Jonathan Duffy Email & Phone Number

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Leading request for quotations, mini competition projects and projects over PCR 2015 threshold levels tendering in a number of category areas throughout the Procurement HUB.Work closely with service area colleagues and enabling services to develop tender documentation, educate staff in relation to the procurement process and understanding of roles and responsibilities.Supporting the implementation of OCCs Social Value Policy by engaging with some key Council Contracts (including SMEs), to fulfil their Social Value delivery during contract delivery.Supporting service area colleagues with the councils pre-procurement governance including developing business cases in preparation for Commercial BoardAttend quarterly contractor meetings with service areas to understand the nature of council contractsReview monthly spend analysis reports to reduce council off contract spend and achieve value for money in formal contract arrangements.Engage with Oxfordshire councils to publicise framework agreements to which the council is achieving income.Representing the County Council at Meet the Buyer Events

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Leading Request for Quotations (RFQs), mini competitions and direct awards via procurement frameworks, and support on project over PCR 2015.Understanding of the FM Category and Stakeholder Management. Leading on high value FM contractsMaintaining compliance with relevant PCR 2015 notices on our e-tendering portal throughout the duration of the procurement cycle.Provide support and guidance to both procurement and service area staff in relation to the new ways of working through the development of the Councils Provision Cycle HandbookSuccessfully maintaining a monthly Supported Transport Dynamic Purchasing Systems, managing low level tenders in compliance with the Public Procurement regulations.Provide support and guidance to both procurement and service area staff in relation to the new ways of working through the development of the Councils Provision Cycle Handbook

Oxford, United Kingdom

Experience in dealing with placing older adults from a variety of pathways with the objective in supporting the flow of health and social care systems and reducing the amount of delayed discharges in care. Successful background in delivering and finding care placements for older adults (in a challenging care market) by having a close working relationship with care providers and maintain strong working relationship with internal staff.Proven track record in influencing others and being able to negotiate reduction in both children and adults placements delivering cost savings on placements on behalf of the council Actively seeking new self-development opportunities such as undertaking secondment involving high cost children placements, shadowing quality and contract officers on monitoring visits and being champions for GIS and IBC systems

Oxford

Secondment opportunity whereby I was one of four members of staff set with reviewing 20 high cost children’s placements (this later got changed to over 70) with a target of saving £220,000 in 2018/19 and £310,00 in 2019/20.Contributed towards cost savings achieved of £344,350 in 2018/19 as a teamInvolved in providing recommendations/learning towards placement/contract teams for any future negotiating with care providers

Oxford, United Kingdom

First point of contact for any queries for service users, families and professionals via email, telephone and by letter.As well as my day to day role I undertook additional responsibilities in being responsible for procurement of locum staff (SW&OT) and ordering equipment. This expanded into covering for other social care teams.Being part of the IBC implementation team and being super userOpportunities to undertake visits with SW and OTs on visit to service usersNominated for CHOICE award – One Team

Swansea, United Kingdom

Overseeing team performance in terms of maintaining accurate recording on PARIS system of LAC placements, making SW aware of assessment timescales/triggers, timescales of CP and LAC visit were being recorded and ensure that appropriate documentation was maintained linked to LAC placements.Implementing new system of recording statutory visits which improved visit numbers being recorded and SW cooperation and getting information on PARIS system