IT Procurement Manager at Department for Education, Remote, 6 Months, £Contract Rate

Role Profile:

To support a busy commercial function delivering a broad range of IT procurement and contract management activities.

This role will focus on leading end-to-end procurement exercises across IT and digital categories, supporting the delivery of high-value and high-risk commercial activity. It sits within a collaborative commercial team and requires a proactive individual who can work independently, engage senior stakeholders, and drive commercial outcomes across a diverse IT portfolio.

As an IT Procurement Manager, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Lead IT procurement and commercial activities from inception through to contract award.
• Develop and implement sourcing and procurement strategies for technology-related requirements.
• Manage competitive procurement processes through frameworks such as G-Cloud and Digital Outcomes & Specialists (DOS).
• Produce and review procurement documentation, ensuring consistency of scope and alignment with business requirements.
• Work closely with legal teams to draft and negotiate contract terms and conditions.
• Deliver high-value and high-risk contracts and framework agreements in accordance with public sector procurement regulations.
• Identify and mitigate commercial risks through appropriate negotiation and supplier management strategies.
• Conduct pre-award and post-award negotiations to achieve best value outcomes.
• Build effective relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers to influence commercial decisions.
• Provide commercial advice and support across a wide range of hardware, software, and digital service procurements.
• Resolve commercial disputes and support contract management activities where required.
• Ensure procurement activities are delivered to agreed timelines, governance requirements, and quality standards.

Essential:

• Proven experience using G-Cloud and Digital Outcomes & Specialists (DOS 6/7) frameworks.
• Ability to manage compliant competitions and call-off processes.
• Demonstrable experience delivering end-to-end IT procurement exercises.
• Experience operating within UK public sector procurement environments.
• Strong understanding of technology procurement across software, hardware, cloud, and digital services.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, including engagement with senior leaders.

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, DfE 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 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.