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Collaborative Procurement Partnering
Our team of category and sourcing expert’s partner with you to maximise the power of collaborative value across your Integrated Care System (ICS).
We provide you with the strategic capacity and capability to extract the best value from every pound you spend, working with you to develop a data-driven workplan for your ICS. The service includes:
- Analysis of total ICS spend and inputs, including contract data and pipelines, by category
- A report detailing quick wins and opportunities for standardisation and aggregation
- Creation of an ICS workplan that unlocks savings opportunities, with optional delivery on your behalf
We take a category management approach, capitalising on supplier innovation and category-based sourcing, providing you with actionable insights that create efficiencies across your ICS.
How we can support you
Savings opportunities
Proactive identification and delivery of cashable savings for your ICS, implemented at pace
Cost-efficient
Flexible service support based on your needs with commercial model options that work with your budget, minimising cost-barriers that prevent ICS collaboration
Supplier management
We work with suppliers to identify opportunities for innovation and value-based procurement, delivering greater value across the supply chain
Project and change management
We provide additional capacity and specialist skills, with programme managed delivery, so you can focus on other value-add activity. Our robust programme governance and change management ensures effective and efficient delivery, bringing organisations across the ICS together for maximum impact
Changes for the greatest impact
A data-led approach allows us to prioritise outputs and identify the most cost-effective approach, delivering the greatest value first
Strategic category management
Category based sourcing drives total ICS value and enables efficient contract management at category level, reducing out of contract spend and standardising products
Optional services
Our team can also support you with the below complementary services:
Low value and complexity sourcing
Agile low value and low complexity sourcing for cost-effective and assured sourcing support on all sub-threshold spend
Shared ICS catalogue
Implementation of the updates to the catalogue, with the option to create an ICS wide catalogue, and go a step further to take responsibility for ongoing management and updates through our Catalogue Management Service
Strategic procurement leadership
ICS strategy and policy creation, and support with business case development or review. Category strategy creation and ongoing management, plus contract management
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Our success is defined by enabling you to meet your goals – whatever they may be
Why Partner with us?
We add value through the development and implementation of high-quality, cost effective corporate services, providing a level of innovation and efficiency which would be impossible for an organisation to deliver in isolation.
Enquire todayAs a trusted partner for the public sector for 20 years, find out how we can help improve your public services
As a trusted partner for the public sector for 20 years, find out how our experts can help improve your public services.