Our services
Qi Consulting offers a unique blend of management and technical expertise and proven understanding of public service issubusiness and technical specialisms.
The main areas where Qi's consultants are deployed are in:
- Strategy and Business Planning
- Programme and Project Management
- Gateway™ Reviews
- Business Change and Organisational Development
- Sourcing and Contract Management
- Interim Management
- Marketing and Communications
- Security Consultancy
- ICT Consultancy
Service: Sourcing and Contract Management
Qi Consulting provides procurement-related services to the public sector, including central civil government, agencies, the health sector, local authorities and NDPBs. We have specific expertise in consultancy and support for all stages of the procurement lifecycle, from business case development and requirements specification through to contract termination and recompetition.
We support, promote and comply with government and industry best practice. Some of our consultants have been directly involved in the development of government best practice guidance.
Our key strengths include:
- Sourcing advice including shared services, outsourcing, commissioning and collaborative procurement
- Requirements specification and procurement documentation – PQQ, ITT etc
- Business case development (in line with HM Treasury's Green Book)
- Procurement advice
- Advising on specific procurements – strategy, evaluation, processes, management, etc
- Competitive Dialogue
- Contract development
- Contract negotiations
- Structure of procurement function, skills evaluation, staff development
- Public sector procurement legislative and regulatory environment
- Transforming Government Procurement and procurement improvement programmes
- Procurement Capability Reviews
- Collaborative Procurement
- Category management
- Supplier management
- E-procurement and tools
- Implementation and post-implementation support of GPC
- Performance and efficiency management including benchmarking
- Sustainable procurement
- Commissioning
- Procurement policy development and strategies
- Compliance with legislative/regulatory environments
- Supplier and contract management
- Reviews and health checks (Qi Consulting has 60+ named consultants on the Cabinet Office External Resources Framework), including Procurement Capability Reviews and major project reviews (under the auspices of HMT’s MPRG)
- E-procurement/e-commerce
- Market intelligence
- Benchmarking
- Strategic supply chain management
Best practice
Our consultants follow government and industry best practice, including:
- Chartered Institute of Purchase and Supply (CIPS) qualifications
- HM Treasury’s Green Book
- Cabinet Office Government Procurement Service Model Contracts
- Achieving Excellence in Construction guides
Roles
Typical roles offered for this service include:
- Procurement specialist
- Head of Commercial and Legal
- Head of Procurement
- Procurement and contracts manager
- Procurement and contracts officer
- Senior procurement manager
- Category manager
