Caventis vs Cost Cutting Solutions compared
Snapshot
Cost Cutting Solutions is a UK cost-reduction broker focused on contingent SME overhead-category savings. Caventis is a procurement and cost reduction consultancy for mid-market and PE-backed businesses, covering direct and indirect spend end-to-end.
Where Cost Cutting Solutions is strong
- Energy, telecoms, merchant-services, insurance and waste category audits.
- Contingent commercial — no fee if no saving.
- Low internal effort — outsourced category-by-category savings.
Where Caventis is different
- Programmatic cost transformation, not category-by-category audits.
- Direct spend coverage and operating-model design.
- Senior category operators end-to-end, not a broker network.
- PE deal timelines — 100-day plans, carve-outs, exit prep.
Head-to-head
- Scope: CCS — overhead categories. Caventis — full P&L programme.
- Commercial: CCS — pure contingent. Caventis — small contingent + shared savings.
- Team: CCS — category brokers. Caventis — senior category operators.
- Best fit: CCS — SME quick wins. Caventis — £20m–£500m cost programmes.
When is Cost Cutting Solutions the right call?
For UK SMEs wanting contingent overhead-category savings — energy, telecoms, merchant services, insurance, waste — with a light-touch engagement.
When is Caventis the better fit?
When cost-out has to hit a specific EBITDA number on a defined timeline, spans direct and indirect spend, and needs senior category operators rather than a broker network.
How do the commercial models compare?
Cost Cutting Solutions is usually pure contingent on individual categories. Caventis is a small contingent fee plus shared-savings on an integrated programme — better economics on larger cost bases.
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