Defence Equipment & Support
Technical Consultant
1 Incomplete application
1 SME, 0 large
2 Completed applications
2 SME, 0 large
Important dates
- Published
- Tuesday 31 July 2018
- Deadline for asking questions
- Tuesday 7 August 2018 at 11:59pm GMT
- Closing date for applications
- Tuesday 14 August 2018 at 11:59pm GMT
Overview
- Specialist role
- Delivery manager
- Summary of the work
- Working with the System Operating Authority (SOA) you will interface on a daily basis with DE&S to assist the delivery of an exciting IT capability based on Evergreen and Agile principles.
- Latest start date
- Monday 22 October 2018
- Expected contract length
- 37 weeks with 9 week unfunded option
- Location
- West Midlands
- Organisation the work is for
- Defence Equipment & Support
- Maximum day rate
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£500 per day worked (inclusive of T&S)
The post will be based almost entirely at a single site with minimal travel anticipated.
About the work
- Early market engagement
- N/A
- Who the specialist will work with
- You will be a key member of the System Operating Authority, overseeing the integration of a bespoke network. You will work with the delivery organisation, DE&S, on a daily basis.
- What the specialist will work on
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On a daily basis the PM will:
• Manage and deliver plans to ensure preparation and execution of tasks and dependencies
• Manage all aspects of specific work packages working with stakeholders to ensure Design; Delivery; Technical Build; testing; MI requirements etc. are managed and delivered to agreed timescales.
• Working with stakeholders; attend/represent at various meetings and boards
• Lead regular engagements with stakeholders to ensure outputs are produced to the required standard.
• Produce Management Information and attend project checkpoints.
• Assist in the development of Operational Readiness Evaluation Plans for any new hardware.
Full TORs upon award.
Work setup
- Address where the work will take place
- Hereford
- Working arrangements
- 40 hrs (8hrs Mon - Fri)
- Security clearance
- MOD DV required on day 1 of the appointment due to the sensitivity of the role.
Additional information
- Additional terms and conditions
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In the event that the post is vacated the Supplier shall ensure that it is filled within one working week by a candidate who meets the criteria of this competition with prior approval of the Buyer.
The Supplier and their representatives shall abide by:
DEFCON 5J(Edn 18/11/16)-Unique Identifiers
DEFCON 76(Edn 12/06)-Contractor’s Personnel at Government Sites
DEFCON 501(Edn 11/17)-Definitions and Interpretations
DEFCON 522(Edn 11/17)-Payment and Recovery of Sums Due
DEFCON 658(Edn 10/17)-Cyber
DEFCON 659A(Edn 02/17)-Security Measures
DEFCON 660(Edn 12/15)-Official-Sensitive Security Requirements
DEFCON 703(Edn 08/13)-Intellectual Property Rights - Vesting in the Authority
Available online at: https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/buyers/frameworks/digital-outcomes-and-specialists-2/requirements/digital-specialists/7426/edit/description-of-work/additionalTerms
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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- Demonstrable experience of working on a programme that has delivered or is delivering a classified strategic Command and Control system in a Military context.
- Demonstrable experience of working in a high pressure, conflicting priority environment that delivers equipment to units within Front Line Commands.
- Strong documentation and problem solving skills.
- Strong communication skills as the role will be primarily customer focused and will involve managing customer and stakeholder expectations
- Proficient in MS Project and the MS Office 2007
- Effective communication skills including verbal, written and presentation skills
- Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills
- MSP, PRINCE 2, APM Professional.
- ITIL v3 Foundation certification.
- Service Design Delivery.
- Network & Infrastructure.
- Training Design including the DSAT process and JSP822 Framework.
- Possess strong analytical skills with a proven ability to persuade and influence senior decision-making.
- Strong leadership, people and communications skills.
- Hands-on Project Manager.
- Nice-to-have skills and experience
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- Demonstrated willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
- Knowledgeable of transition, upgrades, refresh projects in an Agile environment.
How suppliers will be evaluated
- How many specialists to evaluate
- 3
- Cultural fit criteria
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- Work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers
- Transparent and collaborative when making decisions
- Have a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes
- Assessment methods
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- Work history
- Interview
- Evaluation weighting
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Technical competence
70%Cultural fit
5%Price
25%
Questions asked by suppliers
- 1. The day rate for this, and other opportunities, seem very low, not even taking into account margin. Is there scope for an increase on the day rate?
- The Maximum Day Rate for the Technical Consultant is as advertised. £500 per day worked , inclusive of Travel and Subsistence,
- 2. Could you please confirm whether this role is inside or outside of IR35?
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The Intermediaries Legislation does not apply to this engagement, concluded by using the ‘check employment status for tax’ online tool
https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/check-employment-status-for-tax/cluster/. - 3. Is this role assessed as inside or outside of the IR35 regulations?
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The Intermediaries Legislation does not apply to this engagement, concluded by using the ‘check employment status for tax’ online tool
https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/check-employment-status-for-tax/cluster/. - 4. Can you confirm whether these are inside or outside of IR35 ?
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The Intermediaries Legislation does not apply to this engagement, concluded by using the ‘check employment status for tax’ online tool
https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/check-employment-status-for-tax/cluster/. - 5. Can you confirm if there is a current incumbent please
- Yes there is an incumbent.
- 6. Can you please confirm if the incumbent is set up and able to apply through the DOS framework for this opportunity ?
- We cannot confirm if the incumbent is set up on the DOS framework to apply for this opportunity, as we do not know if this is the case or not.