Introduction

In an increasingly competitive market, all businesses are searching for solutions which are cost effective, do not compromise quality and are delivered expeditiously to drive down time to market. In this climate, there has been a rise in the prominence of the procurement function in many organizations.

Procurement Solutions

PCC UK is at the forefront of evolving sourcing strategies to meet these demands. Coupled with our technology, operations and program delivery expertise, the PCC UK procurement and strategic sourcing function provides our clients with a unique end-to-end service that lays the foundation for new operations and new services, or delivers reductions in costs.

PCC UK delivers these end-to-end procurement and vendor management solutions to clients in both the public and private sectors. Our vendor-independent and sector focused approach delivers significant cost and time-to-market benefits to clients throughout the industry. In our extensive experience, a well planned and comprehensive procurement project can add real value to projects and expedite completion and execution of contracts.

Through better visibility of projects, rationalization of specifications (wherever possible) and alignment of requirements, PCC UK has assisted its clients to achieve significant cost reductions without compromising quality and performance requirements.

Vendor management

PCC UK has a significant track record in managing suppliers on behalf of operators and integrating them into overall delivery programmes. 

Vendor and contract management are an essential element of delivering a successful programme. Many projects include a significant element of work that needs to be delivered by suppliers. Management of supplier performance goes far beyond simple measurement the benchmarking of deliverables defined in the contract. Our consultants have the ability to look at the wider picture of delivery and assess potential risks and issues arising with vendor performance.

In managing vendor performance, PCC UK consultants have provided valuable assistance to clients in areas of:

  •  Re-focusing vendors to optimise contractual performance
  •  Dealing with vendor interfacing issues
  •  Forecasting equipment volumes for client requirements 
  •  Devising acceptance strategies for various types of technology deliveries
  •  Calculation of service credits 
  •  Dispute resolution
  •  Re-negotiation of contracts.