Awarded to Redcortex Ltd

Start date: Tuesday 1 February 2022
Value: £613,950
Company size: SME

POWYS TEACHING HEALTH BOARD

CONSULTANCY FOR POWYS TEACHING HEALTH BOARD ALL WALES INFRASTRUCTURE

10 Incomplete applications

10 SME, 0 large

6 Completed applications

6 SME, 0 large

• Published: Wednesday 19 January 2022
• Deadline for asking questions: Friday 21 January 2022 at 11:59pm GMT
• Closing date for applications: Wednesday 26 January 2022 at 11:59pm GMT

Overview

• Specialist role: Agile coach
• Off-payroll (IR35) determination: Contracted out service: the off-payroll rules do not apply
• Summary of the work: PTHB require an independent consultant to support the redesign of our Network Infrastructure, including Cloud migration review aligned to the All Wales Infrastructure Programme:; • Network Redesign; • Cloud Migration review; • Workload (Infrastructure) re-platform; • Endpoint Management; • Cyber Controls (Sentinel) ; • Admin Access Tooling; • TOM
• Latest start date: Monday 31 January 2022
• Location: Wales
• Organisation the work is for: POWYS TEACHING HEALTH BOARD

About the work

• Who the specialist will work with: Assisting the existing Powys ICT Team.
• What the specialist will work on: Define architecture patterns and technical solutions to enhance network capability and support growth; Define Cloud connection model ; Rehost and refactor PTHB Windows server estate into Azure ; Migration of servers (critical, non critical, legacy) ; Create and implement full MDM/MAM solution with user device onboarding; Implement Microsoft Sentinel and integrate platform connectors across PTHB and NHS Platform’s; Audit PTHB admin access controls and report findings; Provide ITSM tooling capabilities for automation and admin privileges and JML; Define new TOM to support domain specific architectural principles inc Data, integration, application and infrastructure; Create architectural patterns to support specific design principles

Work setup

• Address where the work will take place: Brief site visit and physical assessment but primarily remotely via Teams etc.
• Working arrangements: Remote working in the main, Monday to Friday working

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: MUST MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS

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
  • TRANSPARENCY AND COLLABORATION
• Evaluation weighting:

  Technical competence

  65%

  Cultural fit

  5%

  Price

  30%

Questions asked by suppliers

• 1. Is there an incumbent/supplier?: There is an incumbent supplier in place. The successful bidder of this opportunity will be working alongside that team.
• 2. How long is this contract expected to last? Please provide a maximum day rate: 8-12 weeks and its up to suppliers to provide day rate
• 3. Which requirements will you score the candidates against?: Experience and ability to deliver in short timescale
• 4. Could you please confirm expected contract length? Day Rate?: Needs to be completed by March 31st or 80% completed, its up to suppliers to provide day rate
• 5. What would be the budget for this role?: Budget is not to be shared - open to seeing bids from suppliers.
• 6. As there are no essential or nice to have requirements posted how do we apply for this position?The only space to submit any experience is one box of 100 words due to no requirements listed: Please apply for this position through the Digital Marketplace portal.
• 7. Please can you publish day rate?: Maximum day rate is £1,050.
• 8. Can you please confirm the must have skills?: Part one of answer; ; -Full network estate review inc LAN, WAN & Wi-Fi platform and capabilities; -Define architectural patterns and technical solution to enhance network capabilities and support growth of network endpoints; -Define cloud connection model for future cloud first model to support local and national programmes; -Provide hardware tender support for procurement of solution ; -Implement and handover technical solution to PTHB ; -Implement Assessment of PTHB estate and produce report of workload migration recommendations; -Define Trance workload migration plan; -Rehost and refactor PTHB Windows server estate into Azure
• 9. Can you please confirm must have skills? (Part 2): Part two of answer:; Design Azure Stack HCI platform to support short-mid term requirements; Provide hardware tender support for procurement of solution; Implement technical solution; Migrate mass storage servers; Migrate critical legacy servers with out of support operating systems; Migrate critical servers; Migrate non-critical servers; -Define Device (MDM), application (MAM) and Autopilot management process for devices; -Identify and assess applications for deployment to client devices.; -Confirm approach for each app, replace, retire, re-platform; -Package applications for deployment via Endpoint Manager; -Implementation of Windows Defender in Active mode, including; -Attack Surface Reduction rules and Advanced Hunting
• 10. Can you please confirm must have skills? (Part 3): Part three of answer:; -Create and implement full MDM/MAM solution with user device onboarding; -Audit PTHB Admin Access levels and provide report; -Provide (ITSM) Tooling capabilities for automation of admin privileges and JML
• 11. Like to have skills (suppliers should have)?: -Implement Microsoft Sentinel and integrate platform connectors across PTHB and NHS platforms; -Integrate PTHB on-premises platforms for full estate coverage; -Create Advanced Threat Hunting workbooks for real-time threat detection and remediation; -Define new TOM to support domain specific architectural principles inc. Data, Integration, Application and Infrastructure; -Creation of architectural patterns to support specific domain principles
• 12. How can we submit profiles/CVs? We only have 100 words to demonstrate skillset?: I am afraid that this is down to the framework portal. I am unable to amend this or provide assistance with this unfortunately.