Contracts Finder - Businesslink.gov.uk (Serco)

Role: Solution Architect

Dates: May 2009 to Apr 2012

businesslink.gov.uk was chosen to deliver and run a new website to provide free access to all Governemnt procurement opportunities - this work resulted in a new national website Contracts Finder (launched by the Prime Minister in February 2011) - aimed at Small to Medium Enterprises.

During this period Aubyn's role was multi-disciplinary, and can be best described as being the Solution Architect for Contracts Finder. There were three main phases:

  • Scoping and tender evaluation - acted as a programme consultant looking towards the end solution whilst working to create a tender and working through contract selection to find the most well suited supplier.
  • Design and delivery - taking on a challenging solution architect role successfully bringing together Contracts Finder in the eyes of all the stakeholders
  • New phase - Aubyn came in as a project manager and requirements guardian to deliver an extension to Contracts Finder

In addition to Solution Architect, Aubyn held the following roles:

  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Third party management
  • Business Analysis
  • Reporting & MI Design
  • Test Lead
  • Usability
  • Project Manager
  • Contractual negotiation