Highways England is looking to appoint a partner to be accountable for the programme-wide management activities within the production hub function over the term of the alliance agreement (10,5 years) and thereafter to oversee completion of works called off under lots 2 and 3. Such works expected to complete within 2 to 3 years of expiry of the term of the Alliance Agreement.
The production management partner will act as a catalyst for integration and collaboration between all seven Alliance Members (6 Partners and Highways England) within the Production Hub while providing capability in the service areas specifically related to delivery control and coordination and investing in the capability and competence development of Highways England to enable a programmatic approach that supports realisation of the intended benefits of an alliance model. The outcomes of the production hub function include the following, as a minimum:
1) Business Integration — managing and integrating resources from multiple companies to create and sustain effective and efficient programme delivery;
2) Delivering services within the Production Hub in a leadership or supporting role as required;
3) Programme management office to enable delivery plan to be successfully delivered safely, to time, cost and quality and with robust change control;
4) Supply chain management strategy — facilitate delivery of collaborative procurement hub, category management and wider supply chain performance;
5) Technology and information strategy — facilitate and deliver technology architecture strategy to enable efficiency single source of the truth;
6) Logistical management and scheduling — facilitate delivery of strategic coordination of plant material and resources across inventory storage and manufacturing assembly to smooth resource levels and effective sequencing;
7) People strategy — support alliance board and develop recruitment, skills and retention strategy to drive high performing culture;
8) Continuous improvement, innovation and best practice identified at the scheme level and shared across the programme to support consistently high performing and continuously improving teams in both design areas and in all three construction areas;
9) Commercial management — facilitate delivery of effective cost, commercial and financial management function to the alliance;
10) Communications — lead effective communications strategy and business reporting management;
11) Governance and risk management — provide effective risk controls to facilitate operational and strategic delivery;
12) Quality management and assurance — provide an effective quality management system and controls to maximise operational efficiency;
13) Business Change and Innovation — provide catalyst for business opportunities and deliver effective project management to successfully implement change.
The specific resources and structure will be reviewed annually to reflect needs of forward design and build works programme.
Further information is provided in the descriptive document
