Start with facts, not a savings promise
We agree the purchasing categories to examine and request only the data needed for the initial assessment. Typically that includes summary expenditure, contract dates, volumes and a description of critical service requirements.
Sensitive agreements and supplier invoices should be transferred through an agreed secure channel after an appropriate confidentiality process—not uploaded through a general website form.
The output: a prioritised negotiation pipeline
We distinguish near-term renewal opportunities from longer-term structural changes. Each candidate should have a current spend baseline, commercial rationale, operational dependencies, decision owner and next action.
Not every audit becomes a project
If we don't see a credible route to meaningful, implementable savings, we should say so. A success-fee structure works only when both sides are selective about where they invest time.
A practical go / no-go decision
An audit should produce a short commercial pipeline with category, addressable annual amount, contractual flexibility, competing supplier evidence, likely implementation burden, financial owner and an explicit decision to proceed or stop.
If existing terms are already competitive or the savings would be swallowed by mobilisation, a commercially credible consultancy should decline the negotiation rather than invent a target percentage to justify fees.
A real-world decision to test
Example mandate: a finance director has ten high-value supplier categories but only two are due for renewal this quarter. Rather than audit everything equally, we prioritise those with accessible contracts, credible alternatives and stakeholder support.
What you would receive
A prioritised short list showing contract owner, spend baseline, renewal date, feasible negotiating lever and next decision.
Businesses with sizeable supplier expenditure but incomplete visibility across categories or operating sites.
You require a free detailed contract audit with no mandate, agreed scope or commercial owner.
Questions worth asking
Is the initial conversation free?
An introductory qualification call is not charged. The scope and commercial terms of any detailed review are agreed before work begins.
What would make you recommend doing nothing?
No credible supplier alternative, an imminent but unchangeable contract, or switching costs that exceed the expected reduction. The review needs a genuine stop decision.