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Commercial Partners

Commercial Partners bring commercial, procurement and project management expertise together

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INTRODUCING
Commercial Partners

CP bring commercial, procurement and project management expertise together

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  • Commercial and procurement activities rarely occur in isolation of other business initiatives, but have a direct impact on their success

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  • Our offering combines these elements with our project delivery and analytics experience to ensure a joined-up approach that delivers benefits

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  • Ensuring a well structured, effectively managed and coordinated approach across the relevant functional areas, bringing stakeholders together for a common goal.

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We are driven by outcomes and adding value to every client we work with

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  • We provide an intelligent, experienced team from top consulting and Government backgrounds

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  • We contract on a simple outcome basis.

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Our ethos is to work together with clients – without ego but with personality

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  • Paying attention to how our clients work, their culture and what drives them is important to us

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  • We work alongside them, sharing our knowledge and expertise to bring incumbent staff with us

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  • We want us all to have as much fun as possible.

Our Offer

Our Offer

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Procurement Projects

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•    Large and complex transactions

•    End to end sourcing activities–inception to award

•    Contract management and renewals

•    Cost reduction programme management

•    Contract dispute, mediation and renegotiation

•    Assurance and project gateway reviews

•    Bid writing

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Functional Procurement

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•    Commercial organisation design

•    Spend analysis & categorisation

•    Strategic sourcing

•    Supplier relationship & risk management

•    Commercial and financial modelling

•    Category reviews & planning

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Advanced Analytics

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•    Process design and deployment

•    Spend coding, analysis, management

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Programme Delivery

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•    Commercial organisation design

•    Scope and definition

•    Business case preparation

•    Delivery and management

•    PMO set up and run

•    Rescue and turnaround

•    Transitional operating models –

      design to delivery to operate

WHY USE

Commercial Partners

Big

Consultancies

  • High cost

  • Multiple management layers

  • Internal obligations and targets

  • Junior resources learning on

    the job

  • Complex engagement models

Commercial

Partners

  • Clear and simple engagement 

  • Balanced cost vs risk

  • Delivery & outcomes focused 

  • Flat structure

  • Managed continuity

  • Experienced professionals 

  • Upskill of incumbents

  • Managed transition to BAU

Individual

Contractors

  • Recruitment quality responsibility

  • Line management overhead

  • Not outcome incentivised

  •  Risk to continuity and

  • knowledge transfer

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About

About Us

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Steve Lyons

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​Steve founded Ashmore in 2015 after 15 years working for Big Four firms, with clients across the public sector. He is an expert across the procurement lifecycle and loves to work with clients on the trickiest and most valuable commercial opportunities.

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Sarah Fotheringham 

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​Sarah joined Ashmore in 2019 after 8 years of working in and for public sector clients. She is experienced in delivering end to end procurement strategies and loves working with clients to challenge ambiguity and provide pragmatic solutions.​

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Contact

Contact us

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Address

7 The First, Limpley Stoke

BA2 7GQ

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RCN: 12835126

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