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On behalf of the MOD, we are looking for a Commercial Manager - (Inside IR35) for a 6-month contract working on a hybrid basis and with an expectation of1 - 2 days attendance (flexible) in one of Andover, Glasgow, Wyton and Whittington offices

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.

The MOD is one of the biggest public procurement organisations in Europe and the single largest customer for UK industry. It currently manages approximately £20 billion of spend on capital investments in equipment and infrastructure every year. Over the next decade the MOD is committed to spending over £190 billion on equipment and support. The MOD’s customers include both the armed forces and national security agencies, and it has a diverse range of requirements, including military fighting vehicles, education services, nuclear submarines and facilities management.

The MOD’s aim is to provide its armed forces with the best capabilities to enable them to protect the UK’s security and advance national interests, both now and in the long term.

To do this the MOD has an annual budget of almost £53 billion and a workforce comprising 197,000 people. of which 54,000 are civilians working for the UK MOD.

The work really matters; the MOD offers a range of engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services they provide, in many locations across the UK. We support teams working in HR, Primary Health Care, Corporate Services, and many others.

The MOD operates Permanent Joint Operational Bases (PJOBS) in the Falkland and Ascension Islands which collectively form British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI). The BFSAI estate provides regional critical defence capability. The current PJOBS infrastructure and facilities management contracts which maintain the estate ensure compliance to mandatory, regulatory and MOD standards providing vital life support services in these very remote locations.

The Facility Management (FM) services for BFSAI are currently delivered through several contractual arrangements which are due to expire in April 2027. In the Falkland Islands, FM services are split into two major contracts: a Hard FM service contract and a Soft FM service contract. In Ascension Island, there is a single Total FM contract delivering the services.

The procurement of the programmed Total FM services to BFSAI which was to replace the incumbent contracts was formally abandoned by the MOD in November 2025. Consequently, the MOD is required to stand up both the re-procurement of the long-term solution for FM in BFSAI and negotiate interim contract(s) to allow sufficient time for the new competition for the future services to be undertaken. The interim direct award contracts with the incumbents will ensure continuity of FM service delivery with no gaps in provision. Non-FM requirements that were expected to be met by new total FM contract will continue to be delivered by military personnel or via new individual short-term contract(s), to be procured separately.

These interim contracts need to be in place and operating by April 27 when the current contracts will naturally expire. As such we are seeking commercial professionals who can join the Defence Infrastructure Organisation PJOBS commercial team for a period (6 and 12 months) to facilitate the commercial delivery of the interim contract(s) to sustain critical FM services for BFSAI.

As a Commercial Manager - (Inside IR35), your main responsibilities will be:

• Finalisation of the Commercial Strategy
• Drawing together the Statement of Requirement (SoR) and contract documents together ensuring these are aligned and coherent
• Develop and execute a dialogue strategy and plan for each Industry Partner per contract
• Support finance/quantity surveyors in the development of pricing schedules to support the delivery of the requirements (fixed, variable)
• Support finance/quantity surveyors in the development of pricing schedules based on ‘QDC like’ terms, including bottom-up costs, and allowable cost methodology
• Facilitate the page turn and red team review of the full set of contract documents
• Draw together the evaluation strategy and evaluation criteria (ensuring the golden thread from the user requirements)
• Develop the performance management regime, and contract management plan (ensuring the golden thread from the user requirements)
• Create the ITN packs
• Execute the issue of the ITN’s, manage the clarifications and evaluation process (including supporting the allowable cost assessment)
• Develop negotiation strategies and manage negotiation period for each contract
• Support the input and development of the evidence for the Information Note (and other required approvals boards)

Essential

• SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance
• Robust and able to hit the ground running
• Experience of delivering within a commercially
• Experience of working within a Defence environment
• Experience of flexible negotiation and dialogue experience
• Experience of leading and managing strategies
• Experience of securing value for money in a noncompetitive environment
• Benchmarking experience
• Public Sector experience

Desirable

• FM experience
• CIPs
• Experience of using DSP /Jaggaer

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the MOD guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The MOD guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following “this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.