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Moving from On-Premise to Cloud-Based SaaS

How Insights from SaaS Disputes Can Safeguard Your Organisation In this article, discover how to: Understand the Transition from On-Premise to SaaS Leverage Insights from SaaS Solutions Disputes Ensure a Smoother Transition Using Key Due Diligence Practices Identify Functionality Gaps…

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Save millions in Public Sector Tendering: 10 Proven Steps

When things go wrong in complex outsourcing, service commissioning or system integration projects, the costs of both escalating the problem for resolution and its remediation, are usually significant. And, looking back over the hundreds of projects we’ve been involved with…

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Complex Project Procurement: How can ‘Use Cases’ minimise requirement disputes?

Court judgments are not just rulings for or against someone else. Insightful organisations use lessons learned from these to help inform their approach to improving clarity of requirement articulation on complex procurement projects. As around 85% of all client–supplier disputes…

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Agile Sourcing in Action: Navigating the Terrain of Complex Project Procurement

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, sourcing within complex projects demands a strategic approach that is both adaptive and collaborative in nature. Traditional procurement methods, which are often more linear and rigid, can fall short when you are navigating the…

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What is Whole Life Costing for complex public sector procurement projects?

Whole Life Costing is a critical aspect of the strategic procurement process of complex projects and a key tool for decision-making and budget allocation. The following is an illustrative guide to simplify the process of producing Whole Life Costing for…

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5 steps to structuring a “Should Cost Model” for strategic supplier services

Increased accuracy in predicting the costs involved within any complex/strategic project offers significant advantages – whether in negotiations within the procurement process, in developing more collaborative working relationships with your suppliers or in optimising efforts towards shared outcomes. And, while…

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The Government’s Sourcing Playbook; what’s good, what’s missing and what you should be implementing today

Why read this article? Key takeaways: There are 13 key subject areas of great practical importance which the government’s ‘Sourcing Playbook’ recommends in order to help drive maximum value in these complex projects and relationships. The first half of this…

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Why do I need a procurement consultant for complex procurement projects?

In this article, you should find everything you need to know about procurement services (including strategic procurement), procurement and contracting strategies, and procurement consultants and advisors. It will also offer guidance on whether external advice for procurement might be helpful…

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Complex projects: Is your supplier balancing your interests with its own?

A collaborative partnership in complex projects can only exist where a fair and balanced spread of interests and value is achieved between the parties. In other words, good partnerships exist in an environment where mutual interests are not only sought…

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Oxford County Council fined £1.6m for procurement ‘systemic failure’: 4 ways to mitigate risk in your procurement process

In the public sector, procurement should have, at its foundation, strictly process-orientated procedures, with clear supplemental processes to make sure that solutions and services purchased are fit for purpose, not just that they follow legal procurement compliance. However, if those…

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Welsh government criticised in £60m overspend for hospital refurbishment – 4 actions and solutions to prevent this happening to you

What could have been hailed as a success story of a public sector project brought in on time, has sadly found its way into the media spotlight for costs that have shot well past budget expectations. The report also indicates…

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PAC identifies billion-pound issue with UK’s nuclear deterrent contracts – 7 steps to minimise misunderstandings when procuring complex solutions

What’s the cost of poor contract design and management? When it comes to our nuclear deterrent here in the UK, the answer is reportedly £1.35 billion. That is the figure the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has placed on the cost…

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Free Guide: Early Market Engagement Guidance

Step by step process for successfully running an Early Market Engagement exercise to support your strategic procurement. Includes what questions you should be asking the suppliers and a template for the RFI document.

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