A procurement consultancy that only wins when you save.

A procurement consultancy analyses how an organisation buys, benchmarks pricing and terms, runs sourcing events, renegotiates contracts and puts governance in place so savings hold. Caventis delivers all of it end-to-end and tracks realised savings against the P&L.

Most procurement consultancy firms typically charge day rates regardless of outcome. Caventis is usually a shared-savings procurement consultancy - a small contingent fee funds delivery and the majority of our fee is tied to realised savings you can see in the P&L. Where a day rate or fixed fee suits the mandate better, we will agree that instead.

Yes. The bulk of our procurement consultancy services are delivered to UK mid-market, private equity portfolio companies and larger SMEs where senior category expertise is not economic to hire in-house.

A Cost Review takes 1-2 weeks. Category sourcing and renegotiation waves run 8-16 weeks each. Governance and monitoring continue lightly to protect savings.

Procurement consulting is external advisory and delivery support that helps an organisation buy better - analysing spend, benchmarking pricing, running sourcing events, renegotiating contracts and putting the governance in place to make savings stick.

A procurement consultant analyses what you spend and with whom, identifies where you are over-paying or over-exposed, then leads the sourcing, negotiation and supplier transition work to release savings - usually alongside your finance and operations teams.

Look for senior category experience (not a pyramid of juniors), a track record of implementation (not just recommendations), commercials that share risk with you, and references from businesses of a similar size and sector. Avoid firms that quote a saving number before seeing your spend.

Most engagements start with a short diagnostic (1-2 weeks) to size the prize by category. From there, sourcing waves run in 8-16 week cycles - each with a benchmark, a tender or renegotiation, a supplier decision and a tracked saving. Governance is left behind so savings hold in the P&L.

Traditional procurement consultants typically charge day rates of £1,200-£2,500+ per consultant per day, or fixed project fees running into six figures regardless of outcome. Caventis typically runs a shared-savings model instead: a small contingent fee funds mobilisation, and the majority of our fee is a share of realised, P&L-verified savings. Day rate or fixed fee arrangements are available where they suit the mandate better.

Close to it. A small contingent fee funds the diagnostic and delivery work, and the majority of our fee is contingent on savings actually landing against an agreed baseline. If the savings do not materialise, the majority of the fee is not paid.

Gainshare (also called shared savings) is a commercial model where the consultant's fee is a defined share of savings delivered against an agreed baseline. It aligns incentives: we only win meaningfully when your P&L improves. Caventis uses this model as standard for procurement and cost reduction work.

Options in the market range from day rates, to fixed project fees, to gainshare. Caventis typically structures fees so the client keeps the clear majority of realised annualised savings, with a small contingent fee to fund the work - and we will use a day rate or fixed fee where that better suits the mandate. Commercials are agreed and capped upfront so there are no open-ended bills.