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Technology Procurement and RFP Review

An independent review of a live RFP or procurement so it rewards the best solution not the best bid writer, gets a true like for like comparison, and holds vendors to their claims.

Most RFPs are too vague to compare or too rigid to compete, and vendors bend the definitions to suit their kit. This review looks at a live RFP or procurement and shows how to structure it so it rewards the best solution rather than the best bid writer, gets you a true like for like comparison, and makes vendors stand behind their claims in the contract. From people who answered hundreds of these from the vendor side.

What you get

  • An honest read on whether your RFP will get you a fair, comparable answer
  • Where vendors could bend the definitions, and how to close that without killing competition
  • How to turn the claims that win into contractual commitments
  • An independent perspective, from people who built these bids on the vendor side

Who it is for

Procurement, IT and commercial leaders running a technology RFP or major purchase who want it to produce a decision they can defend.

How it works

A focused session to understand what you are buying and where you are in the process, followed by a written readout of how to structure or sharpen it. Free, and with no obligation.

Frequently asked questions

What does a technology procurement and RFP review do?

It reviews a live RFP or procurement so it rewards the best solution rather than the best bid writer, gets you a true like for like comparison, and holds vendors to their claims in the contract. It is an independent second pair of eyes from the vendor side.

Can you review an RFP we have already drafted?

Yes. We can review a draft before it goes out, or an active procurement in flight, and show you where it is too vague to compare or too rigid to allow competition, and how to fix it.

Is the review free, and whose side are you on?

It is free, and firmly on your side. The review itself is independent advice, its only job is a fair, comparable outcome. On the wider RFP we work to your preference: we can stay fully independent and advise only, or respond as a supplier if you would rather, and we tell you plainly which role we are in from the outset so you always know where you stand.