Purchasing moves from ad hoc decisions to a visible route with proportionate approval, comparison, records and review.
Supplier & Purchasing Process Setup
Make buying decisions easier to approve, compare and trace.
Purchasing is ad hoc, approvals are unclear and supplier decisions are poorly evidenced.
For: Small organisations.
£1,500 standard — indicative range £1,000–£2,250.We confirm the exact fee after checking what you need.
One focused purchasing-process setup covering procurement workflow, approval rules, supplier-evaluation criteria, records and review cycle.
Authority visible · supplier comparison evidenced · customer retains purchase and contract decisions · no savings guarantee
What changes
What you will receive
Procurement workflow
A practical route from need through approval, comparison and decision.
Approval rules
Clear authority points matched to the agreed purchasing context.
Supplier-evaluation criteria
A proportionate scorecard or comparison method for the agreed categories.
Records
A traceable record of material sourcing and decision evidence.
Review cycle
A practical route for reviewing suppliers and the purchasing process.
WORKED EXAMPLE
See how this can work
Example situation: Purchasing is ad hoc, approvals are unclear and supplier decisions are poorly evidenced.
We would start with what is happening now and the information already available, then work through the service described on this page. If the problem needs a different route, we would say so before broadening the work.
A clearer result: Purchasing moves from ad hoc decisions to a visible route with proportionate approval, comparison, records and review.
What you could receive: Procurement workflow, Approval rules, Supplier-evaluation criteria, Records, and Review cycle.
Illustrative example — shown to explain how the service can be applied. It is not a customer testimonial or measured result.
What the engagement looks like
- Service type
- Professional service
- Delivery
- Remote
- Pricing
- £1,500 standard; indicative range £1,000–£2,250. Final price confirmed after what you need.
- Scope
- One focused purchasing-process setup; exact categories, authority levels and timing confirmed before commitment.
The customer retains purchase decisions and contract authority.
What needs to be in place?
Customer spend categories.
Authority levels and current supplier context.
An accountable customer owner for purchasing decisions.
What is outside the scope?
No purchase decision or contract authority is transferred to House of Carol.
No guarantee of savings or supplier performance.
Is this the right service?
It fits a small organisation where purchasing is ad hoc, approvals are unclear or supplier decisions are poorly evidenced.
What this service does not promise
No savings, supplier outcome or legal-contract result is guaranteed. The customer owns the final purchasing decision.
FROM INTEREST TO A CLEAR DECISION
How to get started
Start with the problem, not a purchase decision. We will check whether this service fits before anything is agreed.
1. Tell us what is happening
Share the problem you are trying to solve, what you already have and any deadline or constraint that matters.
2. We check the fit
We check the scope, the information we would need, the fee and whether this is genuinely the right service. If it is not, we will say so.
3. You decide with the facts clear
Nothing starts until you know what is included, what is not, what you need to provide and what happens next.
There is no pressure to add another service. The useful next step is simply to decide whether this one solves the problem in front of you.
Start with the purchase
Where does buying become unclear, inconsistent or hard to evidence?
Tell us the spend categories, current approvals and the supplier decisions that need a better route.