Procurement – Category Management

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Procurement – Category Management

Procurement operates a category management approach, where different teams lead on certain categories of expenditure. The Category manager's role can include (but not limited to) tendering and managing national contracts, providing advice and guidance, and to develop standard specifications.

Category areas and respective Procurement leads are shown below.

Category Title

Category Definition

Procurement Team

Procurement Contact

Aerial Surveying

Hire & purchase of aircraft, equipment & services for aerial survey

South West Robin Browne

robin.browne@environment- agency.gov.uk

Procurement Manager

01392 352402 / 07917 214873 Air Monitoring

Services &

Equipment

Various Monitoring services

& equipment required to check differing

measurements linked to Air

Northern Tracy White

tracy.white@environment- agency.gov.uk

Procurement Officer

01138 196866 / 07584 615270 Asset & Incident

Management

Operational teams goods &

services, including tools &

hardware, landscaping works, dredging works, diving services and skip hire

Central Mandy Hadgkiss

amanda.hadgkiss@environment- agency.gov.uk

Procurement Manager

01217 115916 / 07710 903233 CIS

Commercial Services - IT Software Licensing

IT software licences CIS Commercial Services

James Ardron

james.ardron@environment- agency.gov.uk

Senior Procurement Officer 07887 628879

CIS

Commercial Services - IT Contractors &

Consultants

IT contractors and consultants to support software development & IT project delivery

CIS Commercial Services

Alastair Jack

Alastair.jack@environment- agency.gov.uk

CIS

Commercial Services -

IS/ICT solutions and services, includes Commercial off the shelf

Karen O'Brien

karen.o'brien@environment- agency.gov.uk

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Applications Development

(COTS) solutions, bespoke application development and other software contracts.

Commercial Services Manager 07747 034498

CIS

Commercial Services - Service Procurement Contract

Outsource of Information Technology Services, service management, information security management, network services, hosting services, application services, end user services and IT equipment

Karen O'Brien

karen.o'brien@environment- agency.gov.uk

Commercial Services Manager 07747 034498

Collaborative / Externally Funded projects

Collaborative projects and contributions, overarching agreements, external funding etc.

South West & Head Office

Becca Simmins (Construction &

Environmental Services Collaboration)

becca.simmins@environment- agency.gov.uk

Senior Procurement Officer 01392 352244 / 07876 478434 Vicky Johnson (Desk Based Collaboration)

victoria.johnson1@environment- agency.gov.uk

Senior Procurement Officer 01179 344387 / 07920 020412 Construction

Services

Construction service providers, consultancy design and all supporting services to the capital programme.

Major Projects Team - FCRM &

South West

Jas Bahi (Engineering Contractors) jas.bahi@environment-

agency.gov.uk

Procurement Manager

01138 196872 / 07789 943747 Scott Lawrance (Engineering Consultants)

scott.lawrance@environment- agency.gov.uk

Procurement Manager 01392 352202

Robin Browne (other Construction Services)

robin.browne@environment- agency.gov.uk Procurement Manager

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01392 352402 / 07917 214873 Construction

Supplies

Steel, Aggregates and Timber frameworks used by our operational teams and directly supplied or

purchased by our suppliers for major capital schemes.

South West

Northern

Neil Rowlands (Steel) neil.rowlands@environment- agency.gov.uk

Procurement Officer

01392 352278 / 07785 527618 Helen Evans (Timber)

helen.evans@environment- agency.gov.uk

Procurement Officer 01138 196869 Contaminated

Land

Consultants and Contractors to design and implement remediation measures on contaminated sites in England and Wales

South West Neil Rowlands

neil.rowlands@environment- agency.gov.uk

Procurement Officer

01392 352278 / 07785 527618 Corporate

Clothing

This covers all requirements for staff who need Protective and / or Corporate Clothing as part of their job. This includes PPE, Footwear, Front of House Uniforms, Body Armour, Life Jackets, High Visibility and

Waterproof Clothing.

Corporate Steph Galliford

steph.galliford@environment- agency.gov.uk

Senior Procurement Officer 01179 344386 / 07769 878537

Data

Management &

Licences (not software)

Data Management and Information Services including licence

agreements, subscriptions, books and journals

(electronic & hard copy) but excluding software and data creation. This includes the relationship with BGS.

Head Office Elaine Tonge

elaine.tonge@environment- agency.gov.uk

Procurement Officer 01179 34349

Energy All Electricity & Gas contracts and energy requirements.

Procurement Manager

01217 115916 / 07710 903233

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Environmental Consultancy (Desk Based)

For the provision of

environmental consultancy to inform our advisors based in Head Office and regions.

(This is not for field based related services or a temporary resourcing solution)

Head Office Samantha Jarrett

samantha.jarrett@environment- agency.gov.uk

Procurement Officer

01179 344976 / 07766 423132

Estates Services

National Property Services covering Corporate and Functional Estates

requirements. This includes any surveying work to do with our offices and depots, corporate property work and work on our Functional Estate (land management and estate service support).

