Forgerock DevOps support

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Summary of the work DWP requires a team of Dev Ops speciliists to join an established DevOps capability for the Department's Identity and Trust Digital team to work as part of an agile team running 2 week sprints and supporting development projects as well as the live production services. Expected Contract Length 24 months Latest start date Monday 5 July 2021 Budget Range It is estimated that the work can be delivered up to an estimated cost of £1m ex VAT over the expected 24 month contract term. Why the Work is Being Done To develop and support DWP's Identity Access Management solutions which are predominately based on the ForgeRock IAM platform. The supplier is required to provide 4 Dev Ops resouces to work alonside the existing DWP Dev Ops team to develop the live service and also develop future versions of the platform in an iterative way. Problem to Be Solved To provide accessible and secure citizen access to DWP services Who Are the Users As a citizen I need to have my identity verified so that I can gain access to my information to support my benefit claim. Existing Team There is an established DWP staffed DevOps team that the supplier will be expected to work with. Current Phase Live Skills & Experience • To have 3 years minimum technical experience in DevOps. • Significant and demonstrable experience in leading, or had significant involvement in delivering, outcomes involving Forgerock or similar IAM platforms. Nice to Haves Have experience of working within DWP or a comparable organisation within the last 3 years. Work Location Sheffield, (DWP, Kings Court) Working Arrangments Onsite (where possible) for face to face meetings (2 or 3 days per week); remainder of time can be remote but is required to be UK based. Security Clearance BPSS Additional T&Cs All expenses must be pre-agreed between the parties and must comply with the DWP Travel and Subsistence Policy. All vendors are obliged to provide sufficient guarantees to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures so that the processing meets the requirements of GDPR and ensures the protection of the rights of data subjects. DWP will review the DOS 5 legal documents against DWP's model T&C's to ensure best fit. This information will be shared with short listed suppliers . An assessment of the employee status will be undertaken with the preferred supplier to determine the IR35 position before contract signature. No. of Suppliers to Evaluate 5 Proposal Criteria • Approach and methodology. • How the approach or solution meets your organisation's policy or goal. • How they've identified risks and dependencies and offered approaches to manage them. • Team Structure • Value For Money Cultural Fit Criteria • Help local communities to manage and recover from the impact of Covid-19 • Create new businesses, new jobs and new skills • Improve health and wellbeing • Tackle workforce inequality Payment Approach Fixed price Assessment Method • Case study • Reference • Presentation Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 10% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers 1. Are there any incumbent suppliers providing support to DWP’s IAM service? Yes. TCS (Tata) currently supply expertise into these roles. 2. Are there any incumbent suppliers providing support to DWP’s IAM service? Yes. TCS provide external support currently 3. Is this role inside or outside IR35? These are for roles inside IR35, i.e. roles that are to be buyer-led 4. Is there an Incumbent? If so, who is it? Yes. TCS is the incumbent 5. Please share detailed requirement. Low level requirements to be shared with the shortlisted suppliers following initial evaluation 6. How vendor will be selected? Preferred supplier to be selected by evaluation using the methods described in the published opportunity 7. Due to a technical limitation with the DOS process that I have been seeking to resolve with Crown Commercial Service today, this opportunity is now closed and replaced with a copy at - https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/digital-outcomes-and-specialists/opportunities/14456Please use this new address to apply Thank you - DWP Commercial Team