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Procurement Officer and Senior Procurement Officer

Leicester City Council

The closing date is 26 May 2025

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Job summary

Joining our procurement team at Leicester City Council, you will join a fast-paced highly dynamic Mayoral Authority, procuring a whole host of critical contracts for goods works and services across a range of sectors.

Main duties of the job

With roles available across our team due to career progressions youlljoin as a Procurement Officer or Senior Procurement Officer.

Day to day, within these roles youll:

  • Undertake and be involved in managing, a variety of procurement projects including liaising with service departments (internal clients).Consider procurement strategies/approaches and planning the procurement process.
  • Prepare relevant procurement documentation (including evaluation schemes), advertise the contract, market engagement, manage evaluation of submissions, conduct tender clarifications.
  • Draft correspondence, prepare evaluation reports, manage communications with bidders.
  • Apply the Councils contract procedure rules and appropriate legislation, including the Procurement Act 2023, when conducting procurement activity and advising clients.
  • Liaise with legal services to agree contract documentation.

As a senior team member youll also:

  • Undertake procurement activity more independently including higher value/higher complexity.
  • Deputise for the Procurement Manager as and when required.Provides expert advice on procurement strategies/approaches and planning the procurement process.
  • Manages negotiations with preferred suppliers, working with users and technical and legal specialists to draft contracts and technical schedules developing acceptance procedures and criteria.

About us

About the role

Youll have flexibility in hybrid working being both office based, at City Hall or working remotely from home to suit your needs and those of your clients. The team currently attends City Hall for a minimum of 1 day a week, where you will join them.

This is a career graded post procurement officer at LG Band 6£31,067-£33,366Per Yearand Senior procurement officer at LG Band 9£41,511- £44,711Per Year.Appointment to a level will depend on the outcome of the selection process and experience of the successful candidate. Dependent on availability of work/vacancy at a higher level, progress will be by satisfactory performance, agreed at annual Appraisals and through on-going supervision.

The roles are subject to a DBS check and Right to Work check. We are unable to offer sponsorship with this role.

Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£31,067 to £44,711 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

F0116-25-0003

Job locations

115 Charles Street

Leicester

LE1 1FZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertakes, or is involved in managing, procurement projects including liaising with service departments (internal clients), considering procurement strategies/approaches, planning the procurement process, preparing documentation (including evaluation schemes), advertising the contract, market engagement and stimulation, evaluating submissions, conducting negotiations and clarifications, drafting correspondence, debriefing unsuccessful bidders, agreeing contract documentation and preparing evaluations reports.

Applies the councils contract procedure rules and appropriate legislation, including the Public Contract Regulations 2015, when conducting procurement activity and advising clients.

Administers and manages the use of framework contracts and framework agreements for corporate commodities/services.

Develops and maintains relationships with suppliers and internal clients to ensure procurement processes and existing contracts are managed well and continue to deliver value for money.

Uses procurement management information to identify need for new contracts and opportunities for alternative approaches.

Supports other initiatives/projects which contribute to the council achieving its procurement objectives.

Carry out other miscellaneous duties associated with the role

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertakes, or is involved in managing, procurement projects including liaising with service departments (internal clients), considering procurement strategies/approaches, planning the procurement process, preparing documentation (including evaluation schemes), advertising the contract, market engagement and stimulation, evaluating submissions, conducting negotiations and clarifications, drafting correspondence, debriefing unsuccessful bidders, agreeing contract documentation and preparing evaluations reports.

Applies the councils contract procedure rules and appropriate legislation, including the Public Contract Regulations 2015, when conducting procurement activity and advising clients.

Administers and manages the use of framework contracts and framework agreements for corporate commodities/services.

Develops and maintains relationships with suppliers and internal clients to ensure procurement processes and existing contracts are managed well and continue to deliver value for money.

Uses procurement management information to identify need for new contracts and opportunities for alternative approaches.

Supports other initiatives/projects which contribute to the council achieving its procurement objectives.

Carry out other miscellaneous duties associated with the role

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Public Sector procurement experience is preferred but equivalent Private Sector experience and transferable skills are accepted. Youll have knowledge and experience relevant to a specific category specialism, e.g., Goods, Works and Services, including Procurement Act 2023 training (TPP) or commitment to complete this within 4 weeks of starting.
  • Using your experience of procurement, tendering and contract management processes, as well as basic knowledge of contract law. Youll be highly organised, with the ability to prioritise time and objectives effectively. With strong analytical skills with ability to review information presented within tender responses and evaluations to identify the best value.
  • In addition, youll have excellent communication skills, ability to present statistical or technical reports and liaise with both internal and external stakeholders. Including, proficient IT skills, ability to use and manage our IT tendering systems for advertising contracts.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Public Sector procurement experience is preferred but equivalent Private Sector experience and transferable skills are accepted. Youll have knowledge and experience relevant to a specific category specialism, e.g., Goods, Works and Services, including Procurement Act 2023 training (TPP) or commitment to complete this within 4 weeks of starting.
  • Using your experience of procurement, tendering and contract management processes, as well as basic knowledge of contract law. Youll be highly organised, with the ability to prioritise time and objectives effectively. With strong analytical skills with ability to review information presented within tender responses and evaluations to identify the best value.
  • In addition, youll have excellent communication skills, ability to present statistical or technical reports and liaise with both internal and external stakeholders. Including, proficient IT skills, ability to use and manage our IT tendering systems for advertising contracts.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicester City Council

Address

115 Charles Street

Leicester

LE1 1FZ


Employer's website

https://jobs.leicester.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leicester City Council

Address

115 Charles Street

Leicester

LE1 1FZ


Employer's website

https://jobs.leicester.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£31,067 to £44,711 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

F0116-25-0003

Job locations

115 Charles Street

Leicester

LE1 1FZ


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