--- title: "Delivery Manager" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-226c136b-fc2c-40e5-940e-3c3fa104e03f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-226c136b-fc2c-40e5-940e-3c3fa104e03f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-226c136b-fc2c-40e5-940e-3c3fa104e03f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-226c136b-fc2c-40e5-940e-3c3fa104e03f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL" published: "2021-06-15" --- # Delivery Manager Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-226c136b-fc2c-40e5-940e-3c3fa104e03f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-226c136b-fc2c-40e5-940e-3c3fa104e03f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-226c136b-fc2c-40e5-940e-3c3fa104e03f.json) ## Summary The procurement process involves the Defra Network eTendering Portal, seeking a Delivery Manager to oversee project management consultancy services, with a budget of £69,500. The procurement is in the Award stage as of 12th May 2021, following the tender period which ended on 12th April 2021. The contract will commence on 12th May 2021 and is set to end by 30th September 2021. The project focuses on various tasks, including planning, risk assessment, and managing relationships with delivery partners across the UK and beyond. This opportunity is ideal for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations specialising in project management, consultancy, and related services. The successful tenderer will be expected to coordinate delivery across multiple work-streams, engage with stakeholders, and manage technical solutions throughout the project's lifecycle. Businesses that can demonstrate expertise in risk management and operational strategies within government or similar sectors would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. ## Notice Tasks will include: - Lead for Defra on the design and test of BCP operator services through a third-party supplier - Planning and delivering site testing strategy and handover to users - Working effectively across technical, policy, planning and contractor teams to develop technical solutions to construction and delivery issues - Delivery planning, risk assessment and project management - Sharing technical support to Devolved Administrations, and managing technical relationships with counterparts to inform and advise on progress - Input into design meetings. - Attending sites as needed - Managing delivery by multiple work-streams and coordinating activities of delivery partners, including Other Government Departments, sub-contractors and consultants to ensure delivery to cost, time, quality and scope, actively engaging senior level support when required. - Significant input into project and programme plans. - Identifying, monitoring and managing technical and commercial risks and issues. Developing mitigating strategies and escalating as appropriate. - Identifying and working with related projects to manage interdependencies. - Maintaining and delivering against other project controls (including planning, assumptions, decisions, change control and configuration management) - Ensuring the required project and programme reporting is completed through the various Defra and cross-Government governance structures in an agreed timely manner. - Ensuring effective support of the technology and procurement work-stream through an active relationship with the Senior Project Managers, in order to ensure progress against plan milestones is achieved. - Ensuring that assurance, approval and governance processes are met for your delivery areas, reporting, costing, risk assessing and escalating as require - Communicating Defra project vision and status effectively with internal and external stakeholders - Ensuring that effective business as usual and on-going service management is in place post go-live of the project 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66098e53-56a1-4af8-898a-abbd36c8aca7 | | 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 | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Jun 2021 | | Submission deadline | 12 Apr 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 11 May 2021 | | Contract period | 11 May 2021 - 30 Sep 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £69,500 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £69,500 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | SP1J 3JR | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | INVESTIGO | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72224000 - Project management consultancy services ## Release History - 15 Jun 2021 at 14:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66098e53-56a1-4af8-898a-abbd36c8aca7 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66098e53-56a1-4af8-898a-abbd36c8aca7 15th June 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5ddb06ef-5f50-4b21-9d84-ea4a0ae9c115 n/a ## Notice URLs - https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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