EVOLVE COMMERCIAL LIMITED

Evolve Category Management

Evolve offers Category Management services to develop and implement new strategies; or to review and refine existing structures. Our commercial SMEs understand the current drives towards the implementation of good Category Management strategies and how to best apply this for an organisation’s particular markets, suppliers, and stakeholders.

Features

• Approaching Category Management from anywhere on the 8-Step Cycle
• Deep Analysis and Reporting of current Category Management strategies
• Collaborating with stakeholders to understand your ways of working
• Clear visual report of analysis of spend and supplier data
• Creation of Strategic Sourcing Strategies
• Supply Chain Analysis, Market Analysis and Insights, and Risk Analysis
• Recommendations for key areas of improvement and opportunities
• Implementation of Category Strategies, or improvement activities to existing structures
• Implementation of periodic refreshes and reviews for continuous improvement
• Scalable, Flexible team offering wider expertise than agency or interims

Benefits

• Creating a clear view of Category Management processes
• Driving key stakeholders to better understand the best practices
• Creating, developing, and refining strategies and methods
• Match our expertise with your internal knowledge and specialisms
• Creating implementation plans for real success, cost savings, and innovation
• Iterative improvement activities over time and long-term continuous improvement
• Encourages and facilitates effective knowledge transfer
• Access deep knowledge of the technology market and supplier base
• Compliance with Public Sector regulations including PCR, DSPCR, and UCR
• Pre-vetted Security Cleared specialists including BPSS, SC, DV and NPPV3

£475 to £1,495 a unit a day

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at alan.riordan@evolvecommercial.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

192888668507050

Contact

Alan Riordan
07593897579
alan.riordan@evolvecommercial.co.uk

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: Evolve provides tailored planning support to enable context understanding and assessment of category management strategies. Evolve provides procurement and commercial business analysis and planning services including route to market appraisal, requirements analysis, as well as analysis of markets, suppliers, stakeholders and any other procurement planning services required to develop and implement new strategies; or to review and refine existing structures. We use planning to ensure robust implementation and successful outcomes for our clients.
• Planning service works with specific services: No

Training

• Training service provided: Yes
• How the training service works: We provide the relevant training and knowledge transfer associated with the services being delivered in order to ensure that clients have the information, knowledge and support needed at the point of transition of the services. We provide client with training and knowledge transfer plans as required.
• Training is tied to specific services: No

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: Yes
• How the setup or migration service works: We provide Category Management services to develop and implement new strategies; or to review and refine existing structures to support the robust and successful migration of cloud hosting or cloud software services. We work closely with stakeholders to ensure that all elements of the procurement cycle work synergistically with all other areas involved in order to migrate clients to new cloud services on time and to the agreed cost and quality standards.
• Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services: No

Quality assurance and performance testing

• Quality assurance and performance testing service: Yes
• How the quality assurance and performance testing works: Evolve uses a rigorous quality management plan and process to ensure the quality of its own deliverables and of all procurement documentation.; Our comprehensive quality assurance is offered throughout the full procurement lifecycle, providing our clients with robust and compliant solutions to meet their requirements. Please refer to our Service Definition Document.

Security testing

• Security services: No

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: Yes
• Types of service supported:
  • Buyer hosting or software
  • Hosting or software provided by a third-party organisation
• How the support service works: We provide the procurement and commercial support related to Buyer hosting/cloud category management strategies. We deliver category management services to ensure the quality, performance, value for money and continuity of Buyer hosting/cloud services.

Service scope

• Service constraints: Flexible and adaptable services offered. Any specific constraints to be agreed prior to Call-Off Contract being placed.

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Email or online ticketing
• Support response times: Email support available with response times usually within 24 hours.
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: No
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support: No
• Support levels: Technical commercial and procurement support with associated SLA's may be agreed.

Resellers

• Supplier type: Not a reseller

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Other security clearance
• Government security clearance: Up to Developed Vetting (DV)

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: No
• ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Cyber essentials plus: Yes
• Other security certifications: No

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

  Tackling economic inequality

  Tackling economic inequality

  Evolve Commercial is proud of its efforts to tackle economic inequality. We actively reduce barriers to entry posed by those living in disadvantaged areas through offering a digital first, fully remote-working model. The flexibility of home-working and financial support for appropriate furniture and materials, allows those with disabilities to feel supported within their role as well as further reducing barriers to employment faced through commuting and lack of accessibility in transport. ; We are currently implementing an Evolve Social Value strategy, in which support to Reservists and Cadets will be a critical element.; Evolve are currently engaging with Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK to facilitate a corporate partnership. We recognise the growing requirement for skilled procurement and commercial professionals within defence, and that, largely, Procurement professionals have fallen into roles. However, to promote our profession, Evolve want to work with young cadets to provide employment insight and showcase the opportunities available, coupled with skills mentoring to support multiple future career choices.; For call-offs under this service description, we will work with Buyers to identify further opportunities to work towards tackling economic inequality. We will offer ‘Knowledge Lunches’ to the Authority, covering framework overview, tender documents, contracts, and negotiation. Further, we will work with Buyers to increase awareness of Procurement in schools and colleges in disadvantaged areas. Recently, Evolve collaborated with a charity, Ablaze Bristol, to deliver a 6-week program to a secondary school. The sessions covered exploring career opportunities, overcoming barriers, setting, and achieving goals, and enhancing employability. Within the next six months, our target is to have successfully delivered one talk with a direct link to a G-Cloud 14 Buyer, with scope to extend this to an additional two sessions in the following six months. With a final goal of offering four per annum by the 2025/26 academic year.

Pricing

• Price: £475 to £1,495 a unit a day
• Discount for educational organisations: No

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at alan.riordan@evolvecommercial.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.