Local Pensions Partnership (LPP)
Infrastructure Specialist - For Rapid SCCM Deployment
8 Incomplete applications
8 SME, 0 large
9 Completed applications
8 SME, 1 large
Important dates
- Published
- Monday 9 September 2019
- Deadline for asking questions
- Monday 16 September 2019 at 11:59pm GMT
- Closing date for applications
- Monday 23 September 2019 at 11:59pm GMT
Overview
- Specialist role
- Web operations engineer
- Summary of the work
- LPP requires rapid availability of SCCM 2019 available to support digital software delivery projects across the organisation. An infrastructure engineering specialist is required to complete this task (with hands-on SCCM 2016/2019 & Intune experience).
- Latest start date
- Monday 14 October 2019
- Expected contract length
- 2 months (maximum)
- Location
- London
- Organisation the work is for
- Local Pensions Partnership (LPP)
- Maximum day rate
About the work
- Early market engagement
- Who the specialist will work with
- The specialist will work with the LPP IT Team. They are expected to be able to work independently and act as a hands-on specialist, towards delivery of the scope as defined.
- What the specialist will work on
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LPP requires rapid availability of SCCM 2019 available to support digital software delivery projects across the organisation. An infrastructure engineering specialist is required to complete this task (with hands-on SCCM 2016/2019 & Intune experience).
Delivery responsibilities
- Determine/design & document the technical environmental needs / suggested configuration for SCCM.
- Undertaken the deployment and configuration of SCCM 2019 within the LPP environment, including testing. (including reports)
- Undertake knowledge transfer with LPP IT team members to provide awareness of utilisation.
Work setup
- Address where the work will take place
- 169 Union St, London SE1 0LL (& remotely where feisible)
- Working arrangements
- Hands-on technical activities will require the specialist to work from LPP's London Office. Documentation activities can occur remotely.
- Security clearance
- It is expected that the organisation providing the specialist has been successfully subject to BPSS vetting.
Additional information
- Additional terms and conditions
- The contract will utilise the Standard Framework terms and conditions, as well as LPP's standard terms and conditions (where necessary).
Skills and experience
Buyers will use the essential and nice-to-have skills and experience to help them evaluate suppliers’ technical competence.
- Essential skills and experience
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- Experience (over the last 3 years) in previously determining a suitable environmental hosting setup for SCCM 2016/2019. (4%)
- Experience (over the last 3 years) in previously determining a suggested configuration to meet requirements for SCCM 2016/2019 (including reporting). (4%)
- Experience (over the last 3 years) of hands-on deployment & configuration of SCCM 2016/2019 (including reporting). (4%)
- Experience (over the last 3 years) of testing a deployment of SCCM to confirm it meets requirements. (4%)
- Experience (over the last 3 years) of hands-on documenting SCCM configuration and environmental setup. (3%)
- Experience (over the last 3 years) of software packaging for deployment via SCCM 2016/2019. (3%)
- Nice-to-have skills and experience
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- Experience of the methods to integrate and utilise SCCM and Intune together within a technical environment. (2%)
- Experience of undertaking knowledge transfer with digital support teams to demonstrate usage and methods to support SCCM. (1%)
How suppliers will be evaluated
- How many specialists to evaluate
- 3
- Cultural fit criteria
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- Work independently and transparently to deliver the required scope (3%)
- Recommend approaches & take responsibility (2%)
- Assessment methods
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- Work history
- Reference
- Interview
- Evaluation weighting
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Technical competence
25%Cultural fit
5%Price
70%
Questions asked by suppliers
- 1. Can we please ask what the budget is?
- A maximum budget ceiling exists of £22,000 for the short term engagement. Our preference remains on achieving the most competitive quote whilst ensuring all identified and needs are met - as outlined within this specialist role description.
- 2. What is the earliest start date for this piece of work...?? How quickly are LPP looking to make a decision / award..?
- We seek to meet the dates as indicated by the 'Latest start date' field.
- 3. Hello, is there a current incumbent in this role?
- There is no external incumbent. There is also no direct technology incumbent as SCCM is not in use within LPP. A specialist will be tasked to deliver it as outlined within the field 'What the specialist will work on'.
- 4. Given Price is weighted at 70% can you provide guidance as to rates / budgets signed off ?
- Please refer to the answer provided for question 1.
- 5. Can you please confirm the rate and IR35 status of this role?
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This role is considered to be outside of IR35.
Please refer to the answer provided for question 1 regarding the budget. - 6. Is there a current incumbent and if so will they be reapplying?
- Please refer to the answer provided for question 3.
- 7. When does the Partnership intend on evaluating and awarding the contract, as it does not state on Digital Marketplace?
- Please refer to the answer provided for question 2.