Understand the need
We listen properly. What's the problem, what's driving it, and what does a good result look like for you?
Procurement consultancy
Senior expertise.
AI edge.
Commercial impact at pace.
In plain terms: we help you spend less, buy better and get more from your suppliers. Across direct and indirect spend, with senior people doing the work.
Senior specialists from day one
Direct & indirect spend
Working globally
How we work
Four steps. No surprises.
You'll always know what's happening, what it costs and what it's delivering.
Bespoke proposal
A written proposal and contract built around your situation. Clear scope, clear outcomes, clear price.
Deliver and implement
We do the work alongside your team, through to the changes being made and the agreements signed.
Track performance
We measure what the work delivered and keep an eye on suppliers, so the benefit doesn't quietly disappear.
Some jobs move quickly because the question is already clear. Others need proper digging first. We'll tell you which one you've got before you commit to anything.
What we solve
If any of this sounds familiar, we can help.
No jargon. These are the things leaders actually say to us.
Find the money
We map where the money goes, then show you the savings worth chasing first.
Fix supplier deals
We prepare the case, run or steer the negotiation, and get the terms right.
Add senior capacity
We step in and deliver the work your team hasn't had time to get to.
Make buying easier
We simplify the process so the business gets what it needs without losing control.
Put AI to work
We show you where AI genuinely saves time, and where human judgement has to stay.
Check what you've signed
We review the agreement, flag the risk and tell you what to renegotiate.
Services
What we can take off your hands.
A quick view. The services page sets out each area in full.
Cost and savings
Understanding your spend, finding the savings and going after them.
See the detailSourcing and tendering
Testing the market, running a fair process and picking the right supplier.
See the detailNegotiation and contracts
Getting a better deal and making sure the paperwork protects you.
See the detailSupplier management
Holding suppliers to what they promised, and reducing the risk they carry.
See the detailProcurement set-up and improvement
Policy, process, systems and governance that people will actually follow.
See the detailExtra senior capacity and AI
Hands-on support when you're short of people, and practical use of AI.
See the detailOur specialism
Direct and indirect spend. We cover both.
Most consultancies pick one. Every pound you spend sits in one of these two, so we work across both.
Direct spend
Everything you buy to make or deliver what you sell. Get this wrong and it shows up in your margin and your delivery dates.
Indirect spend
Everything that keeps the business running. It's usually spread across every department, which is exactly why the waste hides here.
Not sure which side your problem sits on? That's fine. Tell us what's bothering you and we'll work it out on the call.
Industries we work across
Why Lavantage
Senior expertise from day one. AI-enabled delivery. Commercial impact at pace.
A founder is on your account from the first conversation to the final review. Everyone who works alongside them is trained to our standard, so the quality holds however busy we are.
What you get
- The people you meet stay on your account, start to finish
- Specialists in both direct and indirect spend
- AI-enabled analysis, so the answers come back faster
- Experienced commercial judgement on every recommendation
- A clear brief, defined outcomes and honest challenge
What you won't get
- A pitch team you never see again
- Anyone put in front of you who hasn't been trained by us
- Handovers that reset the conversation
- Automated output dressed up as insight
- A report that tells you what you already knew
What it costs
Affordable senior expertise.
We are a small business ourselves, so we know what it feels like when cash is tight and every invoice gets questioned. We have built Lavantage to be affordable for organisations in that position.
Affordable
Senior procurement expertise at a price that works for a growing business.
Scoped to the job
We size the work to the question in front of you rather than selling the biggest version of it. Often that's a few focused days.
Price agreed up front
You see the cost in writing before anything starts. No open-ended day rates, no surprises at the end of the month.
Founder-led
A founder oversees every account. Present at the start, present at the review, accountable throughout.
Overseeing doesn't mean everything waits for us. We are in your introduction and your review meetings, we set the direction and we check the work, while a trained team keeps things moving. You get our judgement without our diary becoming the bottleneck.
Between us we have worked in large consultancies and in small businesses. We have taken what was good about both, and been honest about what wasn't, and built Lavantage from the difference.
How we keep the standard
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A start-up programme before any client workEveryone joining us is grounded in our methods, standards and confidentiality expectations before they go near an account.
02
Development that doesn't stopTraining continues throughout. It keeps delivery consistent whoever is on your account, and keeps us current as AI moves.
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Founder review before it reaches youNothing lands on your desk that one of us hasn't been through first.
Our promise
We don't take on more than we can handle.
We know our sweet spot and we stay inside it. If we're at capacity, or the work isn't right for us, we'll say so rather than squeeze you in and hope.
We have both been the client of firms that overcommitted, and we know exactly how that feels from the other side of the table. We promised ourselves we would never do it to anyone else.
Insights
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