The Commercial Award

To support DHSC and NHSE&I during the COVID-19 crisis, the Complex Transactions Team (CTT) enabled the delivery of

15,154 ventilators designed and built within 4.5 months, operationalisation of testing from a daily testing capacity of 3,000 to 100,000 in six weeks, and 32 billion items of PPE equipment.This was achieved by deploying 57 commercial specialists to all COVID-19 cells (Ventilation,Testing, Nightingale Hospitals and PPE) and the

Civil Contingencies Secretariat.The team took a leadership role in delivering the commercial arrangements to secure supplies and services, working at rapid pace under highly pressurised conditions.

As the coronavirus crisis began in March, the number of rail passengers plummeted. This created a huge shortfall in rail industry revenue which, unaddressed, would have left many operators facing imminent financial collapse.The team moved with extraordinary speed to design and implement an innovative and widelypraised commercial agreement to avert this outcome and allow the railway to perform its role as a public service, transporting key workers, medical supplies, food and fuel throughout the lockdown. Subsequently, the team developed and delivered a further ‘recovery’ agreement with operators, which incentivises financial and performance improvements for passengers and taxpayers.

Warmer Homes Scotland is the Scottish Government’s flagship national fuel poverty scheme. Benefits are realised through the installation of a bespoke suite of energy efficiency measures, including insulation and heating, to properties of households living in or at risk of fuel poverty. Launched in September 2015, the scheme has helped almost 20,000 households reduce their fuel bills.The contract to operate the scheme, worth £224 million over seven years, was awarded to Warmworks Scotland LLP following an open procurement exercise.The Scottish Government delivery management team consists of Team Leader, Delivery

Lead, Policy Officer and a Procurement (contract management) specialist.

Recognising exemplary commercial skill and sound business judgement in delivering an exceptional outcome, with value for money for government.