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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: GEO-DATA MANAGER
2. Awarding Authority: Ministry of Defence, Defence Digital ASDT C4ISR, GB. Web:
3. Contract type: Service contract
4. Description: Off-payroll (IR35) determination Supply of resource: the off-payroll rules will apply to any workers engaged through a qualifying intermediary, such as their own limited company
A specialist geo data manager is required to configure geographical information services and provide technical geospatial support to the C4ISR programme in relation to all map dependent applications
5. CPV Code(s): 720000000, 72260000, 72200000, 79620000, 722120000
6. NUTS code(s): UKK, UKK1, UKK15
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Location South West England
Work setup
Address where the work will take place DD ASDT are based at Mustang Building and Building 405 on Westwells Road, MOD Corsham, SN13 9NR.
Additional travel to various MOD premises and Industry partner locations in the UK may be required.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: PS010
9. Estimated value of requirement: Maximum day rate £680 per day (Ex-VAT).
10. Closing date for applications 3.11.2021 (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 29 October 2021 at 11:59pm GMT
Latest start date Wednesday 1 December 2021
Expected contract length 18 months with an option for an extension of six months (subject to financial approval).
About the work
Early market engagement
Who the specialist will work with Civilian, Military and contractors within the MOD and wider Defence industry.
What the specialist will work on ASDT C4ISR is transitioning to a Service based approach to delivering GEO within Defence Digital – this post will be providing detailed technical support to a number of systems across Defence and helping direct / cohere the future direction of implementation on those systems:
Configure imported geo data /services & associated ARC GIS servers for operationally focussed geo services (gs) eg mapping & imagery to dependent applications, not limited to DTT, ICC, JOCWATCH and C4ISR applications across multiple security domains.
Support other application geo teams in preparation for exercises.
Assist with technical expertise for coherence activities
Working arrangements The successful candidate will need to work between 4 and 5 days per week. The working day is 8 hours to include 30 minutes for break. Some work may be conducted at other MOD and industry partner sites in the UK. Opportunities for home working are available. This individual will report to the C4ISR Programme Manager in ASDT.
T. & S. LOL = £2000 (Ex-VAT)
Security clearance Valid DV clearance must be in place prior to the contract starting and for the duration of the contract.
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
Demonstrate evidence of experience managing and configuring ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise products and Geospatial datasets/services provided by military SGCs. 10 Points
Give an example of last 3 years experience providing geo support to FLCs in the use of operational systems. 10 Points
Demonstrate an understanding of the various requirements for specific C4ISR applications such as DTT, ICC, C2PC, GELs. 10 Points
Demonstrate knowledge of geospatial concepts and terminology (projection types, coordinate systems, formats, standards). 10 Points
Demonstrate competence in publishing OGC compliant Web Map Services via ESRI’s ArcGIS Enterprise. 10 Points
Demonstrate competence of legacy ArcGIS Desktop products (ArcMap & ArcCatalog) along with knowledge of their replacement software (ArcGIS Pro). 10 Points
Evidence of familiarity with REST WMS services. 5 Points
Confirmation of Knowledge plus example of materials issued by DGC and other Specialist Geospatial Centres and the expected file structure for Geospatial data. 10 Points
Demonstrate familiarity with setup and support of applications that use either ESRI’s JavaScript SDK and/or Flex viewer. 5 Points
Nice-to-have skills and experience
Give an example of experience working with C4ISR or related applications 10 points
Explain your experience of dealing with remote groups of stakeholders and how you managed expectations and communications between disparate groups 5 points
Demonstrate your experience of working with industry partners 5 points
How suppliers will be evaluated
All suppliers will be asked to provide a work history.
How many specialists to evaluate 3
Cultural fit criteria
Describe how you would work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers – 1 Point
Describe a time when you have been transparent and collaborative when making decisions – 1 Point
Give an example of a no-blame culture where you have encouraged people to learn from their mistakes – 1 Point
Illustrate how you have taken responsibility for your work – 1 Point
Give an example of how you have shared knowledge and experience with team members – 1 Point
Additional assessment methods
Evaluation weighting
Technical competence
70%
Cultural fit
5%
Price
25%
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