Contract | Civic Recruitment Limited | United Kingdom
Posted On 28/04/2026
Job Information
- Work Experience: 4-5 years
- Interim & Executive Management
- City Hackney
- Province Hackney
- Postal Code E2
Job Description
6 month contract role with a Local Authority
Job Summary:
- The ICT Procurement Lead is responsible for leading and managing end-to-end procurement activity across IT and digital services within a local authority setting.
- The role ensures compliant, cost-effective and strategic sourcing of ICT solutions, aligning with public sector procurement regulations and organisational objectives.
- Working within a corporate resources function, the postholder will provide expert procurement advice and oversee complex ICT contracts and supplier relationships.
Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample):
- Lead end-to-end ICT procurement processes, from strategy through to contract award.
- Develop and implement procurement strategies for IT and digital services.
- Ensure compliance with public sector procurement regulations (e.g. PCR 2015 / Procurement Act).
- Manage tender processes including drafting specifications, ITTs and evaluation criteria.
- Provide expert advice to stakeholders on procurement routes and commercial decisions.
- Negotiate contracts and manage supplier performance.
- Deliver value for money and cost savings across ICT spend.
- Work collaboratively with IT, finance and legal teams.
- Manage risk and ensure governance and audit compliance.
- Maintain accurate procurement documentation and reporting.
Skills/Experience:
- Proven experience in ICT / IT procurement within a public sector or local authority environment.
- Strong knowledge of UK public procurement regulations (PCR 2015 / Procurement Act 2023).
- Experience running complex tenders and frameworks (e.g. CCS frameworks such as G-Cloud, DOS).
- Strong commercial awareness and contract negotiation skills.
- Experience managing suppliers and vendor relationships.
- Ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, organisational and project management skills.
- Knowledge of IT categories (software, hardware, cloud, digital services).
- Ability to work independently and deliver at pace in a contract environment.
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