Technical review

Tender description

Who Speclialist Work With Responsible to delivery lead in client organization, working with client side IT and use management colleagues and suppliers providing 1st and 2nd/3rd level maintenance and support to the application and its hosted infrastructure. What Specialists Work On Provide independent advice to sponsor regarding technical review of existing nuclear material accounting system. The system is Web based, developed on the Microsoft software stack and is hosted in the UK at secure sites. Some unplanned outages have occurred. System was built on a core product, adapted at speed to meet ONR requirements to increased levels of volume/complexity significantly in excess of that foreseen by the core product. Technical review is being conducted with the suppliers working jointly with ONR, aimed at securing resilience of the system. Where the Work Takes Place Remotely from home due to Covid restrictions. Early Market Engagement Client is also trawling the market via other CCS frameworks. No ideally qualified candidate available at short notice for this short term engagement has been identified so far. Working Arrangements Provide between 10 and 15 days of technical expert advice on a time and materials basis, starting 25th May latest and completion by 29th June 2020. Working 100% from home with remote access to client and supplier systems (logistics to be determined). Work Location Remotely from home due to Covid restrictions. Security Clearance SC required Additional T&Cs Skills & Experience System Architecture design review Code review and best practice assessment Review application, data design & database queries for performance Knowledge of Root Cause Analysis Target interventions for system Reliability and Resilience Sensitive assessment of supplier resource capability and quality development & control methods Be able to make constructive and pragmatic consultancy interactions with senior ONR and supplier stakeholders Microsoft technology software stack (SQL Enterprise Server) Nice to Haves No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria Work as a team with our organisation and our suppliers Be capable of working with a client with limited IT expertise in house Capable of mastering detail quickly Excellent communicator able to work remotely Assessment Method Reference Interview Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 75% Cultural fit 5% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers No questions have been answered yet Budget range