Published date: 29 April 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 12 January 2021, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Project management consultancy services - 72224000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£91,700

Procurement reference

tender_224047/957698

Published date

29 April 2021

Closing date

12 January 2021

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

12 February 2021

Contract end date

8 December 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Role and responsibilities

A: Supporting the project:
- Supporting development plans, including the management and coordination of sign off processes by the Project Managers and the PMO
- Updating control documents, such as issues and risks through engagement and input from the teams and helping to update plans , risk logs etc
- Updating regular (daily / weekly) trackers based on the outcome of the project meetings
- Facilitating Planning and Risk workshops, with the ability to contextualise outputs and produce detailed artefacts

B: Supporting and servicing key stakeholders:
- Following up and coordination of all reporting requirements, conducting a quality assurance and challenge function for all inputs
- Completion / co-ordination of requested reports and updates for the Project / Programme Boards (including the management and coordination of its sign off processes)
- Planning and preparations for the Project Board and Working Group Meetings, taking the meeting minutes and managing the feedback and approval process of the project documentation by the Project Board

The following experience is essential to this post:
- Experience of having been involved in the delivery of projects within agreed time, cost and quality constraints.
- Understanding of project management tools and methodologies, and experience of applying them in practice.
- Competent in MS Office Suite of products (esp. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Project)
- Ability to work at pace in a highly intense and pressured environment.
- A positive, can do attitude with the understanding of having to be adaptable in approach and managing priorities in order to get the job done.

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Award information

Awarded date

12 February 2021

Contract start date

12 February 2021

Contract end date

8 December 2021

Total value of contract

£91,700

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

lnvestigo Limited

Address

6 Devonshire Square, London, EC2M 4YE

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Nobel House
London
SP1J 3JR
England

Email

network.procurement@defra.gov.uk