Design Services

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Summary of the work To access the proposed high level solution with chosen Network supplier and ourselves. Identify any security concerns of the proposal which would lead to a successful test of a Network penetration test. Latest start date Sunday 31 March 2019 Why the Work is Being Done We are undertaking a transformation of our IT infrastructure from a Managed Service provided to a Hybrid on premise and Cloud hosted infrastructure. We require validation of the security of the proposed solution as we will be moving the Network over to a fully managed solution from a Network Supplier. Problem to Be Solved Security review of the proposed Network design. Who Are the Users Not Applicable Existing Team Solutions Architect. Project Manager Security Manager Current Phase Discovery Skills & Experience • Network Design • Security Work Location Citygate 51 Mosley Street Manchester M2 3HQ Working Arrangments Onsite engagement. No. of Suppliers to Evaluate 3 Proposal Criteria • Technical Competence • Approach • Identifying risks. Cultural Fit Criteria • Work with Team and Suppliers • Take Responsibilty • Share Knowledge and Experience Payment Approach Fixed price Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 75% Cultural fit 5% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers 1. The initial design and requirements have been completed by ourselves. We require this piece of work to be completed to validate our thinking of the proposed solution and if it fits Government Standards for security. We expect this engagement to be around the 5 x day mark. The deliverable of this is to check the proposed design which will be completed by the end of March 2019, we would expect this validation to be completed by the end of April 2019. 2. Do you expect this to be a continuous piece of work for approximately five days of work?Can you confirm that as well as the design documents, access will be granted to key members of your staff as and when necessary? This is an estimation of the time we think that it would take to review the High Level design is fit for purpose from a security perspective.Key staff will be available at all times during the engagement.