In short
Councils are managing structural cost pressure across services that cannot simply be switched off. Commercial work here is usually a mix of getting more from existing contracts, running the procurements that carry real value, and making transformation actually deliver the savings attached to it.
What organisations here usually need help with
- Savings targets attached to transformation programmes that are behind
- High value contracts in care, waste, highways and facilities
- Limited internal capacity in category and contract management
- Arm’s length companies with unclear commercial governance
- Spend data spread across systems and directorates
How we help
Procurement and commercial support
Category work and competitive processes in the areas that carry the money, including complex service contracts.
Programme and project delivery
Programme leadership and recovery for transformation and system programmes, with realistic benefit tracking.
Change and transformation
Service redesign and operating model work, including the difficult conversations about what stops.
Commercial governance
Contract management, supplier performance and commercial governance across directorates and companies.
Systems and process change
System implementation support where the process change matters more than the software.
Common questions
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