Guide
AI in procurement: a practical guide for UK businesses
Where procurement AI genuinely saves money, what data it needs and how a growing business should start.
ProcurementOperating Model
9 min read
Insights
Read practical guidance on procurement and cost
Short, opinionated pieces on where cost hides, how to get it out, and how to make sure it stays out: written for UK operators, CFOs and PE portfolio teams.
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- Guide
Business rates UK: how to check and reduce your bill
How UK business rates are set, the reliefs available and how to challenge a bill as part of a cost review.
Cost ReductionFinance7 min read - Guide
Public procurement UK: a supplier's guide to the Procurement Act 2023
What the Procurement Act 2023 changed and how UK suppliers can win public sector contracts.
Procurement8 min read - Guide
Supply chain attack: managing supplier cyber risk
Why suppliers are a route in for cyber attackers, and the procurement controls that reduce the risk.
Supply ChainProcurement8 min read - Guide
Supplier performance: how to measure and manage it
A small set of supplier KPIs, reviews that change behaviour and how to tie performance to the contract.
ProcurementSupply Chain8 min read - Guide
E-procurement: a practical guide for businesses
Purchase-to-pay, e-sourcing and catalogues: what e-procurement covers and how to make it pay back.
ProcurementOperating Model8 min read - Guide
Sourcing from China: a guide for UK businesses
Supplier vetting, quality control, landed cost and duties for UK businesses sourcing from China.
ProcurementSupply Chain9 min read - Guide
Fleet procurement: how to cut total cost of ownership
Funding options, whole-life cost, EV transition and how to tender a UK business fleet.
ProcurementCost Reduction8 min read - Guide
Tail spend: what it is and how to control it
Why the long tail of small suppliers leaks money, and the practical steps to control it.
ProcurementCost Reduction7 min read
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