Corporate Daniella Beail

daniella.beail@environment- agency.gov.uk

Procurement Officer

01179 344338 / 07920 070931

Facilities Management

Catering and all National Facilities Management requirements.

Corporate Alexandra Parsons

Alexandra.parsons@environment- agency.gov.uk

Financial, Audit

& Insurance Services

Financial services (excluding Purchasing Cards), Internal audit services and insurance for internal activities. Excludes IT related expenditure

Corporate Andrew Brentley

andrew.brentley@environment- agency.gov.uk

Fisheries Goods &

Services

Fisheries consultants, rod license national agreement and waterway control devices

Northern Dorothy Holding

dorothy.holding@environment- agency.gov.uk

Senior Procurement Officer 01925 542332 / 07824 606714 Fleet - Lease

Cars, Car Hire

& Accident Services

Full Vehicle Management Services for Environment Agency lease cars including accident services, insurance and short term vehicle hire.

This does not cover any commercial class vehicles, HGVs, 4x4 vehicles, or Fit

Corporate Vicky Johnson

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Out and Livery which is part of the Plant category.

Fuels Supply of bunkered fuel for our plant and commercial vehicles and heating oil.

Also covers supply of Lubricants.

South East Michael Feest

micheal.feest@environment- agency.gov.uk

Procurement officer

01903 832033 / 07500 121056 HR Services Provision of specialist

advice and support on HR managed services including recruitment, redeployment and all health and wellbeing.

(Excludes training and temporary staff)

Hydrometry &

Telemetry

Hydrometry and telemetry equipment, systems, service and maintenance.

South West Michelle Hingston

michelle.hingston@environment- agency.gov.uk

Hydrogeoligical Consultancy

Specialist Hydrogeological services, not desk based environmental consultancy services, predominantly required for use in Anglian region.

Central Nicki Hall

nicki.hall@environment- agency.gov.uk

Laboratories Provision of goods and services needed to support laboratories. Includes equipment

hire, purchase and

maintenance and purchase of chemicals and

consumables. Does not include FM or courier services.

Procurement manager

01392 352402 / 07917 214873

Learning &

Development

Learning and Development services including individual, group or functional training solutions. From induction programmes to

management courses,

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specialist skills training, assistance for running in- house training events or to devise a development programme.

Legal Services For the provision of external legal advice, to include, but not limited to solicitors and counsel and related disbursements. Providing support for but not limited to matters relating to

environmental law,

administrative law, planning and property, commercial and procurement interests, employment law and information and data protection.

Management Consultancy

Consultancy aimed at improving performance, primarily through the analysis of existing

organisational problems and development of plans for improvement.

Marine Services Provision of services needed to support the National Marine Monitoring service, includes purchase, hire and repair of plant and vessels.

Procurement Manager

01217 115916 / 07710 903233

Marketing &

Media

Provision of services and specialist advice covering all external marketing and media requirements. This covers advertising, design, print, translation and market research.

Mechanical Electrical Instrumentation

Operational MEICA

requirements equipment and services, note local teams

Northern Dorothy Holding

dorothy.holding@environment- agency.gov.uk

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and Control Equipment (MEICA)

assign their own MEICA arrangements. This category role provides strategic advice and co-ordination.

Met Office &

Weather related Services

Met Office & UKCMF Services

South West Michelle Hingston

michelle.hingston@environment- agency.gov.uk

Office Supplies

& Solutions

Provision of office stationery and consumables. This covers copier paper,

corporate print, furniture and postal services (inc

couriers).

Corporate Alexandra Parsons

Alexandra.parsons@environment- agency.gov.uk

Pensions Services

External administration of the EA pension scheme. &

Pensions Investment consultancy and other pension services.

Head Office Sara Bushnell

sara.bushnell@environment- agency.gov.uk

Procurement Manager

0117 9344383 / 07810 81545 Plant &

Transport

Purchase & hire of

agricultural and construction plant and equipment

(including transport), and of incident response plant.

Also covers plant service, maintenance & repairs, and purchase and conversion of commercial vehicles. (All other vehicles are covered under the Fleet category.)

Procurement manager

01392 352402 / 07917 214873

Purchasing Cards

The provision and

management of Fuel cards and Government

Procurement Cards

Senior Procurement Officer 01179 344387 / 07920 020412 Radioactive

monitoring, Equipment &

Services

Radioactive monitoring activities and equipment, including radioactive waste removal services.

Northern Lorraine Hayes

lorraine.hayes@environment- agency.gov.uk

Procurement manager

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01138 196867 / 07824 308967 Research &

Development (Desk Based)

Research services (desk based) including academia, social sciences, technical sciences (Environment and Flood)

Head Office Sara Bushnell

sara.bushnell@environment- agency.gov.uk

Procurement Manager

0117 9344383 / 07810 81545 Temporary Staff

(Non IT)

For the provision of short term temporary labour requirements covering general admin support &

specialist categories, except IT staff

Travel &

Accommodation

Comprehensive travel management services covering hotel

accommodation, rail and air travel, external venues and conferencing requirements

Waste Pollution

& Equipment

Waste clearance services Northern Carol Caddick

carol.caddick@environment- agency.gov.uk

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