Contract and Procurement Manager

We’re working with a local authority who are looking for a Procurement Manager with exposure to Commissioning and Public Health Services to review and retender a larger overarching social care and public health contract that has recently come to an end into smaller more targeted service area contracts.

Location: South West based Authority 

Set-up: Remote working or when required in the office 

Rate: £400-£450 per day via Umbrella (Inside IR35)

Duration: 6 months initially with likely extensions

Hours: Full-time or Part-time candidates considered 

The work will include:

• Lead market research/engagement and develop various tenders for Public Health and Social Services
• Liaise with commissioners to gather contract feedback and conduct review of business-critical needs for each service
• Manage end to end tender process to help push the recommissioned contracts out to market
• Provide commercial assurance and strategic commercial direction including the co-ordination of related projects delivered throughout the contract
• Identify opportunities for savings and contract improvement within commissioned services to improve experience, outcomes and value for money
• Produce and present management information required by stakeholders, including, but not limited to those on provider performance, and information regarding the performance of the team

Experience and Qualifications

• Experience of procurement, or contract management and leading and implementing programmes

• Experience working in tandem with a Public Health team, ideally with a focus on nursing, drug, alcohol and smoking

• Experience of dealing with Social Care contracts and managing the end-to-end tender process in a Local Government setting 

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