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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

Defra Network eTendering Portal

Infrastructure Project Management Office Manager

IT ServicesCPV 72224000
Value£50k
Awarded8 Mar 2021
Published6 May 2021
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£50ktotal contract value
median £120k
this tender£0£3.5m

This sits in the lower-middle of the IT Services band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 36,449 valued IT Services tenders in our corpus.

The brief

About the job - Provide a robust and deliverable communication service to workstream leads and programme colleagues. - Examine ministerial and infrastructure priorities and effectively respond to the high volume briefing and commission requests on behalf of the infrastructure team. - Develop and manage responses to commissions and briefings ensuring the effective management of the full end-to-end process from commission to completion and maintain a knowledge repository. - Identify key infrastructure messages and maintain up-to-date tailored communications products for specific audiences on key programme issues. - Work in conjunction with others in the programme team to develop core lines/script. - Promote and encourage the early integration of strategic communication and infrastructure communications. - Review communication strategies to ensure integration across communication channels, identify any gaps and work with and through programme & strategic communications and press office colleagues in delivery. - Ensure consistency of voice, tone and message across all channels. - Build and nurture relationships with key stakeholders, advocates and partners, to gather intelligence and build situational awareness. - Evaluate the effectiveness of communication against objectives.

Review lessons learned and identify areas for improvement for future infrastructure communications. - Ensure and commit to individual and organisational learning and talent development. - Attend stakeholder forums and events to present core lines on behalf of the

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Provide a robust and deliverable communication service

Provide a robust and deliverable communication service to workstream leads and programme colleagues.

02

Develop and manage responses to commissions

Develop and manage responses to commissions and briefings ensuring the effective management of the full end-to-end process from commission to completion and maintain a knowledge repository.

03

Identify key infrastructure messages and maintain up-to-date

Identify key infrastructure messages and maintain up-to-date tailored communications products for specific audiences on key programme issues.

04

Promote and encourage the early integration

Promote and encourage the early integration of strategic communication and infrastructure communications.

05

Review communication strategies to ensure integration across

Review communication strategies to ensure integration across communication channels, identify any gaps and work with and through programme & strategic communications and press office colleagues in delivery.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
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Source
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