Procurement services
Keep more of what you earn.
We look hard at what you spend, push back on your suppliers and show you what you’ve saved, in pounds.
What are you here for?
Pick the one that sounds like your week. It’ll take you straight to the answer.
Spending too much, with no time to chase it?
Suppliers, contracts and a pile of buying nobody has time to look at. Hand it to us and we run it.
See how →Virtual CPONeed someone senior steering procurement?
Executive-level procurement leadership, without the cost of a full-time hire.
See how →Pitch ClinicLosing tenders you should be winning?
A buyer’s eye over your bid before it goes in, so you get into the room.
See how →Here’s what it looks like when it works.
£85K saved in year one
A small education company. That’s a return of 1,316% in year one and £255K saved over three years.
£810K saved in year one
A manufacturing company. A return of 8,000% in the first year.
We always save more than we cost, and we agree the number before we start. And it’s not just the money: better terms, fewer surprises and a lot less time spent managing suppliers.
Hand us the buying. Get your time back.
Right now it’s probably firefighting supplier issues and wrestling with admin-heavy buying. With the Buy Desk you place all your buying with us and we run it. Structure, speed and commercial control, without hiring extra staff or expensive interims.
The everyday buying
Supplier communication, purchase orders, quotes, approvals and commercial queries, handled end to end.
Quick jobs, done fast
Sourcing tasks, one-off supplier reviews, urgent savings and rapid contract checks.
Focused cost reduction
Supplier clean-ups, value workstreams and compliance improvements.
It all runs on our own methods, tools and templates, laid over how you already work. No onboarding, no training, no rework. It works best if you spend £100K or more a year on goods and services, with no upper limit. Below that, start with a small project.
How a project runs.
Define what you need
We write the requirements down properly, then find suppliers who meet them.
Test the market
We benchmark price, service, quality and new ideas, and check every supplier out.
Negotiate
Better terms, built around what you actually need. No more reliance on a single supplier.
Put it in place
Contracts, service levels and targets, plus a proper start with the supplier. Less time spent managing it all.
Where the savings come from.
Every area of spend, from IT to manufacturing. We’re specialists in regulated environments too.
Cloud, cyber, CRM, service desk
Faster change, 30% or more off, and stronger commercial terms.
Payroll, benefits, HR platforms
Better governance, tighter cost control and better supplier relationships.
Legal, tax, consultancy, insurance
Clear visibility of what you get for the money, and supplier panels that work.
Creative, PR, martech
Up to 60% off software, and better terms and conditions.
Manufacturing, capex, distribution
A supply base you can rely on, compliance covered, 30% or more off.
Want to go deeper?
Two areas that have a page of their own.
A Chief Procurement Officer, without the full-time cost.
Hiring a CPO is costly and, for most SMEs, unnecessary. Our Virtual CPO gives you senior procurement leadership when you need it, on a flexible footing that suits your size and stage.
Line buying up with your goals
We develop and run a procurement strategy that backs your business plan.
Cost down, suppliers sharper
Expert oversight that drives savings and better supplier performance.
Governance, risk and compliance
Best practice put in place, so nothing nasty is hiding in your contracts.
Build your team
Support for your procurement team and the processes they work in.
The assessment and the walk-through of our recommendations are free.
Win more of the work you pitch for.
Plenty of firms will offer a bit of polish on your tender. We’ll give you a laser-sharp review from the other side of the table.
A buyer’s eye
Our people have reviewed thousands of bid responses and sat through thousands of pitches, from the buyer’s chair.
What works, and what won’t
More commercial documents that get repeatable results, rather than a “thanks but no thanks” email.
Get to the decision makers
A well-built bid gets you in front of them. After that, you work your magic.
Tess and Jim, our AI agents, walk through a buying scenario that costs businesses money every day.
How we compare with hiring an interim through an agency, or bringing in a traditional consultancy.
| Benefits | Project Delivery Company | Interim via a recruitment agency | Traditional consultancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flexible and transparent pricing | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Affordable | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Low entry level spend (£/€) | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Rapid start | ✓ | ~ | ✕ |
| Governance and support | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Outside IR35 (if in UK) | ✓ | ~ | ✓ |
| Access to templates and tools | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Transparent and clear results | ✓ | ✕ | ~ |
| Vetted resources | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Best for SMEs | ✓ | ~ | ✕ |
✓ Yes ~ Partly ✕ No
A few details about your business and we will come back to you.
Where is the money going?
Tell us what’s on your mind. We’ll find where the money is, then stay and help you do the work.
In a world full of fish it pays to think like a shark.
