Ambulance Radio Programme (ARP) on behalf of Department of Health & Social Care
Cyber Security Expert
4 Incomplete applications
2 SME, 2 large
9 Completed applications
7 SME, 2 large
Important dates
- Published
- Thursday 24 May 2018
- Deadline for asking questions
- Monday 28 May 2018 at 11:59pm GMT
- Closing date for applications
- Thursday 31 May 2018 at 11:59pm GMT
Overview
- Specialist role
- Cyber security consultant
- Summary of the work
- The main purpose of this role is to be the security expert for the ARP to ensure security controls and protection is in place on the communication infrastructures relating to the Ambulance Service in England and support for the Welsh and Scottish Ambulance Services, where appropriate.
- Latest start date
- Monday 16 July 2018
- Expected contract length
- 6 months
- Location
- London
- Organisation the work is for
- Ambulance Radio Programme (ARP) on behalf of Department of Health & Social Care
- Maximum day rate
- £750 per day (including expenses at office base)
About the work
- Early market engagement
- Who the specialist will work with
- ARP delivers critical communications to the Ambulance Service. The role requires relationships to be built and maintained with a range of security specialist suppliers, Ambulance Trusts, the Cabinet Office, Government Digital Services, the wider NHS and other emergency services.
- What the specialist will work on
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1. Be the security specialist for Ambulance control room and mobile data solutions nationally and manage the following aspects: security management, availability management, risk and issue management;
2. Contribute in the design, implementation and administration of policies, controls, guidance etc that have an impact on the security of the systems provided;
3. Lead and drive the full suite of testing including conformance, performance, integration and the full end-to-end testing; and
4. Lead training of user groups in relation to security.
Work setup
- Address where the work will take place
- ARP has a central London office base but the role may require regular travel to Ambulance Trusts and suppliers across England.
- Working arrangements
- Full-time (core hours of Mon-Fri 9-5) onsite for face-to-face and skype meetings. Travel and subsistence expenses are at NHS Agenda for Change rates: trains and overnight accommodation (away from office base) will be booked and paid for by the ARP PMO.
- Security clearance
- Security Clearance required.
Additional information
- Additional terms and conditions
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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- have degree education, underpinned by experience in security management; IMT service management and/or IMT security management
- experience of Government Digital Service/ public sector security management
- current clean driving licence
- have Diploma in Security Management or equivalent
- Nice-to-have skills and experience
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- evidence ITIL Service Manager
- evidence PRINCE2 Practitioner
- evidence a proven track record in security management within a communications field environment
- evidence experience in testing communication technologies in operational environments
- evidence extensive knowledge of communications solutions including Tetra, Mobile Data and 2G/3G/4G
How suppliers will be evaluated
- How many specialists to evaluate
- 15
- Cultural fit criteria
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- Work as a team with our organisation
- be prepared to draft and embed security policies
- be transparent and collaborative when making decisions
- take responsibility for own work
- share knowledge and experience with other team members
- Assessment methods
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- Work history
- Reference
- Interview
- Evaluation weighting
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Technical competence
70%Cultural fit
10%Price
20%
Questions asked by suppliers
- 1. Is there a current incumbent, and what is the IR35 status?
- ARP currently has a consultancy providing some support in this area. ARP do not expect that this provision will fall within IR35 but recommends that any Provider assess this for themselves.