Embedded Procurement Support for Local Authorities

End-to-end procurement delivery and assurance aligned with the Procurement Act 2023.

Procurement Delivery & Assurance

Structured, retained procurement delivery for local authorities — providing end-to-end delivery, governance, and compliance across your procurement pipeline.

What's Included

✓ Pipeline oversight
✓ End-to-end delivery
✓ Governance assurance
✓ Evaluation support

We run and de-risk your procurements alongside your team.

Typical Pricing

£6,000 – £15,000 per month

Tailored to your scope and requirements

Discuss Your Requirements

Where We Add Value

• Managing procurement capacity under pressure
• Ensuring compliance with the Procurement Act 2023
• Reducing risk of procurement challenge
• Strengthening governance and audit readiness
• Delivering capability during Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

Why Organisations Choose Esterlin

• We take ownership of procurement delivery rather than providing advisory support only
• We act as an extension of internal teams
• We ensure compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 and governance frameworks
• We deliver audit-ready, defensible procurement processes
• We provide scalable capability during periods of pressure or organisational change

When Organisations Typically Engage Us

• Capacity pressure — limited procurement resource or team stretched across multiple competing priorities
• Procurement Act 2023 compliance requirements — uncertainty about new regulations and internal capability gaps
• Complex procurements — high-value or strategically important contracts requiring specialist delivery expertise
• Governance and audit concerns — strengthening documentation, decision-making, or audit readiness
• Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) — managing procurement delivery through organisational change

What We Deliver

Procurement Pipeline Oversight

  • • Manage and monitor procurement pipeline
  • • De-risk procurements early
  • • Deliver correct routes to market

End-to-End Procurement Delivery

  • • Manage and deliver procurements end-to-end
  • • Develop and review documentation (ITT, RFQ)
  • • Structure and manage evaluation approaches

Governance & Compliance

  • • Procurement Act 2023 compliance checks
  • • Contract Procedure Rules alignment
  • • Audit-ready documentation

Stakeholder Engagement

  • • Partner with service teams on procurement strategy
  • • Lead procurement decisions and direction
  • • Eliminate uncertainty and streamline governance

Evaluation & Award

  • • Lead and manage evaluation moderation
  • • Develop scoring structures and frameworks
  • • Deliver award documentation and communications

On-Demand Expertise

  • • Deliver accessible procurement expertise to officers and teams

Outcomes

• Reduced procurement risk
• Improved compliance with Procurement Act 2023
• Stronger audit position
• Faster procurement delivery
• Higher quality tender outcomes

Engagement Model

We provide retained procurement delivery on a scaled basis, tailored to your organisational requirements.

Pricing

Typical engagements range from £6,000 to £15,000 per month depending on scope and level of support required.

Core Retainer

£6,000/month

Enhanced Delivery

£10,000/month

Full Embedded Support

£15,000+/month

Final scope is tailored based on authority requirements.

Ready to strengthen your procurement capability?

Contact us to discuss how our embedded procurement delivery and assurance can manage your procurement challenges and deliver results.

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