Senior Procurement Manager
NHS England, Kent, UK to £400 per day
Working in the NEL CSU Procurement Team, the post holder will undertake the provision of strategic and complex procurement support services to NEL CSU clients, including NHS England, on a revenue generating basis, as directed by the Head of Procurement for healthcare and other non-healthcare service requirements.
The post holder will support the day-to-day operation of the client’s tendering processes for Clinical and Non-Clinical Services including supporting the Senior Head of Procurement to deliver a strategic procurement service, contribute to the delivery of allocated procurement projects, sustainable cost improvements, and a range of benefits across the various clinical services commissioned by the client.
Service Delivery
• Undertake procurement activities ensuring they are delivered to the highest standards in line with appropriate policies and legislation
• Operate in a team that is commercially orientated and delivers best practice throughout an effective and efficient procurement service, which will seek continual improvements
• Act as an expert on all aspects of procurement for internal NEL CSU and external commissioning clients (NHS England, CCGs, other customers as required)
• Procure services based on requests by clients, and as allocated by the Head of Procurement
• Ensure that service development priorities, service specifications and quality standards are adequately described in tender documentation, and that arrangements for detailed and proactive performance management are in place
• Benchmark with other organisations to ensure best value for money and best practice on procurement procedures are captured and maintained
• Advise senior stakeholders on, and preparation for undertaking supplier bid evaluation processes
• Advise senior stakeholders on, and undertaking, deal closure
• Have a clear focus on providing an excellent customer service delivery
• Be able to use innovation in the methods used to deliver procurement activities and successful outcomes
• Assist NEL CSU stakeholders with the production of PQQ and tender responses for business opportunities
• Ensure the provision of appropriate, high quality and up to date advice and guidance, and hands on procurement activities to their business communities and individual stakeholders
• Recommend and facilitate best routes to market, and to manage the procurement processes and competition in accordance with stakeholder / business requirements and business objectives, and internal procurement procedures and governance
• Action cost-saving opportunities as agreed with clients against their annual procurement pipelines and specific individual project targets
• Advise on the optimum procurement option for and within each category of clinical and non-clinical service
• Support and advise on the construction of tender documentation including services, suppliers, evaluation criteria, and so on, to assist in the commissioning process
• Work with NEL CSU colleagues and client stakeholders to support the drafting of project plans to meet the needs of the overall project, to cover all dates, including consultation, the tender process and contract award
• Advise on the whole life cycle costing aspects of the tendered services, and make recommendations to clients accordingly
• Provide and receive information of a complex nature with regards to tenders, ensuring co-operation at different levels within NEL CSU and clients
• Ensure client and internal procurement activities are undertaken in accordance with NHS England guidelines in respect of the use of pan-government framework agreements as may be appropriate
• The post holder is required to follow all applicable Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in their work and take responsibility for maintaining their personal training in the use of SOPs as part of their annual training and development plan
Category Developments
• Keep abreast and aware of developments in procurement legislation, best practice tools, and purchasing technologies including their use within the team’s procurement processes
• Attend and contributing to professional procurement events and seminars across the industry
• Work with the colleagues and the Head of Procurement to develop and expand the current portfolio of procurement projects
• Support the delivery and demonstration of best value for money in all procurement processes, by actively managing the market place and keeping abreast of service developments and pricing benchmarking on a category management basis.
• Undertake research to prepare market intelligence regarding pricing, suppliers and their competitors on an ongoing basis in order to maintain market knowledge, and in relation to specific negotiations where it is necessary to develop a thorough knowledge of the complexities of the specific requirement
• Undertake analyses of major areas of supply to cover all key variables (quality, alternatives, costs, supplier confidence, etc.) identifying potential alternative options
• Ensure that value for money is achieved through the provision and outcomes of their strategic procurement activities
• Establish strategic opportunities for aggregation of demand, and standardisation of services across local client
The Maximum Daily Pay Rate: £400 Umbrella £320.11 PAYE.
Stakeholder Manager
Department for Transport (DFT), Central London, UK to £320 per day
• Proactively build effective relationships and partnerships with key organisations in the engineering sector and STEM education delivery to support the Year of Engineering objectives.
• Actively engage with stakeholders with a view to recruiting partners to the Year of Engineering campaign, and encouraging other forms of participation such as advocacy of the campaign.
• Champion best practice in stakeholder engagement and contribute to the continuous development of the stakeholder and partner network through knowledge of the engineering sector and the landscape of high-impact STEM initiatives.
• Lead on the development and delivery of regional stakeholder engagement plans, including developing stakeholder mapping, handling and engagement plans for the regions.
• Gather intelligence and analyse the effectiveness of external engagement to help inform current and future engagement strategies
The Maximum Pay Rate:£256.10 PAYE £320.02 UMBRELLA.
Columbus IT Service Management Operational Readiness Test Lead
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), Telford, UK to £550 per day
This is an exciting time for HMRC, as we drive through a bold plan to transform our IT and digital services for our customers and colleagues. The Chief Digital and Information Office (CDIO) is at the centre of this drive.
We are creating a dynamic technology organisation that works on two levels: we want the most amazing experience for our customers, both internal and external; and we are building careers that are rewarding and enjoyable for all of us.
We have a massive challenge: we need to bring in more revenue, reduce costs and improve the experience for customers. To do this, we’re using smart data analysis and innovative IT systems to ensure that customers get their tax affairs right from the outset — and we’re radically improving the technology we use to do our work.
Key to this is managing the safe exit from the 13 year old ASPIRE IT contract. To achieve this we have a Programme which is designing and delivering a new IT Operating and Sourcing Model and delivering transformational changes to HMRC’s IT estate and services. Within this portfolio of work are a range of significant projects which are fundamental to HMRC’s transformation and which need capable project staff with a proven track record of delivering transformational change against a highly complex backdrop.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) currently has a requirement for a Lead Test Analyst to work on the IT Service Management Tooling project which will replace the legacy application with a modern, integrated toolset that fully supports the ITIL process suite by the end of 2017.
The replacement toolset has been selected and this role is required to work with stakeholders across diverse areas of HMRC and its suppliers to define and manage the execution of the necessary Operational Readiness Tests based on confirming the continued established end-to-end service management processes. Additionally, the role is required to oversee other elements of testing (non-functional testing, Agile user testing, integration testing) that are being carried out by other groups on behalf of the project.
Define and deliver Operational Readiness Testing (ORT) for the introduction of the new ITSM toolset including:
• Develop detailed test approach and plans
• Establish testing requirements to provide risk based test coverage of all process, touch point and interface changes introduced by the new toolset
• Establish stakeholder approved test success criteria
• Create test scripts and testing scenarios.
• Ensure management reporting is created in required timescales.
• Ensure all defects are logged, tracked and managed through to completion.
• Prepare Test Reports and participate in any go/no go decisions based on testing outcomes.
• Work with the Training Lead to ensure appropriate KT/Training takes place for each functional area.
• Provide support for programme cutover and aftercare activities as required.
• Attend client/stakeholder meetings as required
Provide input / guidance / assurance of other project test activites being carried out on behalf of / by the project
Location: Inner London: Dorset House or Telford.
COMPETITIVE Daily Pay Rate: £550 Umbrella / £440.15 PAYE (Base on experience).
