CCT879 - Architectural Design Support Specialists for IdAM and DDS - REISSUE

Tender description

Why the Work is Being Done Delivery of future Defence provisioned Identity Access Management (IdAM) and Digital Directory Managed Services is critical to enabling authentication and authorisation of personnel to applications and services. Transforming and rationalising from the "as is" position of disparate, complex, inadequately understood and bespoke extant solutions, to an orchestrated set of managed services which will benefit MOD and external partners whilst supporting compliance on a range of legislation and policies. Problem to Be Solved IdAM and Directories Services are to be in-sourced to Defence and in-house solutions are required. The current architectural documentation requires additional input and further investigation into potential solutions. Who Are the Users Defence wide Users of IT as this affects access to all applications and services provided by Defence. Early Market Engagement N/A Work Already Done Defence has a current development partner developing and configuring the IdAM MicroFocus NetIQ product. Directories is currently in discovery, imminently about to move into alpha. Existing Team The Project Team comprises circa 40 personnel consisting of: IT Design Architects, Project Management professionals and contracted parties working on the development of the IdAM Identity Brokering product. Further work is being reviewed in the Directories space by the same blend of Crown Servants and Contractors Current Phase Discovery Work Location The Project Delivery Team is located at MOD Corsham in Wiltshire (SN13 9NR). Occasional travel to Customers may be required dependent on the need, however this will be kept to a minimum. This will be paid in accordance with MoD rates. Working Arrangments Most work will be undertaken at MoD Corsham and the successful candidate will work from this location at least 3 days per week in the normal climate. Flexible working is encouraged. The working day is 8 hours to include 30 minutes for lunch. Some work may be conducted at other MoD and industry partner sites in the UK. A MODNet laptop will be supplied to allow remote working. Security Clearance Potential suppliers will be expected to hold or be in the process of obtaining SC Clearance. The Authority WILL NOT sponsor SC clearance, it must be in place and remain valid for the duration of the contract. Additional T&Cs Bid Responses to be submitted on the templates provided and in Microsoft Office Excel/Word 2013 format only. T&S will be paid based on receipted actuals and in compliance with MoD Policy, no other expenses are permitted. Suppliers must use the Authorities Purchase to Payment Tool called CP&F or be prepared to sign up to the tool. The role is outside IR35. The Cyber Risk Profile has been identified as Moderate. More detail will be provided at the tender stage, for suppliers that pass the shortlisting stage. Further contractual conditions may apply, these will be confirmed later in the tendering process. Skills & Experience Proven and demonstrable experience in working within a project or product of similar size and complexity - 5% Experience or knowledge of Data to support IdAM Identity Matching and transfer of data from existing data sources to new consolidated data storage repositories - 15% Proven and demonstrable experience and knowledge of Directory services such as X500, LDAP, Microsoft Active Directory (AD), MicroFocus eDirectory, Directory exchange and synchronisation methods - 15% Proven and demonstrable experience and knowledge of ID Management Policy, Governance and tools, such as Oath 2.0 & OIDC, SAML, XML - 15% Proven and demonstrable experience and knowledge of Access Management including knowledge of interoperability tools, techniques and standards such as RESTful Web Services, JSON, SAML, OIDC - 15% Experience working with TOGAF, ArchiMate, BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation), Service Design Package, BizzDesign and NATO C3 taxonomy within the last 12 months - 15% Nice to Haves Experience in working within the MOD (in the last 10 years) - 5% Knowledge of current Defence Identity Access Management and Directory systems (in the last 10 years) - 5% Experience of working with remote capabilities (in the last 10 years) - 5% Experience of setting up and developing Directory Services (in the last 10 years) - 5% No. of Suppliers to Evaluate 3 Proposal Criteria How you will provide the Authority with high-quality specialists that embodies the required skills across IdAM and Directories; why you believe the specialists are high performing. CV’s required - 17% How you will identify and keep the organisation informed of risks, dependencies, issues and other considerations relevant to planning - 16% Your proposed approach and methodology for production of detailed technical specifications for existing ID stores/directories and their interfaces, at a high level and a low level of detail - 17% How you will work within an Agile Devops pipeline, assisting Dev colleagues to structure a series of sprints to create an iteration of capability to replace directories services/IdAM - 17% How you will assist Dev colleagues in creating testing strategies, and testing plans - 16% Your proposed methodology for documenting detailed technical specifications for existing ID stores/directories and their interfaces - 17% Cultural Fit Criteria Shares knowledge, experience and expertise with the Authority and other team members - 20% Evidence of how you foster an inclusive and professional working environment with no place for bullying or discrimination of any form - 20% Evidence of a willingness to take ownership of problems and use initiative to ensure a successful outcome - 20% Evidence of collaborative approach to problem solving with stakeholders from multiple organisations, including Civil Servants, other contractors and vendors - 20% Evidence of working with organisations and stakeholders with differing levels of technical expertise - 20% Payment Approach Capped time and materials Assessment Method Case study Work history Reference Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 10% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers Budget range up to £540,000 ex vat which includes an allowance for t&s limit of liability