Buyer's guide
Caventis vs Flow Efficiency compared
Flow Efficiency provides operational cost audits to SMEs turning over £500k-£10m, with a £20k savings guarantee.
Snapshot
Flow Efficiency provides operational cost audits to SMEs turning over £500k-£10m, with a £20k savings guarantee.
Where Flow Efficiency is strong
- SME operational cost focus.
- Savings-guarantee commercial.
- Fast, transactional engagement.
Where Caventis is different
- Built for £20m-£500m mid-market and PE-backed, not SME.
- Coverage across direct spend, supply chain and operating model.
- PE deal-timeline delivery.
- Two-week Cost Review before commitment.
Head-to-head
- Client size: Flow - £500k-£10m SME. Caventis - £20m-£500m mid-market and PE.
- Scope: Flow - operational audit. Caventis - cost transformation.
- Commercial: Both shared-savings; Caventis adds a small contingent fee.
When is Flow Efficiency the right call?
For sub-£10m SMEs wanting a fast operational cost audit.
When is Caventis the better fit?
For £20m-£500m mid-market and PE-backed cost programmes.
Can we use both?
Rare - the client-size overlap is small.
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