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Procurement and commercial support for charities

Commercial, contract and delivery expertise for charities, foundations and social enterprises.

In short

Charities are held to a high standard on how money is spent, usually without the commercial capability that a business of the same size would have. The useful work is rarely a big transformation. It is getting visibility of spend, getting contracts under control, and freeing up senior time.

What organisations here usually need help with

  • Trustees asking questions about value for money that are hard to answer
  • No single view of what the organisation spends or with whom
  • Restricted and unrestricted funding making cost decisions harder
  • Grant and contract obligations that carry commercial conditions
  • Senior people spending time on supplier admin

How we help

Procurement and commercial support

Spend visibility first, then competitive work on the categories that matter, with an approach proportionate to the size of the organisation.

Programme and project delivery

Project and programme support for service changes, mergers and system moves where internal capacity is the constraint.

Change and transformation

Process and operating model work that respects how charities actually run, including volunteers and multi-site delivery.

Commercial governance

Contract registers, delegated authority, supplier performance and reporting that satisfies trustees without creating bureaucracy.

Systems and process change

CRM, finance and case management implementations, and the adoption work that decides whether they were worth it.

Common questions

When should a charity use an interim procurement lead?In progress
How do charities demonstrate value for money on supplier spend?In progress
What procurement support can a small charity realistically buy?In progress

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