Short Term Procurement Management Requirement

The Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) invites applications to manage a service tender process that is scheduled to start in January 2025. HBLB is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. HBLB is required by the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 to collect a statutory levy from the horseracing business of bookmakers and apply the funds raised to one or more of the following objectives: - the improvement of breeds of horses; - the advancement or encouragement of veterinary science or veterinary education; - the improvement of horseracing. In connection with the stated objectives and in the interests of the health and well-being of the horse population in Great Britain, HBLB contracts with a third party to provide a surveillance and monitoring service covering equine infectious disease in Great Britain. The current service agreement is due to expire on 31 October 2025, and a tender process for renewal of the service agreement is planned to start in January 2025. A press release announcing the arrangements was issued in 2021 and can be found at https://hblb.org.uk/release/685. HBLB is looking for a management consultant or consultancy to facilitate the tender process for the provision of the above service and to provide advice on transition to the new service and its safe contractual implementation. The assignment will include the following tasks: - Assistance with drafting tender documents - Attendance at meetings with the appointed oversight committee - Responsibility for posting of final tender document on Government website - Responding to queries from potential applicants - Collating, inspecting and analysing applications in respect of costs/functions/other features - Arrangement and management of application review and interview processes - Communication with applicants - Assisting HBLB in drafting new agreement - Advice on future agreement monitoring strategy Parties tendering for this service must be able to evidence: - Knowledge and experience of the government procurement process - Practical understanding of the British horseracing industry - Knowledge regarding the management of equine welfare particularly with regard to infectious disease - Experience of drafting contract opportunities and the resulting service contracts - Acceptable value for money