Procurement Support Officer – Cambridgeshire

Company: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
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Location: Cambridgeshire
Job Description:

Are you highly organised, detail-focused, and looking to build a career in procurement or contract management? We’re looking for a Procurement Support Officer to provide high-quality administrative, coordination and systems support to our Procurement & Contracting Team.

You’ll support our Contract Manager and Procurement Officers to ensure the smooth, compliant and timely delivery of procurement processes, low-value procurements, contract administration, governance documentation and transparency obligations.

You’ll be a key enabler for:

  • Procurement planning and low-value procurement activity
  • Tender administration
  • Contract register maintenance
  • E-tendering and publication requirements
  • Reporting, data analysis and compliance tasks
  • Contract performance administration
  • Maintenance of procurement templates and internal resources

What You’ll Be Doing

Procurement Process Support

  • Assist with preparing procurement documentation ITTs, evaluation templates, clarification logs and award reports
  • Support tender administration on the e-tendering portal: setting up projects, uploading documents, coordinating clarifications, issuing notifications and maintaining audit trails

Contract Register & Record Keeping

  • Update and maintain the Contract Register in line with transparency requirements
  • Log and update waivers, extensions, variations and supporting approvals

Stakeholder Engagement & Coordination

  • Communicate with internal stakeholders to gather information for procurement processes and approvals
  • Manage shared inboxes, respond to routine queries, and escalate

Compliance, Governance & Transparency

  • Ensure procurement files are complete, accurate and audit-ready
  • Support preparation of governance papers award recommendations, exemptions, variations and risk assessments

Contract Management Support

  • Support the Contract Manager in collecting and recording supplier performance data, KPIs and monitoring returns
  • Assist with documentation of contract variations, extensions, change controls and amendments
  • Help schedule contract review meetings, prepare agendas, take notes and follow up actions
  • Why Join Us?

  • Genuine development opportunities into a career in public procurement or contract management
  • A collaborative, friendly team environment
  • Meaningful work supporting transparent, compliant public sector spending

Key Details

How to applyCheck our the full job description at the bottom of the advert and click the Apply Now button at the top of the page.

Closing Date:16th July 2026

We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if sufficient applications are are received so please check out the full job description below and apply today!

Supporting statementAs part of your application, youll be asked to submit a supporting statement. This is your opportunity to shine and tell us how your knowledge, skills and experience make you a great fit for this role, with reference to the Job Description and Person Specification. Were keen to understand your experience, approach and what you would bring to the team.

Job DescriptionYou can view the full Job Description at the bottom of the advert

Have a question about the role? Wed love to hear from you email the Recruitment Team recruitment@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk

Ready to launch your procurement career? Apply today!

Posted: July 4th, 2026