The Government Property Agency is the largest property holder in government, with more than £2.1 billion in property assets and over 55% of the government’s office estate.
We are transforming the way the Civil Service works by creating great places to work, leading the largest commercial office programme in the UK, working towards halving carbon emissions from government offices, and achieving greater value for taxpayers. And we are looking for innovative, solutions-focused people to join our team.
Representing the best covenant in the UK – His Majesty’s Government – we are leading transformational programmes such as the Government Hubs Programme, Whitehall Campus Programme and Net Zero Programme, as well as delivering modern, cost-effective real estate service solutions.
Innovation and progress are at the heart of our behaviours. We foster a culture of lifelong learning, where curiosity and self-improvement are encouraged. And we’re dedicated to becoming a leading, inclusive employer both in the external market and throughout the Civil Service. Our strong emphasis on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) is not just about driving inclusion across our organisation, it is also about ensuring our services meet the needs of government departments and the civil servants who use our spaces.
Join our dynamic and diverse team that leads with purpose, improving sustainability, nurturing social value, driving inclusivity and flexibility, and kickstarting economic growth. We are driven by purpose, and you can be part of it too: where you make a meaningful impact; where you influence; where your voice really matters; where you help to shape our future direction.
The GPA is committed to representing the communities we serve by making Diversity, Equality and Inclusion part of everything we do.
To ensure that we are always recruiting and retaining a diverse mix of talent, we are particularly inviting applications from candidates who are disabled, ethnically or gender diverse, and people who identify as being part of the LGBTQ+ community.
The Government Property Agency (GPA) Commercial Team sits within the Chief Operating Officer’s (COO) Group and is responsible for procurements and contracts delivered across GPA.
The Property Technology Commercial Team supports the GPA’s objective of providing great places to work by procuring interoperable office technologies allowing Civil Servants to seamlessly operate between different buildings, without the need for multiple IT setups.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the technology transformation that will modernise and standardise technology in the majority of the government office estate, improving Civil Servant experience and efficiency, delivering savings, and lowering carbon emissions.
Some of the innovative office technologies you will support the procurement of are:
GovPass: A single employee building access pass across departments
GovPrint: A standardised Printing system allowing employees to easily print at any building
Occupancy: Supporting the property and workplace services teams make decisions based on the number of civil servants in a building.
Room Booking: A single system to book meeting rooms in multiple buildings.
The team provides expert advice to the Chief Technology Office (CTO) to ensure GPA obtains value for money and are provided with scalable commercial solutions to meet the GPA’s ambitions of modernising technology across the government estate.
You will need to support the commercial lead, who you will report to, achieve the team objectives, provide commercial expertise and be able to collaborate with stakeholders to find solutions and run procurements in line with both PCR2015 (when using existing frameworks) and the new PA 2023 procurement regulations.
Creation of this office technology also provides an opportunity to maximise GPA’s intellectual property. The successful candidate will also be expected to manage GPA’s intellectual property and support the Property Technology Commercial Lead identify and pursue income opportunities.
Key responsibilities:
* Lead on technology procurements conducting the full end to end procurement life cycle. Utilising the optimum procurement route, such as Crown Commercial Service Framework or running a Competitive Flexible Procedure.
* Lead on contract variations as required for the team's existing contracts.
* Manage the cataloging and identification of Technology Intellectual Property.
* Co-ordinate internal and external approvals for the team's procurements.
* Conduct market engagement to gather information for upcoming procurements and increase market awareness of GPA tenders.
* Maintain the teams records in the contract management system, file storage system and keep pipelines up to date.
* Support the implementation of the new procurement regulations PA 2023.
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