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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: CMD SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST
2. Awarding Authority: Defence Digital, MOD, GB. Web:
3. Contract type: Service contract
4. Description: Cyber Mission Data-Alpha(CMD-A) shall improve the quality of Defence data, through new data structures to enable data exploitation through Machine Learning and Data Science.
CMD-A will facilitate the delivery of new Cyber Insights upon data currently held and identify information to assist decision making whilst saving resource effort through automation.
5. CPV Code(s): 72000000, 72260000, 72200000, 72212000, 79620000
6. NUTS code(s): UKI, UKI3, UKI32, UKK
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Location South West England
Address where the work will take place MOD Corsham / Working from home. (To be agreed with the Authority)
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.
9. Estimated value of requirement: Maximum day rate £850 per day MAX. (exclusive of VAT and inclusive of T&S)
10. Closing date for applications 17.3.2021 (23:59).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit
12. Other information: Deadline for asking questions Friday 12 March 2021 at 11:59pm GMT
Latest start date Tuesday 13 April 2021
Expected contract length 18 months“
About the work
Early market engagement
Who the specialist will work with The Data Scientist will work within the multi-disciplined Cyber Mission Data Alpha team. This team consists of Authority Crown Servants, current contract supplier technical resource, and separately procured technical resource.
The Cyber Mission Data Alpha team fits within the current construct of the Data as a Service function, which forms part of the wider Defence Cyber Operations.
What the specialist will work on You’ll work within the Agile Delivery Model to:
Increase data value through visualisation of Cyber data
Work with the DCO Users to turn use cases into value added data visualisation to inform decision making
Support the continual development of Automation, Orchestration and Machine Learning capabilities
Manage a small team of data scientists
Lead data mining and collection procedures
Ensure data quality and integrity
Interpret and analyse data problems.
Conceive, plan and prioritize data projects
Build analytic systems and predictive models
Test performance of data-driven products
Visualize data and create reports
Experiment with new models/techniques
Align data projects with organizational goals
Additional information
Additional terms and conditions Off-payroll working rules apply (IR35 in-scope)
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
Master’s in Computer Science/similar field with 5+ years’ experience in Data Scientist/similar role – or Bachelor’s in Computer Science/similar field with 7+ years’ experience in Data Scientist/similar role. (7%)
Solid understanding of machine learning (4%)
Knowledge of data management and visualization techniques (7%)
An ability for statistical analysis and predictive modelling (4%)
Good knowledge of R, Python and MATLAB (4%)
Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (4%)
Strong organizational and leadership skills (2%)
Excellent communication skills (2%)
A business mindset (1%)
Applied maths, statistics, and scientific practices. Understand, teach and supervise a range of practices and can apply theory’s to practical situations. (5%)
Data engineering/manipulation. Experience building data pipelines at scale using a range of toolsets. Advise on data engineering practices, lead data exploration by identifying/setting best practice. Identify future innovation opportunities. (5%)
Data science innovation. You’re a leader in your organisation. Identify future areas of innovation and can show how it can be applied to your organisation and wider government. (5%)
Developing data science capability. Promote/monitor continuous professional development of your organisation. Develop knowledge of cutting-edge techniques and share this knowledge. Develop and support data science capability across the organisation. (5%)
Domain expertise. Create data products proportionate to business benefit/achieve significant impact. Present analysis/visualisations to communicate complex messages. Support the evolution of data governance/take responsibility for applying ethical frameworks. (5%)
Programming and build. Design, code, test, correct and document moderate-to-complex programs/scripts from agreed specifications, using agreed standards and tools. Collaborate with others to review specifications where appropriate. (5%)
Understanding product life cycle analysis. Understand, teach and supervise a wide range of analysis techniques. Help organisations create and learn from strategic insights. Apply innovative approaches to resolve problems. (5%)
Nice-to-have skills and experience
Previous experience working within a defence or intelligence environment
Previous experience working within a defensive cyber security environment
An existing portfolio with demonstrates aptitude and skills
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 (1%)
be transparent and collaborative when making decisions (1%)
have a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes (1%)
take responsibility for their work (1%)
share knowledge and experience with other team members (1%)
Additional assessment methods Scenario or test
Evaluation weighting
Technical competence
70%
Cultural fit
5%
Price
25%
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