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On behalf of Homes England, we are looking for a Procurement Manager (Inside IR35) for a 9 month contract on a hybrid basis (London or Birmingham 2-3 days per week, Liverpool or Manchester also considered)

Homes England, the government’s housing and regeneration agency, plays a central role in tackling the housing challenges the country now faces. We have the appetite, influence, expertise, and resource to drive positive market change, and our mission is to ensure more homes are built in areas of greatest need, improve affordability and create a sustainable housing market.

Following the publication of the government’s Levelling Up White Paper, Homes England has also been tasked with a core role in spearheading regeneration, partnering with places to reduce economic disparity, empower local leaders and create equal opportunities across the country to ensure communities reach their full potential.

Role Purpose:

Provide specialist commercial and procurement expertise to support the re-procurement of the Cladding Safety Scheme's outsourced Service Administrator contract, covering both the digital platform and operational grant administration. Working with Homes England stakeholders, you will lead an end-to-end procurement process that ensures service continuity, value for money and compliance with UK public sector procurement regulations. The role will also review the current contract's performance and risks, helping to shape future delivery models and procurement strategy.

As a Procurement Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Lead the end-to-end procurement and route-to-market process.
• Review the existing contract's performance, commercial arrangements and risks.
• Develop procurement strategies, service specifications and commercial frameworks.
• Plan and undertake market engagement activities.
• Produce compliant tender documentation, including evaluation criteria and contract terms.
• Design appropriate pricing mechanisms and performance measures.
• Identify and manage procurement and commercial risks.
• Provide commercial advice and work closely with operational, legal and governance stakeholders.

Essential:

• Significant experience leading complex public sector procurements.
• Strong knowledge of UK public sector procurement legislation and best practice.
• Experience procuring outsourced services and developing tender documentation.
• Commercial expertise, including pricing models, evaluation methodologies and contract development.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Excellent analytical, drafting and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to manage risks and deliver high-quality outcomes within tight timescales

Desirable:

• Experience within housing, regeneration, grant administration or similar sectors.
• Knowledge of digital platforms or technology-enabled outsourced services.
• Experience of contract mobilisation, supplier management and performance monitoring.
• Relevant professional qualification or membership, such as CIPS.

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, Homes England 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

Homes England 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".