Awarded to JRM CONSULT

Start date: Thursday 1 July 2021
Value: £228,000
Company size: SME

Environment Agency

Digital Asset Data and Information Technical Programme Management copy

6 Incomplete applications

5 SME, 1 large

1 Completed application

1 SME, 0 large

• Published: Wednesday 12 May 2021
• Deadline for asking questions: Friday 14 May 2021 at 11:59pm GMT
• Closing date for applications: Wednesday 19 May 2021 at 11:59pm GMT

Overview

• Specialist role: Programme manager
• Summary of the work: Technical co-ordination and delivery of interrelated digital projects within the DADI scope.; Identification, sourcing and commercial management of associated specialists.; Identifying, engaging and inspire stakeholders from relevant business and government organisations.; Exploration and testing new ways of working, data and technological developments to deliver an integrated data approach
• Latest start date: Thursday 1 July 2021
• Expected contract length: 24 months
• Location: No specific location, for example they can work remotely
• Organisation the work is for: Environment Agency
• Maximum day rate: £540.00

About the work

• Early market engagement: Following the meeting of the original BIM Level 2 target and building on the foundation it provides, the Environment Agency is embarking on further change. ; ; Digital Asset Data and Information has been underway since 2016. It consists of a number of interdependent projects, ranging in size and complexity, delivering specific capability aimed at enabling digital connectivity across the asset management lifecycle. DADI has delivered a number of capabilities around data specification, standards and independent automated validation of data delivered by supply chain delivery partners from new infrastructure assets. The next phase will extend data specification and delivery to a wider range of business processes. A key element will be scoping the delivery of an integrated data platform to support data management and exploitation with technologies such as machine learning.; ; Knowledge and application of BIM and ISO19650 standards along with construction and asset management knowledge, construction related contracts and processes pertaining to open standards, data management, building capability to get data right at source, validating on receipt, storing and integrating data within the business systems is essential to our onward development.
• Who the specialist will work with: There is a full Business and where appropriate an IT Team in place for this work. ; ; This will work with and on behalf of the Business team but will work closely with subject matter experts, business leads, data architects and IT specialists.
• What the specialist will work on: Provide technical programme and project management services and co-ordination using expert knowledge and advice for delivery of the interrelated projects within the scope of Digital Asset Data and Information to achieve the overall digital capability across the whole life asset management from inception, construction, handover, maintenance and operations. Drawing on expertise of BIM, ISO19650 and data integration.

Work setup

• Address where the work will take place: Work remotely from home.; ; Travel required throughout England (Covid-19 dependant).; ; Head Office and Client are based in Bristol.
• Working arrangements: Delivery of the work will dependent upon programme priorities.
• Security clearance: SC (as a minimum) must be in place prior to the contract starting due to the projects the specialist is required to work with. Clearances must remain valid for the duration of the contract.

Additional information

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:
  • Experience of managing a multi-disciplined Asset Management Digital programme of interdependent projects. Utilisation and programme/ project management of technical services from consultants, IT and associated services.
  • Prior knowledge of Environment Agency’s BIM processes for specification and delivery of data and information including EIR, Asite, API’s, CAD & Object standards and data requirements library
  • Working knowledge of BS1192/ ISO19650 standards use of COBie to deliver data, application of independent rules validation, 3D, 4D and 5D approaches to modelling data and deriving outputs.
  • Awareness of the Environment Agency systems including AMX, Project on Line, 1Integrate, FME, Data Requirements Library and Data, Rules and Visualisation.
  • Knowledge and experience of Client application of NEC4 within Environment Agency Collaborative Delivery Framework (CDF). Capability and experience in commercial application of BIM and digital approaches within the Environment Agency.
  • Green book/ 5 case business model development experience within the Environment Agency to justify investment.
  • Experience in leading and Chairing Special Interest Groups/ Community of Practice in relation to supporting the implementation of a programme of new digital ways of working
  • Experience in engaging asset management industry technology providers and identifying appropriate options to support delivery of required programme and/ or project outcomes.
  • Change Management qualification.
  • PRINCE2 Practitioner
  • Association of Project Management professional qualification
• Nice-to-have skills and experience:
  • Working knowledge of the project and asset management processes within the Environment Agency.
  • Experience of knowledge sharing across Government and internationally in relation to building digital capability.
  • Degree level qualifications related to the delivery of Digital and/ or Information Management.

How suppliers will be evaluated

All suppliers will be asked to provide a work history.

• How many specialists to evaluate: 3
• Cultural fit criteria:
  • Work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers
  • Take responsibility for their work
  • Can work with clients with low technical expertise
  • Can demonstrate competency when dealing with other technical subject matter experts
• Additional assessment methods: Interview
• Evaluation weighting:

  Technical competence

  70%

  Cultural fit

  10%

  Price

  20%

Questions asked by suppliers

• 1. Is there a current incumbent?: The roll is currently filled by an internal contracted resource that comes to an end on the 30th of June.
• 2. Is this role outside IR35?: Our initial thinking is this role would sit outside of IR35, this would be reviewed with the chosen supplier as part of forming the contract.