Published date: 20 May 2021

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


Closing: 1 March 2021, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Project management consultancy services - 72224000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£83,200

Procurement reference

tender_224047/964177

Published date

20 May 2021

Closing date

1 March 2021

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

30 September 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

Specific role:

As an Operational Delivery Project Manager, you will exercise sound judgment and interpretative ability, often dealing with diverse problems. You will frequently interact with businesses or other Departments at a senior level, requiring a high degree of confidence and interpersonal skills. You will cultivate your own networks across government or industry and contribute significantly to high level decision making for business planning or policy implementation.
You should be enthusiastic about the work you do and encourage other team members to do the same. You'll apply innovative thoughts when developing strategies or advising on policy formation which requires the ability to interact with senior leaders and stakeholders at all levels, where a strong set of interpersonal skills is essential.
You will work to one of the G7 Policy Team Leaders within the Northern Ireland Protocol team.

Responsibilities

To be successful in this role you will need to have strong interpersonal skills, the ability to research problems, and the passion to solve them. You'll work on designing, delivering and communicating policy, and work across organisational boundaries and professional disciplines to deliver results. You may be managing teams and their workloads and delegate tasks.

As a Senior Policy Adviser you will:
- Provide cover to the G7 policy lead on end of Transition Period related activities and projects
- Be researching, organising and analysing perspectives, facts and data. Judgement and interpretative ability will be required where the issues are complex or conflicting
- Be expected to weigh up a number of factors to produce constructive ideas and solutions, exercising discretion to make decisions
- At times work independently on day-to-day issues. This may include providing technical or expert advice to feed into policy development
- Develop expertise in the policy area and be the representative on the issue at internal and external meetings
- Draft policy submissions and engage with Parliamentary activity
- Support legislative development
- Develop good working relationships with a variety of government departments and senior stakeholders
- Contribute towards project planning and the creation of required project documentation.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

15 April 2021

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

30 September 2021

Total value of contract

£83,200

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Methods Business & Technology Ltd

Address

6-10 Kirby Street, London, EC1N 8TS

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