Suppliers are good at making proposals hard to compare. Different bundles, different exclusions, different contract lengths, and a headline figure that moves once you read the detail.
I have run this process for phone systems, software and infrastructure, and replaced vendors where the numbers justified it, including scoping and delivering a CRM sales module that removed a £56,000 annual Salesforce cost.
I am not reselling anything, so I have no stake in which supplier wins.
What this covers
- Working out what you actually need, as distinct from what is being pitched
- Writing the requirement up clearly enough to get comparable quotes
- Running the process and managing supplier questions
- Like-for-like comparison of what comes back, including the exclusions
- Reading contracts for the terms that bite later
- A recommendation you can take to your board and defend
- Support through implementation once a supplier is chosen
When this is the right fit
You are replacing a major system, renewing a contract you suspect is poor value, or holding quotes you cannot sensibly compare.
What it costs
£450 per day — typically two to five days.
That is a guide range, not a quote. You get a fixed price after a free 30-minute scoping call, and it does not move afterwards. I am not VAT registered, so there is no 20% to add on top. Full guide prices for every service are published openly.
How it works
A free 30-minute conversation first, so I understand the situation and you can judge whether I am the right person. Then a clear scope and a fixed quote or an hourly rate, agreed before anything starts. Work delivered, documented, and handed over.
Response times: within 2 hours during working hours, and never more than 24 hours.
What else I help with
Got a question about tendering new systems and services?
Tell me what you are dealing with and I will give you a straight answer on whether I can help.