Procurement Strategy and Analysis for the Private Sector

Is your procurement strategy helping you grow,
or holding you back?

In many private-sector organisations, procurement quietly drifts into a reactive function:

• Contracts get renewed without challenge
• Supplier relationships become a little too comfortable
• Spend goes unanalysed
• Procurement fails to align with wider business objectives

This can lead to missed savings, unmanaged risk, and underperforming suppliers.

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Turn procurement into a competitive advantage

Procurement shouldn’t just keep the lights on, it should actively fuel business growth.
We help private sector organisations transform procurement from an operational function into a strategic advantage that reduces costs, drives supplier innovation, and builds resilience.

With eXceeding, you’ll achieve:

• Clarity of spend – full visibility of what you buy, from whom, and why.
• Contract Management Strategy – Clear contract control – visibility, accountability, and value protection.
• Upskilled Teams – Confident teams – capable, informed, and commercially aware.
• Control of suppliers – structured contracts, KPIs, and governance that protect value.
• Commercial outcomes – measurable cost savings, efficiency gains, and improved supplier performance.
• Future-ready procurement – embedding ESG, digital tools, and scalable frameworks into your model.
• Category Expertise – Proven category expertise – successfully delivered before

Our private sector procurement consultants work alongside your team to design strategies that deliver measurable results.

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Our approach

We take a practical, results-focused approach to procurement strategy. Every engagement is tailored, but our proven methodology ensures clarity and impact:

1. Rapid Diagnostic → We quickly analyse your spend, suppliers, contract management and risks,  to identify immediate savings and efficiency opportunities.
2. Category Insight → Our category experts bring deep market knowledge and commercial data, helping you secure the right suppliers at the right cost.
3. Tailored Strategy → We design a procurement model that fits your organisation
4. Supplier Engagement → From procurement to supplier relationship management (SRM), we ensure suppliers deliver against your objectives and KPIs.
5. Delivery & Support→ We provide support through implementation, ensuring outcomes are delivered, measured and embedded

Our clients gain more than a strategy on paper, they gain measurable cost reductions, stronger supplier performance, and a procurement model built for the future.

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Proven results for private sector clients

By engaging eXceeding to conduct a holistic review we were able to develop a coherent corporate strategy across the adi Group of companies that took advantage of our growing market position. The savings realised and delivered by eXceeding have paid their fees many, many times over. We have subsequently engaged them on further projects. Through their professional and methodical practices, we were able to reduce the number of suppliers and develop win-win commercial arrangements with key supplier partners. The quality of eXceeding’s team and their flexible approach made it easy for adi to work with them and to achieve our goals.

— adi Group

Why choose eXceeding?

We are not just procurement consultants, we are trusted partners for private sector organisations across the UK.

When you work with eXceeding, you benefit from:

• Proven expertise – two decades of delivering measurable results across multiple industries.
• Flexible support – from targeted short-term advice to fully managed procurement services.
• Category specialists – deep expertise in IT, FM, professional services, construction, and more.
• Outcome focus – we prioritise cost savings, supplier performance, and strategy adoption.
• Independent advice – completely vendor-neutral, ensuring you get the best solution for your needs.

Our mission is simple: deliver clarity, control, and commercial outcomes from every procurement challenge.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is a procurement strategy, and why does my organisation need one?
A procurement strategy is a structured approach to buying goods and services in a way that delivers maximum value. It helps organisations reduce costs, manage supplier risk, manage contracts to ensure value is realised from them and align procurement with organisational goals.

Q: How can a procurement company add value?
External consultants bring specialist category knowledge, market spend data, and additional capacity. They help you deliver projects faster, achieve better outcomes, avoid costly mistakes, and experience in your sector however also bring cross sector, experience and knowledge.

Q: Do you only work with large organisations?

No. We support businesses of all sizes, from growing SMEs to FTSE-listed companies. Our support and services are pragmatic and always scaled to your individual needs.

Q: Can you help us with both short-term projects and long-term support?

Yes. We offer flexible procurement consultancy, from quick diagnostics and category reviews to ongoing strategic procurement support.

Q: What sectors do you specialise in?

We work across all sectors. Whatever your procurement challenge, we have specialists who can help!