Northamptonshire County Council ICT Partner Framework

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Summary of the work Future Northants IT Strategy and Delivery Partner. Supporting us with strategic and technical delivery skills across a wide range of projects to get us to vesting day and to support us in building the foundations for our new infrastructure in accordance with Local Government Digital Declaration Expected Contract Length 12 Months Latest start date Monday 4 January 2021 Budget Range Budget Range - £50,000 to £400,000 Why the Work is Being Done ICT Partner to support : a range of deliverables and projects with the relevant expertise, to get us to achieve our minimum requirements for vesting day, 1 April 2021. Problem to Be Solved The Future Northants programme has an immovable deadline and a huge amount of work to be done. We need to augment our existing team with other specialist resources that can hit the ground running quickly, increase pace and agility in our delivery. We also need to develop specific technology and delivery strategies in keeping with our wider strategy so that after vesting day, our transformation can continue at pace. Who Are the Users The users are internal, mostly employees. They need to be able to develop services in keeping with the local government digital declaration and need a partner to augment their efforts. Existing Team Variety teams with Skills and Experience across ICT Department from 8 organisations. Northamptonshire County Council and 7 district & Boroughs Project and Programme capability team Future Gov - 2x websites for vesting day Current Phase Not applicable Skills & Experience TBC Nice to Haves TBC Work Location Remote Working and Occasional - On site working Required- More details to be provided. Working Arrangments To be agreed up front with each partner Security Clearance Not Required No. of Suppliers to Evaluate 3 Proposal Criteria • TBC • TBC Cultural Fit Criteria • TBC • TBC Payment Approach Fixed price Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 50% Cultural fit 10% Price 40% Questions from Suppliers 1. Hello,A supplier has asked a question about ‘Northamptonshire County Council ICT Partner Framework’.They asked:You haven't asked any questions for suppliers to answer? Essential skills and experienceLikely skills requiredMS365 delivery specialists, migrations, exchange, intune. Leadership and training for handover to onsite teams. SharePoint/MS365 specialistsSoftware engineers, application/configuration specialistsSoftware engineers, application/configuration specialistsApplication delivery specialists, Citrix, VMwarePolicy writersInput in to day1 service delivery models, including service desk Requirements analysis, project management Software engineersConsultant architects StrategistsDigital specialists 2. Hello,A supplier has asked a question about ‘Northamptonshire County Council ICT Partner Framework’.They asked:We would be keen to respond to this but as the essential and 'nice to have' criteria are TBC we are not sure how? Can you advise? Proposal criteria• The ability of the provider to supply technical resources against each of the following projects. Project Name Likely skills requiredM365 Rollout/Single Email Domain MS365 delivery specialists, migrations, exchange, intune. Leadership and training for handover to onsite teams. Intranet SharePoint/MS365 specialistsDay 1 Business systems support Software engineers, application/configuration specialistsBusiness systems - Safe and Legal Software engineers, application/configuration specialistsEnd User Device Application delivery specialists, Citrix, VMwareICT Policies Policy writersICT TOM (target operating model) Input in to day1 service delivery models, including service desk Digital Platform Requirements analysis, project management Income Management Software engineers 3. Hello,A supplier has asked a question about ‘Northamptonshire County Council ICT Partner Framework’.They asked:Hello there – when will the essential and nice to have requirements for the tender be made available please? • The ability to supply strategic or consulting specialists Skill Type Deliverables Level of skillSecurity specialist Security strategy, as is assessment, future state description. Capability assessment, role definition and ongoing upskilling ArchitectEnd user computing specialist Single desktop strategy ArchitectData and applications expert Archiving strategy Decommissioning applications strategy Document management strategy ArchitectNetworking expert WAN, LAN ArchitectData Centre expert Data centre/cloud strategy ArchitectICT Procurement Contract renegotiation/ Brexit impact/ novation Lead Project Management End user devices for vesting day Project managerDigital Requirements for technical components for digital platform Project manager, digital business analyst 4. Hello,A supplier has asked a question about ‘Northamptonshire County Council ICT Partner Framework’.They asked:We would be keen to respond to this but as the essential and 'nice to have' criteria are TBC we are not sure how? Can you advise? Nice-to-have skills and experienceExperience of delivering a unitary programme or large scale consolidation programme