GDS Service Design Manual; the Digital Service Standard Assessment; Technology Code of Practice; wider industry standards. Recent and demonstrable evidence of managing and delivering discovery and alpha projects, meeting all requirements and successfully delivering outcomes within specified timescales. Be agnostic of any particular software, enabling us to consider a range of options to meet user needs. Nice to Haves Demonstrable evidence of working successfully with users in the school/education landscape or in similar public services contexts. Experience of successful delivery with UK public sector organisations of a similar size and scope to the DfE. No. of Suppliers to Evaluate 3 Proposal Criteria Evidence that the proposed approach and methodology for discovery will successfully ascertain user needs and meet specified objectives. Proposed plan of activities with clear deliverables and dates demonstrating the ability to complete the delivery of the discovery within the required timescales. Proposed supplier team structure, with evidence to demonstrate a strong team and how their skills and experience will deliver the required outcome. Identification of key assumptions, dependencies, risk and issues, with robust approaches to addressing them. Evidence of how the proposal represents value for money for DfE. Proposed workable and flexible approach to co-location of the team with DfE. Cultural Fit Criteria Demonstrate your approach to engaging with internal senior stakeholders undergoing cultural change and how this will support project success. Demonstrate how you will work transparently, collaboratively and share your approach with the DfE project team and seek actionable feedback. Demonstrate approach to knowledge and skills transfer to permanent members of staff. Payment Approach Capped time and materials Assessment Method Written proposal Case study Work history Reference Presentation Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range £74250 (excluding vat)