1. The Procurement Transformation Specialists© SPS Consultancy Services 2014 www.sps-consultancy.co.uk Procurement Transformation from SPS Consultancy Services Our first 13 years of making a difference....

2. The Procurement Transformation Specialists© SPS Consultancy Services 2014 We are a specialist consultancy providing a complete range of procurement and commissioning transformation services.

3. The Procurement Transformation Specialists© SPS Consultancy Services 2014 Our Approach to Procurement Transformation

4. The Procurement Transformation Specialists© SPS Consultancy Services 2014 Our Consulting Ethos  Leading edge thinking, innovation and action – White Papers / boardroom briefings  Providing publicly available educational and advisory services on our Website at no cost  Leaving a lasting impression of professionalism, trustworthiness and reliability  Ethical Charter – improving the image of consultancy through fixed price bids, sharing outcomes with other clients and not charging for material already paid for by others  Skills and knowledge transfer to our clients

5. The Procurement Transformation Specialists© SPS Consultancy Services 2014 Some Major Achievements Setting up the Procurement Agency for Essex and providing its first Director (2003/4) Setting up the London Centre of Excellence (2004/5) and providing its Director (2005 to 2008) Developing and establishing ProClass across English local government (2006) Running the first multi-authority ICT e-Auction in London (2007) making a £3.8m saving Introducing Supplier Relationship Development to local Government (2009-11) Full Commissioning and Transformation Programme for Thurrock in 2013/14

6. The Procurement Transformation Specialists© SPS Consultancy Services 2014 Over 50 clients since our formation – many of them providing repeat business Mixture of public and private clients but predominantly local government Airbus Coding International Ltd SmartWater CIPS Office Depot L B Enfield Capital One London Councils Hertfordshire CC Procurement Agency for Essex East of England LGA National e-Procurement Project (NePP) Newport City Homes Kent CC Shropshire CC Aster Group Essex CC Dacorum DC Stirling Council Clackmannanshire Council Companies House Bridgend CBC Thurrock Council L B Hammersmith & Fulham L B Hackney / Netstore Buckinghamshire CC

7. The Procurement Transformation Specialists© SPS Consultancy Services 2014 Client Endorsements. Read more about some of our successes on our website http://www.sps-consultancy.co.uk/clients/case-studies.html http://www.sps-consultancy.co.uk/clients/case-studies.html

8. The Procurement Transformation Specialists© SPS Consultancy Services 2014 Informing the debate on Procurement in the Public Sector

9. The Procurement Transformation Specialists© SPS Consultancy Services 2014 Knowledge sharing and best practice guidance

10. The Procurement Transformation Specialists© SPS Consultancy Services 2014 Press Coverage. Read these articles in detail on our website www.sps-consultancy.co.uk/about/media-coverage.html www.sps-consultancy.co.uk/about/media-coverage.html

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