Procurement Advisory for the Public Sector

High Stakes Procurement | Procurement Transformation | Procurement Systems | Contract Management

Public sector procurement presents unique challenges. Not only is there the constant pressure to buy better and smarter in a high risk, high stakes environment but the function is often burdened with compliance requirements and red tape .

This can be further compounded when suppliers fail to deliver the expected performance or worse end up in dysfunctional contract relationships.

Our deep expertise gained in public sector procurement over the last 20 years makes us highly effective at assessing the situation, problems and needs of your contracts, procurement functions, processes and teams.

You'll have access to the best possible advice and support, transferred to your team and underpinned by a customised methodology that ensures genuine long-lasting practical results.

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Is your organisation or procurement team facing the following challenges?

Tasked with buying complex services we don't have any expertise in
Forced to procure within unreasonable timeframes
The stakes are high and we don't feel our team has the expertise to get this right
Our procurement processes are just too complicated, time consuming, prone to errors
We don't have time to proactively fix the problems and are constantly expected to do more with less
My team members lack the strong procurement capabilities required now and into the future
Our contracts and suppliers continually under-perform and give my team headaches
Procurement data is too poor for meaningful spend analysis
Our procurement systems are not fit for purpose for the public sector

We help Government agencies and their teams:

Gain confidence and access deep expertise to tackle high stakes procurement in any category
Deliver projects with less risk and in less time by streamlining systems and processes
Competently handle the most complex of projects thrown at them
Elevate the standing of the role of procurement within the organisation
Implement better practice procurement, contract and performance frameworks
Fix existing dysfunctional contracts and relationships with suppliers
Improve existing procurement systems
Guide teams when selecting and implementing new procurement systems so they work in the public sector

We do this by:

Adding our team of industry leading experts to your project team for rapid up-skilling of procurement capability
Diagnosing problems with your contracts, systems, process and capabilities and implementing better practice
Streamlining existing processes, policies and templates
Using artificial intelligence to categorise spend and use our experience to predict where savings are possible
Managing individual or ongoing high stakes procurement projects on your behalf
Train and coach your team and transferring knowledge across the whole contract life-cycle
Providing end to end change management support for procurement systems

Our Consulting Services

High Stakes Procurement

In high visibility, high pressure environments teams can sometimes focus on self-preservation and firefighting rather than ensuring that negotiated benefits materialise and risk exposure is minimised.

You can:

Rely on the rigour behind our tried and tested procurement process for a smooth-running and compliant procurement experience
Implement Grosvenor’s best practice contract and performance management frameworks
Outsource all or part of your procurement process to us

Recontracting Facilities Management Services for the Aboriginal Housing Office

TargetedBrains delivered two solutions: an interim arrangement to maintain services to over 900 properties, and a longer-term sustainable Asset Management Services solution to maintain these properties. We provided strategic, specialised services to develop, plan and deliver two procurement processes.

Procurement Transformation

Transforming the way procurement is done often receives internal resistance particularly if to date it has been ineffectual or an impediment to getting things done.

Our team will:

Assess the procurement capabilities of people, systems and processes. Diagnose exactly where the pain is, what is causing it and then implement the changes with you
Give you the time to focus on the important not only the urgent through improved planning and better category management
Use our artificial intelligence spend analysis tool SPAT to categorise your spend, even if all you have is low quality data
Show you where you can make savings and reduce risk
Streamline procurement policies, processes, guidelines and templates
Coaching and tailored training across the whole contract life-cycle

Procurement Process Review

This Commonwealth department identified a need to review its procurement processes to improve efficiency, compliance, and staff capabilities. The department engaged TargetedBrains Procurement Advisory (Grosvenor) to conduct this review and ensure that it has effective and efficient procurement practices that deliver value for money, follow robust governance and probity, is compliant with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules, uplift commercial processes and procedures, optimise the procurement pipeline and follow higher-order policies.

Procurement Systems

Chances are your function can be significantly improved through better procurement systems. We offer truly independent and system agnostic advice on how you get more of existing systems and how to drive customer adoption of new systems.

Our offer:

Clearly identify why your existing systems do not deliver the benefits and efficiencies they should. Then we help you implement the fixes
Use artificial intelligence to rapidly understand your spend even if the underlying data is poor
Assess your readiness for the implementation of a new procurement system and develop the business case
Support the change management that is required for any successful eProcurement system

Finding a suitable Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solution for a NSW Government Client

Our NSW Government client's procurement team has been on a path of renewal and continuous improvement in contract management and sourcing. This required a capability uplift across the client's procurement function, which is well underway. The client is now embarking on a project to align its sourcing and contract management processes and systems with better practice.

Contract and Supplier Management

More often than not service providers disappoint. Managers end up spending most of their time putting out fires and dealing with poor performance rather than making strategic decisions.

We help you:

Introduce a contract management and supplier relationship management framework to drive the required behaviour from your suppliers
Determine if your contracts are on track and where they are under-performing and get them up to scratch through our contract health checks
Fix a dysfunctional contract or relationship

Professionalised contract and partner management at Ausgrid

Ausgrid has a large decentralised contract management function with more than 150 staff responsible for getting best performance from thousands of suppliers. To align this function with the overall business objectives of achieving sustainable, reliable and affordable outcomes for its electricity customers it was necessary to introduce a consistent way for how contracts are managed.

Insights & Resources

Procurement Functional Maturity Assessment – how do you measure up?

Grosvenor’s Procurement Functional Maturity Assessment gives you an independent view of where you stand. You’ll receive a clear, actionable summary of how your function compares and what to focus on next.

How to build a high-performing procurement function

Procurement as the Guiding Light offers a practical maturity assessment framework, allowing you to benchmark your function against peers and identify areas for improvement. Whether you’re looking to build a business case for investment, improve strategic alignment, or simply understand where your strengths and gaps lie, this is your essential guide.

Centralised vs Decentralised vs Hybrid Procurement: Which Model Delivers the Best Outcomes?

In our latest procurement study, we explore how centralised, decentralised, and hybrid procurement models impact maturity, effectiveness, and strategic alignment. The findings are clear: structure matters. So how should you structure your procurement function?

Procurement Planning: Private vs Public Sector Procurement

Understanding these differences is the first step towards improvement. Whether you’re in the public or private sector, Procurement as the Guiding Light offers practical insights and a maturity assessment framework to help you benchmark your function, identify gaps, and chart a course for better results.

Category management: Why bother?

Does category management deliver benefits beyond just doing good procurement practice? Does it involve new techniques or practices? Or worse, is it just a fad word to make procurement practitioners or management consultants sound cutting edge?

Stronger Together – The Secret to the Success of Australian Procurement Teams

Where to Start?
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Get in Touch

Whether you are looking to get more out of your projects, are interested in collaboration or would like to talk about joining the TargetedBrains team, please get in touch.