Experience

Team experience

Examples of work by members of the ACS team, including work before ACS was founded. "We" means the ACS team members involved. We do not name clients or publish their figures.

Private sector

Commercial landscape review and future pipeline for private-sector clients

Private-sector clients wanted a clear view of their commercial position and where their next work would come from. We reviewed their commercial landscape, including markets, buyers, competitors and contracts, and helped them build a future pipeline of opportunities to pursue.

Contract management

Safety-critical housing contracts for a district council

Gas, fire, electrical, water hygiene, asbestos and lift contracts had weak records and inconsistent governance. We reviewed the contracts and evidence, prioritised remediation, held suppliers to compliance, centralised records and trained staff. The council now has a clearer, auditable contract management system.

Commercial function

A commercial function for a national charity

The charity had no consistent procurement and contract management framework. We wrote the policy, procedures, approval routes and standard tender and contract documents, ran competitions and trained staff. The templates stayed in use after handover.

Procurement

HR and payroll re-procurement for a large council

An underperforming system was failing its users. We rebuilt the requirements with user groups, managed the incumbent's exit, ran an open tender and supported the new supplier's onboarding, keeping the service running throughout.

Commercial assurance

Commercial assurance on a central government corporate services programme

The programme needed clearer commercial visibility. We tracked spend and supplier performance, tightened change control, gave commercial assurance to the programme board and produced an options appraisal for legacy data and decommissioning.

Working with larger consultancies

ACS also delivers as a subcontractor to large consultancies, under their brand and contract terms where asked. How we work with partners.

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