Afrah Saeed

Procurement and contracts professional with over three years' experience supporting public sector procurement and contract governance within the NHS. Experienced in coordinating procurement activity across complex IM&T supplier portfolios. Skilled in validating supplier quotations, reviewing contract documentation and supporting procurement governance to ensure compliance with NHS procurement policies and public sector frameworks including Crown Commercial Service (CCS), G-Cloud and NHS Shared Business Services (SBS).

IM&T Contracts Officer at Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust (2023-01 – Present)

• Coordinate procurement activity across digital infrastructure, SaaS platforms, cloud services and IT support contracts supporting the Trust's core technology operations and IM&T supplier portfolio.
• Coordinate procurement governance across a multi supplier IM&T portfolio, ensuring supplier quotations, contract documentation and procurement routes comply with Trust procurement policies and framework agreement.
• Maintain and govern the IM&T contract register, ensuring contract lifecycle visibility, renewal tracking and procurement compliance.
• Support end to end procurement processes including supplier quotation validation, requisition creation, purchase order processing and invoice verification in line with Trust procurement procedures.
• Work closely with finance teams, technical service leads and procurement specialists to review contract clauses, framework terms and procurement compliance prior to purchase order approval.
• Coordinate contract renewals, amendments and service terminations across the Trust's IM&T supplier base.
• Providing Commercial assurance by validating supplier pricing, contract terms and procurement routes prior to financial approval and purchase order release.
• Ensure procurement documentation, approvals and governance checks are completed in line with NHS procurement policies and public sector frameworks including Crown Commercial Service (CCS), G-Cloud and NHS Shared Business Services (SBS).
• Maintain accurate procurement records and contract documentation to support audit readiness, financial assurance and procurement governance across the IM&T supplier portfolio

BA in Politics & International Relations – Queen Mary University of London