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Senior Delivery Advisor

DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL

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15 Jun 2021 at 13:45

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process concerns a contract titled "Senior Delivery Advisor," issued by the Defra Network eTendering Portal, focusing on legal advisory and information services. This project is located in London, England, with a total contract value of £119,145. The procurement method involves a selective process via a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract period spans from April 1, 2021, to September 30, 2021, while the tender period concluded on March 1, 2021. The award notice was published on June 15, 2021.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in legal advisory services, project management, or those with experience in supporting government programmes, especially pertaining to EU exits. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to engage, as the contracting authority is inclined to source from these sectors, presenting a favourable competition landscape for innovative and capable firms.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Senior Delivery Advisor

Notice Description

Business Partner role responsibilities: Directly supporting a SRO in delivery of their assigned EU Exit Programme by; - Advocating and demonstrating the value of good project discipline via the application of effective project controls and standard project tools - Supporting the adoption and embedding of agreed project standards and tools, including educating teams/ individuals in the benefits of effective and consistent application where appropriate - Facilitating access to expert support following effective diagnosis of business need or problem - Providing delivery context by helping teams/ individuals to connect with the 'bigger picture' at portfolio, Defra group or government level - Encouraging and facilitating problem-solving to overcome barriers to delivery. - Gathering and sharing intelligence (from projects and from the PMO perspective) to expose common/ shared challenges and drive portfolio-level solutions. - Helping teams/ individuals to surface project risks and issues and identify and execute appropriate mitigations/ actions to address. - Capturing and sharing the learning, whilst finding ways to convert into process improvements that benefit all projects - Acting as interpreter in helping business units to translate EU Exit Delivery Group demands/ requirements into actionable and value-adding delivery or assurance activity - Enabling two-way engagement between the projects and the EU Exit Delivery Group; ensuring that delivery concerns are heard, challenged where appropriate and acted on. - Articulating and exemplifying 'what good looks like' in terms of project delivery, governance and reporting (including risk and issue management) - Setting a high standard and demanding the best of the teams/ individuals; providing constructive challenge where quality is compromised or delivery engagement is low - Driving delivery actions and decisions towards the appropriate role/ governance group; supporting SROs, Project Leads and Project Managers to deliver their accountabilities and responsibilities - Accepting responsibility (on behalf of the PMO) when things have gone wrong, and taking ownership for finding a solution/ fixing issues - Identifying and highlighting gaps in capacity and/ or capability and working with senior leaders to identify solutions. Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses an E-tendering system for Procurement activities. This is currently provided by Bravo Solutions. To access appropriate tendering and contractual documents, please access the E-Tendering portal at https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk", ensuring that your registration includes "Defra". If you have any problems with this system, please contact Bravo on their telephone helpline number 0800 368 4850 or by emailing them at help@bravosolution.co.uk.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e716ce07-e392-48c1-b73c-5a81ca799450
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4658aae6-65c5-4046-8164-65e37fd70806
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£119,145 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£119,145 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jun 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Mar 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 20214 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2021 - 30 Sep 2021 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
network.procurement@defra.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SP1J 3JR
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ALLEN LANE

Further Information

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