Provision of Software Test Resources

Description

Experienced Software Test Resources are required to support the various test phases being carried out on the ITS, NGT and other systems within the Authority. The Authority intends to use the Test Resources extensively over a number of different projects within the Authority. It is possible that Test Resources will be working on several different business areas in parallel at the same time. The Test Resources shall be involved in various types of testing in the complete testing cycle. It varies from unit (component) testing to sub-system and system testing and includes User Acceptance Testing (“UAT”) and Pilots. It is a mix of automated (script-based) testing and manual, black-box testing. Testing is typically based on requirements specifications and use cases for the various systems, and will be executed in several phases and cycles. Some test execution cycles will be supported by and witnessed by the external participants. Further detail provided in the Tender Documentation. Lot 1: Experienced Software Test Resources are required to support the various test phases being carried out on the ITS, NGT and other systems within the Authority. The Authority intends to use the Test Resources extensively over a number of different projects within the Authority. It is possible that Test Resources will be working on several different business areas in parallel at the same time. The Test Resources shall be involved in various types of testing in the complete testing cycle. It varies from unit (component) testing to sub-system and system testing and includes User Acceptance Testing (“UAT”) and Pilots. It is a mix of automated (script-based) testing and manual, black-box testing. Testing is typically based on requirements specifications and use cases for the various systems, and will be executed in several phases and cycles. Some test execution cycles will be supported by and witnessed by the external participants e.g. 3rd party organisations that operate our systems. The successful Tenderer shall provide Test Resources at various levels of seniority, such as: - Test Lead; - Senior Software Tester; - Junior Software Tester; and - Test Analyst.