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Award of Delivery Manager

Scottish Government

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01 Jul 2021 at 17:01

PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves the Scottish Government, which is seeking to award a contract for a Delivery Manager under the programme aimed at delivering Social Security services. The tender falls under the services industry category, with procurement commencing on June 30, 2021, and concluding on December 31, 2021. The delivery manager is expected to support multiple workstreams and coordinate activities between different teams, which will take place in Scottish Government offices located in Glasgow and Edinburgh, with flexibility for home working.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses focused on management and support services within the public sector, particularly those with expertise in agile project management and digital transformation. Companies that are well-positioned to compete include those with a proven track record in delivery management, agile methodologies, and cross-functional team leadership. With a contract value of £77,870, suppliers can expect to engage in a collaborative environment that values continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement in the public sector context.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of Delivery Manager

Notice Description

1 x Delivery Manager based in Scottish Government Offices - Atlantic Quay, Glasgow or Victoria Quay, Edinburgh. Must have flexibility to work on occasions in other SG offices as well as home working. At present, all staff working from home.The Delivery, Integration and Testing Team sits at the heart of the delivery of the Social Security Scotland programme. This team is expanding to support the complex delivery of multiple workstreams within the programme. The post holder will be a key part of the team as we work to deliver an operational service that meets the needs of client and Agency users.As Delivery Manager you will play a pivotal role in leading the management of the overall Programme. You will be leading and working with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver a complex digital and business programme, driving forward progress at pace and to agreed timescales, managing competing priorities, breaking down barriers for the team, and both planning at a higher level and getting into the detail to make things happen when needed.Main duties include:* Build and maintain a motivated and collaborative team, ensuring they are working effectively* Identify obstacles and help the team to overcome them, balancing multiple priorities, identifying and dealing with ambiguity* Supporting cross-functional project teams for complex product launches and projects* Help the team balance their capacity against demand* Leading the team to perform as an effective part of the Agile Release Train* Acts as a resource to unblock and enable the whole team, breaking down silos with between teams* Focus the team on what is most important to the delivery of products and services, making clear, pragmatic and manageable plans* Drive delivery through the implementation and running of appropriate agile tools and techniques* Ensuring the teams plans and deliverables are accurately detailed in Jira* Updating workstream in appropriate tools i.e. Jira and Confluence* Encourage and facilitate continuous improvement of the delivery team* Coach and mentor both team members and others to apply the most appropriate agile and lean tools and techniques (inc. working with the Community of Practice and the agile coaches)* Ensure that all products are built using the appropriate programme design standards, preparing the team for assurance processes including Gateway Review and Digital Scotland Service Standard* Manage coordination and delivery of engagement with Senior Responsible Owner and Programme Governance, ensuring that governance is effective and efficient* If required, take responsibility for identifying appropriate contractual frameworks and suppliers, and manage complex relationships once suppliers are in place in order to meet expectations and achieve value for money* Strong interpersonal skills - written, oral, presentation* Actively participate in the agile community of practiceEssential Demonstrable Experience* Servant-leading a high-performing, continuously delivering, cross-functional development possibly in a role such as Agile Coach, Scrum Master, Agile Delivery Manager* Proven record of agile delivery in a complex and fast moving environment* Agile product development using a user centred, design practices* Understanding context and requirements, from different areas of the organisation, including product management and service design.* Planning and delivering in Jira and Jira Advanced Roadmaps* Delivery of effective agile team metrics using tools such as Jira that will contribute to the overall Portfolio view* Awareness of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) delivery approach* Awareness of GDS or Digital First Service Standards as part of project delivery* Effective support and coaching approaches to develop Agile and Scrum techniques across the team

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000653331
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL420000
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£77,870 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Jul 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Mar 20215 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Government
Additional Buyers

Argyll and Bute Council

Clackmannanshire Council

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

East Ayrshire Council

East Lothian Council

Education Scotland

Fife Council

Forestry and Land Scotland

Glasgow School of Art

NHS Highland

National Records of Scotland

Queens Cross Housing Association Ltd.

Scottish Borders Council

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service

Scottish Forestry

Scottish Police Authority

Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited

Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Care Inspectorate)

Social Security Scotland

Stirling Council

The City of Edinburgh Council

Transport Scotland

University of Dundee

University of Glasgow

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ALLOA
Postcode
G2 8EA
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
84
Supplier Names

A.C.T Heritage Ltd

A1 Vermin Control and Deer Management

ABB Ltd, Turbocharging

ABPmer

AECOM

ASA Recruitment (Quick Quotes)

Alltec Construction Ltd

Arran Footpaths and Forestry

Atkins Limited

Atkins Ltd

Awesome Ninja

Bestway

CIVIC

Capita Business Services Ltd

Cebotec Ltd

Chalk Plaster

Citroen UK Ltd.

Co-Thought Consulting Ltd

Coeval Ltd

Coltart Contracts Ltd

Craigmarloch Nurseries Ltd

D & K Lafferty & Company Ltd

DDZ Marine ltd

DX Network Services Limited

David Ritchie & Sons Limited

Deer Services

Deloitte LLP

Duncan Wemyss Ltd

EX-PG Ltd

Edinburgh Innovations

Farid Hillend Engineering Limited

Forestry Ground Prep Ltd

Forth Resource Management Ltd

GB Barrels Ltd

Galloway Drainage Supplies Ltd.

Galloway Fieldsports

Grafton Merchanting GB

Guardian Moving & Storage Ltd

Harvey Nash

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Highland Deer and Habitat Solutions ltd

Hydrock

Internet Creation Ltd

Ipsos MORI Scotland

J. A. Jones and Sons (Churchtown) Ltd.

J.B.Black (Ayrshire) Ltd

James L Scobie Deer Management Services

John Graham Ltd

Joint2joint Spray Services Ltd

Leidos Innovations

Lorien Resourcing Ltd

Luddon Construction Ltd

Manyroutes

Marian Boyle Consultancy

Mark Hamilton Landscape Services

Mattest Site Services Ltd.

Michael Ramage Forestry

Mitie Property Services (UK) Ltd

Murray Forestry Ltd

Operation Play Outdoors

Partners in Advocacy

Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Limited

Procast Building Contractors Ltd

Roland McMeeken

STS Deer Contracts Ltd

Sentinel Clerk of Works Ltd

Skillfluence

Social Care Commissioning and Consultancy Services Limited

Softcat Plc

Solway Plant Hire Ltd

Strang Forestry Ltd

Sychem Ltd

The Democratic Society

The Lines Between Ltd.

The School of Good Services

Tracsis Traffic Data Limited

Venesky Brown Ltd

Venesky-Brown Recruitment

Waters Ltd

Why Research

William Yule and Son Limited

Xodus Aurora

boxxe Limited

r k mchardy

Further Information

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