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Procurement Management for…

 …Solicitors' Practices

  
Our procurement specialists work with solicitors' practices to reduce overhead costs and streamline procurement processes across multiple offices within the UK and overseas. 
 
"I've been extremely pleased with the Procurement Group's professionalism, accountability, and ongoing commitment to cost reduction...they played a critical role in driving our stationery and printer cartridge costs down."   more
 
Gordon Howes, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
 
You get the benefit of our clients' combined purchasing power, but without the membership fee involved in joining a buying group*.
 

Professional Procurement, Commercial Focus


The less you pay for your supplies and services, the more profitable each client becomes, thus increasing the return you achieve for each equity partner.

The Procurement Group is affiliated to The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply.  Using our business procurement expertise, we apply best-practice methods to obtain consistent cost reductions and minimise purchasing-related administration for your practice.

"The Procurement Group successfully analysed costs, identified invoices and produced cost-saving recommendations without bothering our team or interfering in our operations..."   more
 
Daniel O'Connell, Kerman & Co. LLP

Cost reductions benefit the business directly, and our process improvements will give your people more time to develop the fee-earning potential of the practice.


Procurement Processes That Put You in Control

By working with us, you'll have total control of your business procurement and be able to manage overhead costs effectively.

As your practice has grown, you may have become concerned that purchasing controls are no longer as tight as they could be, with different people ordering from different suppliers at varying costs.   You're unlikely to be getting the best deals - and inefficiency is inevitable.

To maintain control and minimise risk, larger practices need to ensure that their business processes continue to be fit for purpose as the company grows.

Our approach to business procurement does just that. We provide streamlined systems that put you in control of your purchasing. You make all decisions on choice of supplier. Your practice managers can still choose what and when to order - but not from whom.

If you're keen to stay with the same supplier, just let us know. We can often reduce your costs even where you have existing arrangements.

Whichever of our recommendations you choose, our procurement experts will implement a joined-up approach to purchasing that ensures the best overall value for your practice.


Cost Reductions That Don't Compromise on Quality

If you're to maintain a high level of service to clients, you have to be sure that your suppliers will maintain high levels of service to you.

We understand this, and ensure that our quotes will always match or better current product specifications, service level agreements, and payment terms. 
 

 
Procurement Consultancy:  How We Work
 
Our procurement services cover all your offices and business premises.
 
Our specialists will first analyse your overall costs in the procurement areas you ask us to look at.  They will then provide recommendations that will generally bring cost reductions within four weeks.
 
We will:
  • Combine the buying power of all your offices/departments.
  • Negotiate better prices and credit terms.
  • Simplify processes.

You'll get:

  • Cost reductions that directly increase profits.
  • Improved cash flow.
  • Reduced administrative costs - a single invoice from each supplier that includes all orders from across the practice.
  • Total transparency of purchasing - invoices broken down by office/department.
  • More time for your teams to focus on clients and on fee-paying work.

 


 

Procurement Areas

We've found the following of particular use to our legal clients:
 
Vending Supplies
 
See our full list of cost reduction opportunities for more procurement savings.  
 
 

 

To talk to our procurement specialists about how you can reduce your costs, contact us or call 0800 0193 244.


  

 

 

 

We are currently saving clients an average of 27.2%.

Professional services are just one of the many business sectors where we've had great success in achieving cost reductions for clients
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 Whatever your business, if you spend more than £100,000 a year on purchasing services and supplies, then our procurement specialists can:
  • Reduce your costs.
  • Increase your profits.
  • Improve your cashflow
  • Increase your working capital.
Follow the links below to find out how our services work for a selection of business sectors. 
 
 If you operate in a different sector, we can help you in similar ways  - but  with a focus on YOUR particular needs and objectives.
  
 
 
 
 
 

Retail

Solicitors' Practices

 


 

 Our Fees

For most areas of procurement, our fees are  just 33.33% of the savings we make for you over 12 months, paid in arrears.
 
See the separate procurement area pages for further information.

 

 *How Does this Compare with the Way Buying Groups Work?

Our pricing offers a significantly better arrangement than that typically provided by buying groups.
 
The standard buying group policy is to offer a guarantee that your membership fee will be refunded if you don't save an amount equal to the fee.
 
With our fee structure, two-thirds of the first year's savings (in most procurement areas) are yours to keep, and ALL the savings are yours to keep in year two and onwards.
 
We've got a strong incentive to keep working to save you more, because we'll make more that way. 
 
And because you pay our fees in arrears (unlike the up-front buying groups' membership fees), the cost reductions we make for you will enhance both cash flow and P & L.