Senior Agile Delivery Manager No.1 for Identity 2024

Tender description

Work done so far The work includes some mop-up activity to define and agree some roles but the main focus is to manage delivery of Conversion (Implementation) activity involving moving all users from the "old" roles to newly agreed RBAC roles, embedding the framework into BaU and then discovery & design work for the application level RBAC of target systems. Which phase the project is in Alpha Existing team You will be working as part of an multidisciplinary team, with BA's, Relationship managers, PMO and a programme lead along with utilising other internal staff. You will be working in a cross-functional manner, with the expectation to work with wider teams within the department such as policy or Operations. Address where the work will be done Manchester HUB 2 St Peter’s Square | Manchester - M2 3AA Working arrangements Working arrangements will be a blend of remote working and working from the Manchester Hub site, you will spend roughly 40% of your time onsite and 60% at home. DWP Policy on Expenses for Business Travel & Accommodation for Contractors, Interim Managers and Consultants will apply. This includes (and is not limited to): -DWP will not reimburse costs incurred for travel to, or accommodation at, the main base location. -Before committing to any travel arrangements Contractors/Interim Managers/Consultants must discuss travelling needs with their DWP manager -Business journeys must only be made when face-to-face meetings are essential. Authorisation to travel must be received from DWP manager before committing to make travel arrangements. Provide more information about your security requirements: Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Latest start date 2024-01-29 Enter the expected contract length: 1 year, 2 months and 3 days Extension period: 3 months Write the term or acronym: ADM Write the term or acronym: RBAC Explain the term or acronym: Agile Delivery Manager Explain the term or acronym: Role Based Access Controls Are you prepared to show your budget details?: Yes Indicative maximum: 290000 Indicative minimum: 215000 Provide further information: The expectation is for a price per day in the region of £725. The indicative maximum includes costs for the 3 month extension The indicative minimum is costs for the initial period only (29.01.24 - 31.03.25) Figures exclude VAT Confirm if you require a contracted out service or supply of resource Supply of resource: the off-payroll rules may apply Summary of work You will be working as part of an internal DWP team ensuring the delivery of the RBAC programme affecting all DWP colleagues. You will deliver key objectives for the programme and work closely with cross functional product teams to build a delivery roadmap and act as a delivery lead to remove blockers and ensure project success and deliverables are met. You will be taking an agile iterative approach to ensure improvements and delivery to the business and end users. Where the supplied staff will work North West England Who the organisation using the products or services is Department for Work and Pensions Why the work is being done DWP requires experienced and knowledgeable delivery management input to support the completion of the RBAC Project and to lead delivery into the second Phase of work (application level RBAC). The business problem you need to solve Work to address a long-standing User Access Controls risk has taken place over the last year with the aim of reducing the potential for DWP staff to inappropriately access systems and/or browse customers’ personal, and often sensitive, information via the implementation of a RBAC Framework. Risks involve potential customer distress; possible fraudulent diversion of payments; and reputational damage to DWP. Line managers have historically not used the supporting tools, management information and records to help them comply with User Access Controls policy. First user type: DWP staff Enter more details about this user type: Every user in DWP will have an agreed RBAC Role so that they can be sure to have the most appropriate access for their business needs. Questions and Clarifications 1. Could you provide a bit more insight/ dates into the RBAC program conversion phase and the start of Phase 2 (application level RBAC) and the key initiatives/ visibility dates thru’ the 15 month duration starting 29/01/2023 RBAC Conversion will run between January 2024 and May 2024, using a pre-prepared schedule (which can, in light of experience, be amended/changed). Phase 2 pre-discovery work will commence at the end of January 2024. This work will include setting out a high level plan to see delivery in Q4 of 2024/2025 Financial Year (at the latest). Last Updated: 13 December 2023, 13:04 2. Please can you provide more details as to how suppliers should be answering the questions? The questions showcase the requirements that you need the resource to have, however without the CV provided at this stage are we to provide a comprehensive response which indicates we can supply resource to meet all these needs? If so, how should this be evidenced with such little ability of characters and score suppliers against one another? DWP do not require to see CVs at this stage. If successful for stage 2 interviews will be arranged to understand resources in more detail. In response to the requirements a comprehensive approach would draw out the specifics of any resource(s) you are putting forward. Each supplier will be scored against the outlined scoring criteria on the merits of their response to each question and in scope of the word count. Last Updated: 12 December 2023, 12:16 3. Is DWP expecting the responses to come from the individual (Sr. ADM/ Consultant) response as a singular resource OR could these responses from a part of the organization's response to the questions? The response to the question should enable DWP to understand that the supplier has one or more resources available that can meet the requirements. The skills and ability of any resource to fulfil the contract should be evidenced. Last Updated: 12 December 2023, 12:09 4. Is the expressed day rate what the client expects the resource will receive or what the supplier will receive? The day rate is an indicative figure that DWP would expect to pay for the supply of the resource Last Updated: 12 December 2023, 08:36 5. Is the 750 characters with or without spaces? The system counts spaces in the word count - so it may be it will only allow 750 character spaces to be entered. If the system allows input of 750 characters plus spaces this is permissible as a repsonse. Last Updated: 12 December 2023, 08:26 6. For both Essential skills and experience a box is provided stating 750 characters, is this per question eg,750 characters for question 1, then same again for question, or a total of characters for all questions 1 to 10? thanks 750 characters for each question Last Updated: 12 December 2023, 08:24 7. Is the 750 characters with or without spaces. The system counts spaces. For the response 750 characters with spaces is permissible. Last Updated: 12 December 2023, 08:20 8. Can you please confirm what the maximum word count is for essential skills and experience section please Can you also clarify the IR35 status please The maximum word count is the number of characters available on the response template Last Updated: 11 December 2023, 11:05 9. Do we need to provide CV's of the candidates? CVs are not required at this point but will be if successful for Stage 2 Last Updated: 11 December 2023, 11:04 10. The budget given in each tender i.e. £215,000 to £290,000 for the given period is for 1 position? If there are 2 positions involved here. Please clarify. The budget is for this one requirement. The other requirement has a similar budget. Last Updated: 11 December 2023, 11:01 11. Are there 2 positions? There seems to two Tenders its_46988 & itt47049, for the same role "Senior Agile Delivery Manager". Are these 2 positions? Are you looking for 2 individuals? Yes, there are 2 positions of a very similar nature. DWP is seeking to maximise its SME engagement by running two exercises which may result in 2 separate suppliers being awarded contracts. It may also mean the same supplier is awarded two separate contracts. Last Updated: 11 December 2023, 10:55 12. Could you please clarify whether there is an incumbent resource for this requirement (and the No.2 requirement which was subsequently published)? There is an incumbent supplier for this contract that expires in January 2024 There is also an incumbent supplier for the other advertised similar contract, again due to expire in January 2024. The incumbent for No1 requirement is different to the incumbent for No2 requirement. Last Updated: 11 December 2023, 10:52 13. Can you please clarify whether the contract is inside or outside of IR35? Thank you Off-payroll working rules (IR35) will apply - the worker will be classed as employed for tax purposes for this work. Last Updated: 11 December 2023, 10:48 14. Hello, has there been an incumbent supplier that has provided a similar service in the past 6 months? Hello, Yes, there is an incumbent supplier providing a similar service. The contract with the incumbent ends early January 2024. Last Updated: 11 December 2023, 09:08