Tactical Buyer European ICT Tendering

Project overview

For our end client, the Police, Harvey Nash is looking for 2 FTE Tactical Buyers for European ICT Tendering.

Expected start date: 01-01-2027 (start possible after completion of screening)

Duration of assignment: 18 months

Number of hours per week: 36

Location of work: Driebergen

On-site or from home: Hybrid

Freelancer possible: No, only secondment

Deadline for proposing candidates: 22-10 before 09:00

Position scale and step: Business Operations Specialist C scale 11

Education level: HBO (Bachelor)

You have a diploma at HBO (bachelor) level or equivalent via EVC. Or you have at least two years of demonstrable experience at the required work and thinking level. This must be demonstrated with your CV, supplemented with an official job description, vacancy text, or other document clearly stating the required work and thinking level.

Nice to have

Experience in central government

Experience with ABDO

Knowledge of processor agreements

Competencies:

Details matter. Accuracy in documents and perseverance throughout the tendering process are important. Collaboration with project team members and the ability to accurately translate the requirements and wishes of the needs assessor are also important competencies. Depending on the competencies and experience of the project leader and other project team members, the experienced candidate is able to respond to this by steering more or less actively and helping to guide the process.

Through broad experience, the candidate can bring the project to a successful conclusion, resulting in an agreement between the police and the contractor.

Working hours/days:

There is ample opportunity to work elsewhere, which can be at home or at another office location. Especially since the candidate does not need to be specifically part of their own procurement team. Availability is generally required during office hours.

The police operate in a changing society where diverse perspectives are essential for good policing. That is why diversity is of great importance to us. How can we utilize your knowledge and background for this?

A screening type BO+ applies to this assignment. For more information about the screening: Police selection - Screening | Kombijdepolitie

Furthermore, we would like to receive the following information:

Earliest possible start date

Availability in hours per week

All-in rate (incl. travel and/or accommodation costs, excl. VAT)

Holiday schedule within the next 3 months

Place of residence

Candidate's date of birth

Candidate's email address

Candidate's phone number

Motivation (max 150 words)

If supplier: contact person's email and phone number

Type of hire: Freelancer or Supplier's Own Employee or Freelancer via Supplier

Availability for potential interviews at the Police, within 5 days after the application closing date.

By responding to this request, the Contractor declares to have taken note of and agrees with the General Secondment Conditions or General Secondment Conditions for Independent Professionals of Harvey Nash and the associated Client Appendix Police. These can be found at www.harveynash.nl/politie

Project details

108.50 all-in ex VAT

Assignment description

Multiple tenders need to be executed. It is not yet entirely certain which tenders these will be, as this may change in the coming months depending on priority. Typically, this involves a regular European tendering process that the candidate will execute within a project team. The regular steps involved are: Writing the tender strategy, writing the tender guidelines and relevant appendices such as the agreement, answering the note of clarification, publishing the tender, guiding the evaluation, and writing the award advice and award/rejection letters.

All this is done in collaboration within a project team under the leadership of a project leader. The candidate procurement often works with available templates in the tendering process. There is a review process where the candidate must process comments on the draft documents. This applies to every milestone product. Collaboration with project team members, reviewers, and legal counsel is therefore an important part of the work. Meetings are usually in or around Utrecht. The risk of failure for the police can be relatively high, which is why seniority in experience and education is required from the candidate.

Political-administrative sensitivity is therefore also important for the execution of the assignment. Training: Nevi2 or equivalent completed and knowledge of tender law (examples from previous secondments).

This assignment would normally qualify more as a result-oriented assignment, but due to the uncertain nature of tender lead times, this is not possible. However, one week may have a higher workload than another due to the different phases the project goes through. It is up to the intermediary to manage this variation.

The desire is for the candidate to execute the projects as much as possible and not be part of the team, and therefore not attend work meetings.

Work experience:

Must haves:

More than 10 years of work experience in the public domain as a European tenderer

Nevi2 completed

Demonstrable knowledge through, for example, a tender law course at Utrecht University or equivalent

Demonstrable experience with at least five European tenders for ICT-related supplies or services

Knowledge of Excel in relation to creating pricing models

• Start: 01-01-2027 (starten kan na afronding van screening)
• Duration: 18 maanden
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Utrecht, NL
• Languages: Dutch