Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy

Azure Migration Specialist

8 Incomplete applications

7 SME, 1 large

10 SME, 0 large

Specialist role: Technical Architect
Off-payroll (IR35) determination: Contracted out service: the off-payroll rules do not apply
Summary of the work: The candidate is required to work with the in-house team to migrate the current platform (private cloud) to Azure Platform.
Latest start date: Monday 23 August 2021
Expected contract length: 6 Months
Location: London
Organisation the work is for: Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
Maximum day rate: Up to £530

Early market engagement: None
Who the specialist will work with: The Support team is embedded with the Analytical community and serves other external departments, but all users are Analysts (Statisticians, Economists, Operational Researchers and Social Researchers).
What the specialist will work on: To migrate a private cloud platform to Azure Platform.

Buyers will use the essential and nice-to-have skills and experience to help them evaluate suppliers’ technical competence.

Essential skills and experience: Have minimum 3 years demonstrable experience in working in an Azure cloud environment - 12 points

Have minimum 5 years experience working in technology - 9 points

Evidence of migrating, application and data from on premise environment to a cloud environment - 12 points

Experience of working with a Microsoft Windows Server environment (any version) - 9 points

Experience of working with an Ubuntu Linux Server environment (any version) - 9 points

Have experience of working with sensitive and secure data (commercial or personal) - 12 points

Have experience of building infrastructure as code - 9 points)
Nice-to-have skills and experience: Ubuntu Bash scripting – 9 points

Powershell scripting – 9 points

SQL scripting – 9 points

All suppliers will be asked to provide a work history.

How many specialists to evaluate

Cultural fit criteria

Additional assessment methods

Evaluation weighting

Technical competence

60%

Cultural fit

15%

Price

25%

1. Is there a preferred supplier/incumbent?: No
2. Is there any flexibility with the maximum day rate of up to £530?: No that is our advertised rate.
3. Could you please provide breakdown of further stages with dates? When exactly the final decision would be made?: We aim to complete first shift of the applications a one week after we have all the responses. We will notify the top 3 candidates after the shift the week after. All this dependent on availability of reviewers and interview dates.
4. What is the expectation for hybrid working? Is there a requirement to be onsite in London for a minimum 1 day per week or more, or is there flexibility?: Yes the plan is to work in hybrid environment- there is an expectation to be in office at least one day a week.
5. Please can you confirm the split between home working and being in the office?: Yes but to be in office at least one day a week.
6. What is the current platform?: The platform is on a Private Cloud operating of Windows operating system.
7. Would you be willing to start a candidate that does not have SC Clearance?: Yes but there will be some restrictions prior to the getting the SC Clearance.